Official media kit

SHAMEGRIN
Press & Media

Short bio

SHAMEGRIN is the music project of Canadian artist Gary Makinson, combining dark emo rap, emotional rock and cinematic storytelling into raw, confessional songs built for listeners who recognize the feeling behind the smile.

150-word bio

SHAMEGRIN is Canadian artist Gary Makinson’s dark, emotional music project. Moving between dark emo rap, emotional rock, alternative hip hop and cinematic music, SHAMEGRIN turns late-night thoughts, heartbreak, loneliness and raw personal storytelling into songs with a deliberately unpolished emotional edge. The project is built around a simple idea: no face, just sound. Its releases are designed to feel immediate and personal rather than distant or polished away. From dark rap textures to atmospheric rock and cinematic production, SHAMEGRIN lives in the space between pain, survival and the strange moments of beauty that appear inside both. The music is for people who smile while they’re breaking — listeners who want songs that acknowledge difficult feelings without pretending they are simple. Gary Makinson uses SHAMEGRIN as a direct creative identity across music, artwork, video and online releases.

Long bio

SHAMEGRIN is the music project of Canadian artist Gary Makinson. Built from dark emo rap, emotional rock, alternative hip hop and cinematic atmosphere, the project turns the thoughts that arrive after midnight into direct, confessional songs. Its writing moves through anxiety, heartbreak, loneliness, identity and survival without smoothing away the difficult parts. The result is music for listeners who recognize the feeling behind the smile: raw, melodic, sometimes heavy, and always personal.

Makinson’s approach is intentionally centered on sound, lyrics, artwork and story rather than a manufactured image. “No face. Just sound.” is both a statement of intent and the project’s creative foundation. SHAMEGRIN songs live between dark rap textures, emotional rock, atmospheric production and cinematic storytelling, using each release as another piece of a growing independent catalog.