RECORDING ARTIST - COMPOSER - PRODUCER - SONGWRITER
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Summer Payton is a multi-hyphenate music creator from Chicago, Illinois. Her journey led her to New York University, Tisch School of the Arts’ Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music where she fully developed her artistry. Later, at the 1500 Sound Academy, Summer enhanced her engineering and music production skills under the mentorship of Grammy award winning music producer, Larrance Dopson of the legendary band, 1500 or Nothin’. As a recording artist Summer released her debut album, “Golden Hour” on her golden birthday, December 25th, which features a stunning array of songs straight from Summer’s heart and soul and continues to be her proudest accomplishment to date. Her next single, “My Life,” was an original song from the short film Save A Life. “My Life,” an inspirational anthem, touched audiences across the globe, with specific success in the UK as it reached #10 on Amazon UK’s Hot New Releases in R&B Songs chart, as well as charted #20 on the UK Soul Top 30 and debuted on the UK Global Soul Chart Show as a new entry at #9. Most recently, Summer released her first holiday single, “Christmas Magic,” which was featured in the Netflix film Meet Me Next Christmas. Her songs and productions have also been featured in sync placements on shows such as Crave and World of Wonder’s Slaycation, Facebook Watch/Meta’s Yara’s Day Off, and VH1’s Love and Hip Hop: Miami.
As a composer, Summer is drawn to character-driven work where the score is an active part of the storytelling engine. She views the craft of composing as a spiritual practice as much as it is a technical one: every piece begins as a conversation between herself, her piano, and the story. Her film work includes Regina Hoyles’ award-winning short Adullam and Felicia Pride’s critically acclaimed Look Back At It. She is currently scoring Paradise, an AFI thesis film adapted from Dominique Morisseau’s Paradise Blue and directed by S.S. Ayers.
As a highly motivated innovator fueled by a love of the arts, Summer is committed to perfecting her talents and is dedicated to leaving her mark on the entertainment industry.
News & Updates
Composer’s Diversity Collective selects Summer Payton for Composer of the Week Spotlight
New Series Slaycation from Crave and World of Wonder
Featuring music from Summer Payton
