Sue Ennis

Sue Ennis is a Seattle songwriter whose songs include Classic Rock radio staples "Straight On", "Even It Up" and "Dog & Butterfly" by the rock band Heart. She has co-written over 70 songs with Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band. ^[1] and co-wrote the theme from The Golden Child starring Eddie Murphy with James Bond composer, John Barry, Ann and Nancy Wilson. Her songs have also appeared in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, a feature film from 2000. In 2004, she and co-writer Hummie Mann won a Soundie award (Puget Sound Advertising Award) for their jingle for State Roofing. Sue Ennis is a member of the band The Lovemongers, formed by Ann and Nancy Wilson, in the early 1990s.^[2] They recorded two albums, "Whirligig" and "Here is Christmas" and have plans to reunite in the near future.

She co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book Art Dog with playwright, John Olive, to be produced in 2013 by the Seattle Children's Theatre. Ennis wrote the music for the 6 1/2 minute, mini-musical presentation in the Great Fire exhibit at the new MOHAI museum (2013) in Seattle. She co-wrote 5 songs on Heart's Beautiful Broken 2016 release (Concord Music Group) and also "Get Loud", the first single from Roadcase Royale's 2017 debut release. (Loud and Proud Records.) She is currently co-writing 12 songs for the animated feature film Vincent The Artist with film composer Hummie Mann. Additionally, she is in the late stages of developing a musical based on Heart's music, with a Tony-winning Producer and Director onboard. She teaches classes on songwriting and music business at Shoreline Community College near Seattle, Washington and serves as Trustee of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Recording Academy.

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