i grew up listening to classic rock and the beatles. but have been introduced to some beautiful artists over the past year. newer influences are more folk, but i mostly draw from my surroundings and people who are close to me. you can really learn alot if you be quiet and listen...
Oregon native Janell Marie embraced her desire to sing at an early age. Her love for performance began with 8-track recordings and experiments with a mini microphone and a cassette recorder at home. Janell spent hours writing performances to perform for friends and family. By the age of seven she had seen her first rock concert and knew that she would one day do the exact same thing.
Her father, that old 8-track player, and long camping trips with a walkman influenced her love of classic rock music. She grew up listening to the sounds of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and whatever else she raided from the collection of albums leftover from her parents 60s record collection. She expiremented with a collection of random instruments, finally committing to the one that was most portable, her voice.
By middle school, Janell was performing at school both alone and in groups. In high school she performed even more as a soloist and discovered a love for jazz as well. It was then that she began to dedicate much of her free time to studying voice with a private teacher. During this period she was introduced to classical and musical theatre. Throughout college, Janell experimented with many mediums of art expression. She sang in three types of choral groups, studied four different dance mediums, joined the university theatre program, which encompassed the entire spectrum of a stage show, and studied the French language.
With some encouragement and guidance, she turned her written collection of thought and reflection into lyrics, and so her songwriting began. She moved to Los Angeles and began recording her freshman album with her producer, TOMI, who has produced such artists as Patti Labelle and the Backstreet Boys. After a year in California, an amazing opportunity presented itself allowing Janell to finish her album in Chicago; so, she returned. Now, almost a year later, Janell has two songs featured in the independent film American Standard, and an album nearly completed.
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Hello sugar!! Thank you so much for your help while we were in Chicago! I had a terrific time! Casey's business partner had nice things to say about you too. See ya later alligator!!
Hello sugar!! Thank you so much for your help while we were in Chicago! I had a terrific time! Casey's business partner had nice things to say about you too. See ya later alligator!!
Nelly! You are so gorgeous. :) I luv ur songs. I have had "better that way" stuck in my head since I looked you up yesterday. I am doing great. Lovin my time at home with my boys. It is great. I am soo happy for you that you got your songs out (do you have a whole cd yet? I am totally buyin it if so) and everything. How awesome! They are really good!! How are you doing?
hey i am coming to oregon soon so im hoping to see you cuz im 21 now soon to be 22 but thats a different story haha...well i miss ya and hope all is well..loves ya
You're alive!! Are you in Chi? I was just askin Nina if she ever ran into you guys..I have been in Chicago for the last year. I want to move tho before the winter hits! yuck!!
hey sorry its taken me so long to write. im in macedonia today off to albania tomorrow. 27 countries in 4 months has been a little too much. how r u? ill be home in a week. i hope i get to accually see u??? how was the fair? i was thinking of u, wish i could have been there again this year
