Bio
Will ‘Honey Pockets’ Shine comes from a musical family and was ‘made to make music’. Will’s dad, a professional guitarist and band leader often joked (hopefully) that the only reason he had a kid was because he needed a drummer he could rely on. All joking aside, Will became that reliable drummer and by age 8 began playing local festivals and talent shows in the San Diego area. Will eventually went on to study music at Point Loma Nazarene University where he developed as a drummer, guitarist, bassist, band leader, and vocalist. At PLNU he was most notably a 4 year member of the celebrated university concert choir and the internationally-touring, all-male a'cappella group, 'Pointless'. Leaving College as a musical Swiss army knife of sorts, Will was frequently recoding and performing his own music as well as sitting in for other artists around Southern California.
In 2011, just after releasing his first solo album 'Here, There, and Everywhere In Between', Will moved to Hawaii where he served as a music teacher and worship leader on the island of Oahu. Will kept playing and took on numerous students in these years, most of which were aspiring drummers. Will released a second solo offering, 'Pacific Sessions' in 2014. All the while in Hawaii, Will had been sitting in with Hawaii-based artists such as Mailani Makainai, Trey Terada, the Seumanu brothers, Kyle Furusho, Sammy Johnson, Tenelle, Jordan T, I.A., and Pou Jackson to name a few.
Will moved back to California in 2015 to attend Fuller Theological Seminary. He was immediately asked to join the All Seminary Chapel Staff where he most frequently served as the drummer for weekly chapels that stream online around the world. Will graduated from FTS in 2017 with a Masters of Arts in Theology and Ministry, emphasizing in the relationship between worship, theology, and the arts.
In the summer of 2019, Will and his wife Yasha moved to Tampa Bay, FL where Will was an in-demand session musician and performer; most frequently/notably, he was a resident drummer at CW's Gin Joint in Tampa, resident musician for Hyde Park United Methodist Church.
Will is the drummer for the internationally acclaimed 'Beyonce Mass' (most recently showcased at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC), and is s a frequent collaborator w/ the internationally renowned, Indian-American singer/songwriter Aditya Rao. Will also continues to develop solo material.
In August of 2021, Will began pursuing a graduate degree in musicology and ethnomusicology at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.
In 2011, just after releasing his first solo album 'Here, There, and Everywhere In Between', Will moved to Hawaii where he served as a music teacher and worship leader on the island of Oahu. Will kept playing and took on numerous students in these years, most of which were aspiring drummers. Will released a second solo offering, 'Pacific Sessions' in 2014. All the while in Hawaii, Will had been sitting in with Hawaii-based artists such as Mailani Makainai, Trey Terada, the Seumanu brothers, Kyle Furusho, Sammy Johnson, Tenelle, Jordan T, I.A., and Pou Jackson to name a few.
Will moved back to California in 2015 to attend Fuller Theological Seminary. He was immediately asked to join the All Seminary Chapel Staff where he most frequently served as the drummer for weekly chapels that stream online around the world. Will graduated from FTS in 2017 with a Masters of Arts in Theology and Ministry, emphasizing in the relationship between worship, theology, and the arts.
In the summer of 2019, Will and his wife Yasha moved to Tampa Bay, FL where Will was an in-demand session musician and performer; most frequently/notably, he was a resident drummer at CW's Gin Joint in Tampa, resident musician for Hyde Park United Methodist Church.
Will is the drummer for the internationally acclaimed 'Beyonce Mass' (most recently showcased at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC), and is s a frequent collaborator w/ the internationally renowned, Indian-American singer/songwriter Aditya Rao. Will also continues to develop solo material.
In August of 2021, Will began pursuing a graduate degree in musicology and ethnomusicology at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.