... born and raised in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was singing along to and improvising on songs playing on the radio even before she could speak properly. She also had a knack for taking some of those very songs and replacing the lyrics with her own. "Or I would see song lyrics in magazines like Song Hits, Billboard or Rolling Stone, and if I didn’t know the melody, I would create my own."
As a youngster, Janifer got into the habit of sitting at her family’s home piano and picking out chords to a variety of songs by ear. At age 10 she was offered formal piano lessons – which she took for about two weeks, then gave up after becoming bored with having to practice scales everyday! For years afterward she continued playing by ear and writing songs. She wrote the lyrics to both her junior high and high school graduation class songs, and in her senior year was voted Best Musician - Female.
From 1989-1991, Janifer was the keyboardist and musical director for a local band formed by her brother, a saxophonist. The band, which specialized in smooth jazz and easy-listening music, made many unsuccessful attempts to find a permanent lead singer, so she eventually took on that role as well.
The year was 1995 when Janifer decided to produce one of her own songs – ha! Not having access to a professional recording studio, she decided to improvise, using her Korg M1, TR-505 drum machine and her sister’s bedroom closet! This marked the beginning of the closet studio concept (ClozetStudioz is the name of Janifer's home-based, desktop publishing/graphic design business, still in the development stage). As for the home-recorded song … well, it actually earned her a Billboard Songwriting Contest Award!
A multi-genre songwriter first and foremost, Janifer expresses, "I love writing songs; if I can touch and inspire at least one soul with my music, then I'm doing my job!"
GENRES:
Healing/Easy Listening
NuJazz
Reggae
R&B/Soul
Calypso
Pop
Soft Rock
Folk
HipHop
Latin
and more ...
Hi, thank you for your friendship here on MySpace! It means such a lot and any support you can give is gratefully received. There are 8 songs on my profile, all different and I would be honoured if you could give them a listen sometime and maybe write a comment and add some of my music to your profile......maybe watch the You Tube vids......maybe check the official website out......maybe become a fan.....maybe get the album from itunes/amazon or somewhere...........mmmmmm.....just a comment would be awesome. Thanks. Peace & Love x Click here for the official Tony King website
It's great to have you as a new friend. I hope you enjoy my music. If you have a minute please sign up for my mailing list at sashaeleyce.com
If you have a minute could you please go to hosstheboss.com and vote for me. Just click on the paragraph about voting and then find my name and click on the box beside it and click vote. I could really use your help. You are only allowed to vote once a day!!!
Hey! Thanks so much for the feedback! We really do appreciate it. Your input only makes us wanna do this more. If you're really into the music, you can go to iTunes and take it home with you for keeps! haha
Thanks so much for the support! Spread the word! Tell all your friends!
Greetings Royalty, Sorry if you get this twice I'm trying to say hello to everyone at least once a year. Unfortunately my friends list keeps moving around in position. Have a Fabulous week FREE DOWNLOAD- I Love My Locs Magazine, store: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=4396786
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Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com. One of my youtube videos is below for you to hear. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you liked the cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
My new music video to my song "Heartbreakin Game" should be coming out in the near future. There is also a fanpop page for me that has been set up. If you get a chance visit it at http://lnk.ms/0zvbC . You can also sign up to follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/vanessathompson :)
I will be performing live at Club Heaven in Seattle, Washington for the Seattle Music Revival September 27, 2008. It begins at 6PM and I will be performing at 10:30 PM. Hope to see you there.
Thanks Janifer, may all your dreams and wishes come true providing it is good for you, believing in miracles normally sets the ball rolling. I send lots of love peace and light to you my dear. Blessed Love Sis. Nandi
