Zernul R. Shackelford Jr.

Few artists have created a body of work as rich, varied and vibrant as Zernul R. Shackelford. Listening to his music, it's easy to see that his major musical influences range from heavy metal rock legends Kiss and Metallica, the one of a kind Sting, to Michael Jackson and Prince and many more. No other contemporary artist can blend so many diverse styles into a cohesive whole. Zernul (pronounced Zer-nyal) started playing music at a young age. He not only learned how to read music on his own, but has become a musical one-man tour de force, playing all of the instruments in his songs from drums, guitar, piano and bass, and invested his talent into becoming an accomplished musician and film and television composer. He has worked with charitable nonprofit organizations like the YMCA to working with Academy Award winning Director Chris Walas. Adding to his accomplishments Zernul joined forces with Omar McClinton and third member Delicandro Baker to form Independent Production company Various Artists Productions. This endeavor has given Zernul an opportunity to fulfill yet another talent he's been nurturing, Writing and Producing. Together they have slowly achieved their goal, one step at a time, creating wonderful projects that inform, entertain and enlighten along the way. But the addition of film making has not diluted the drive that he has for his music. Zernul feels that his best composition work has yet to be heard. Having many other television and feature projects on his plate he strives to provide the best he can every time. Currently he lives in Merrillville, Indiana where he supports his wife Keri and their two daughters, all of whom are quite supportive of his dream. They are all featured in his own indie film, Terminal Front.