16 July 2026.
Thursday.

    MARSHARN HERNDRICKS: THE ALL IN ONE 

 (singer, songwriter, music producer and photographer)

Marshan Hendricks is a rising South African singer, songwriter, music producer and photographer from Strand, Cape Town. She is 31 years old and has gained popularity for her fluid sound in both the English and Afrikaans music genres; including R&B, soul, hip hop and pop. She visited Bush Radio’s Morning Cruise to share her journey and experiences in music.    

(Picture of Marshan Hendricks
 at the front desk of Bush Radio) 

Back at school Hendricks studied music and film before launching her own career and being an independent artist. In her interview with The Morning Cruise Host she mentions that if she hadn’t studied film and music she would not have reached this level in her music career.

 As one can imagine studying something that you are passionate about has a way of instilling the  zeal to move forward. When she was asked how did music and film studies influence her to be the artist she’s become she reminisced about those days and said “I learnt how to be disciplined.......every Friday to Monday at CMI  we had a show, you had to write a song and perfom it “ Marshan kept repeating how impossible it would have been for her to be at this level, hadn’t she studied music and film back at school.

Marshan emphasises on the importance of adding personality to your music, making sure that your audience know you. She adds “You need to literally stay authentic in who you are in the industry because you can lose yourself at anytime”

As she grew in music she got to work with a lot of people including Danish producer Carsten Lehn who by the way helped her release her first ever album; If You Love Me. She mentions how Mr Lehn pushed her to do better and she says listening to the album now she appreciates the pushing and all the difficulties that come with it.

( A picture of Masharn Hendricks signing
"The Wall of fame" at Bush Radio)

Earlier in the interview she mentioned that she is an introvert and the host goes on to ask how does she manage to switch personalities  from being introverted to being social. She said "IIt is something you learn…..You learn from repetition, if you do things over and over again it becomes good and you become great at it” She basically learnt how to adabt because of her career.

With all the genres she plays it can be difficult to keep up and maintain her own signature, upon being asked how does she make sure she maintains her brand. She says “It is important to do what feels right to you and do not feel pressured because of trends” And she was asked what helps her to be grounded she mentions her faith in God and how her surroundings shape her “Through all the ups and down music brings and the  depression, its only God who keeps me grounded and the people you surround yourself with”

She promises her fans timeless music and an assurance of upcoming  new music including, features, music videos and her live shows. And her music is available in all social media plartforms as Marshan   Hendicks..

Written By Unathi Ngomana.

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