Shay McLean

Born "Lisa Lynn McLean", Shay was born in Inglewood, California and was raised in Malibu, CA. She pursued acting as a teenager and later pursued singing and songwriting. Her first album was released in 1990 with the group, "The Rainbow Girls" for which she was the lead singer. She co-wrote 8 of the 10 songs on the album, one of which went #1 in Philadelphia and Hawaii ("Make Your Move for Love"). Jennifer Batten (lead guitar), who toured with Michael Jackson on his "Bad" tour, played lead guitar on the album's single, "My Only Lover". Don Boyette (bass), contributed to the album as well and has toured with Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, among others. Ricky Timas (producer, New Edition, Klymaxx, Vanessa Williams) produced all but two songs on the album and co-wrote many of the songs on the album. Shay is affiliated with BMI as a songwriter and composer as well as a publisher under her publishing company, Jas-Elan Music.