▁became ▁a ▁dance ▁hit ▁on ▁a ▁Japanese ▁record ▁label , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁live ▁dates ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁White ▁and ▁Johnson ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁what ▁became ▁A very S un sh ine ’ s ▁self - t itled ▁first ▁album , ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁label , ▁Big Sh ine . ▁ ▁Record ed ▁mainly ▁at ▁White ’ s ▁home ▁with ▁Pro Tools , ▁the ▁record ▁included ▁guest ▁appearances ▁by ▁the ▁pian ist ▁Tak ana ▁Mi y am oto , ▁the ▁v ib raph one ▁player ▁Roy ▁Ay ers ▁and ▁Christian ▁Mc B ride . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁the ▁media , ▁with ▁USA ▁Today ▁calling ▁it ▁" ref res hing ly ▁original " ▁and ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁radi ant ▁brand ▁of ▁soul ". ▁White ▁— ▁a ▁single ▁mother ▁of ▁two ▁– ▁focused ▁on ▁A very S un sh ine , ▁but ▁also ▁accepted ▁jobs ▁as ▁a ▁keyboard ▁player ▁with ▁artists ▁including ▁Ty ler ▁Perry ▁and ▁Jenn ifer ▁H oll iday ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁ch oral ▁director ▁for ▁Atlanta ▁performances ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Michael ▁B ub lé , ▁Anthony ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁David ▁F oster . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁until ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁A very S un sh ine ▁tou red ▁consist ently , ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁following ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁UK , ▁Europe ▁and ▁Africa . ▁They ▁began ▁recording ▁a ▁second ▁album , ▁The