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Giovannie Pierre ItsGiovannie:The Musician
Giovanni Pierre-Louis, professionally known as Gio, along with several of his Haitian compatriots, endure life well. Gio was born in Brooklyn to an Italian woman who couldn’t kiss her biracial children and a Haitian drug kingpin father who was exiled at the age of 2.After being kicked out of school for behavioral epidemics, Gio was sent to Haiti to live with her father. In Haiti, he learned to appreciate the little things in life and discovered his love for music.
ItsGiovannie was eventually sent to Haiti to live with her father. This is where she discovered her love of music and the rest was history. She is very talented and has a passion for music. ItsGiovannie’s musical talents eventually developed into a fusion of modern sounds mixed with trap and old school scat. Check her new single “Money Talk”.
Gio has been involved with music for as long as she can remember. His early musical abilities are not surprising given the musical background of his family. His father was a producer and sound engineer, and his uncle played guitar/bass and piano in the group Kompa ZORO. Gio’s musical development is influenced by the music of Haiti, which is a combination of European music derived primarily from French and Spanish influences from Cuba and the Dominican Republic border, as well as African migration through slavery. Upon returning to the United States, Gio’s younger sister, Cassandra, died in a fire at the age of 15. For years, she struggled with pain, self-loathing, and began to struggle with the weight of it. Gio felt very lonely and became deeply depressed.
Gio knows that with God at his side, everything is possible for him to achieve his goals and make his dreams come true. “I had a difficult childhood,” he says. “I get a lot of emotions and ideas from my journey, and I want my audience to connect with this experience, I’m going to the extreme!”
Gio wants her music to be heard around the world to promote Haiti and to also continue her sister Cassandra’s creative musical legacy. Gio’s music’s universal edge bridges many gaps. It ranges from Neo-Soul to Jazz, to R&B and Hip-Hop – but there’s no limit to the sounds Gio is bringing forth as she draws inspiration from her life’s lessons and blessings.
Harper Harrison is a reporter for The Hear UP. Harper got an internship at the NPR and worked as a reporter and producer. harper has also worked as a reporter for the Medium. Harper covers health and science for The Hear UP.