"Eche, Touché" | Simone Henry On Helping Christian Artists (S2 E6) - EP 48

Simone Henry is the Founder of ECHE (pronounced eh-shay) Music, an artist services company serving independent Christian recording artists. She is also the creator of the first platform to offer music for downloads before there was iTunes, and the platform was strictly for Christian music. She made a breakthrough in music and cutting edge technology, but was never properly recognized for it. Eche means "eternal, perpetual and everlasting. Simone grew up in the church, singing in many groups and choirs from the time she was seven years old.  Simone sang in different groups, from the children’s, young adult, chancel choirs in her local congregation to community and touring choirs.  These experiences fostered her love of many different styles of Christian music.  This is where the seed was nurtured within and created a strong desire to see Christian artists succeed in getting their messages out to bigger audiences. Prior to starting ECHE, Simone received a degree in Business and Information Technology from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.  This opened the door to many years as a software engineer and analyst for various government agencies, as well as some private organizations.  This is where she received valuable experience with Internet technologies, customer requirements and customer support which she uses to serve her clients today. As God usually does, He took these experiences and combined it all.  This is how ECHE was born. She believes Christian artists with a positive message for the world should not be broke. This varied background of software engineering, business administration and singing in multiple groups provided the perfect foundation for providing services for artists on the Internet and in person. As part of an immigrant family, she experienced the remoteness of family all her life. With that in mind she strives to make ECHE Music a community where independent Christian recording artists can get connected to the people and resources that will help them succeed in the music business. Find Eche online at echemusic.com and facebook.com/echemusic. This is an interview that brings empowerment to women in being an Entrepreneur. If you are an Artist and want to get paid for what you do check out her website here Eche.