How emerging R&B star Orion Sun rose above the odds and made her 'Getaway'
and GarageBand singles are behind her, Orion’s early sonic influences still pervade every offering, the singer shifting to paid streaming platforms in 2017. “Rap is a huge love of mine. I’m definitely one of those [hip-hop] nerds,” says Orion. “But it wasn’t my first love.”
The concussion was a prelude to a turbulent period of triumph and tragedy for the then-teenage Sun. No longer able to play basketball, and grieving the death of her grandfather, who passed away around that time, she sunk into a depression. “I didn’t care about what I was wearing, I wasn’t paying attention to whether I [was] full or hungry. My brain and my body weren’t talking. I didn’t know how my body was feeling until I was down for the count,” she explains.
After graduation, Orion was accepted into the prestigious Berklee School of Music, but her family’s celebration was cut short. “My mom didn’t have money for it,” she says. “I was one of three, there was nothing saved. My brother was at University of Pittsburgh and that was the priority.” As the details of her family’s financial struggles and subsequent roadblocks on her journey trickle out, Orion begins blinking away tears.
To help support her family, Orion picked up a number of odd jobs, including Urban Outfitters, Bahama Breeze and Chipotle . When she wasn’t folding Adidas sports bras or packing cilantro-lime rice into compostable bowls, the aspiring singer-songwriter spent her time recording music with a local producer who took interest and offered to help her out. But after he demanded $5,000 for everything they had recorded on his computer, Orion swore off collaborations.
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