Jennifer Grassman (female vocals, piano, co-production)
Jason Lee Greenberg (guitar)
Produced by Dan Workman for TLM Productions
All songs featured on this MySpace were performed and/or written, composed, and co-produced by Jennifer Grassman Copyright 2007, except for Michaella's Song, by Michaella.
Conceptual: Life and Death, Joy and Sorrow, Light and Dark, Truth and Deceit, Faithfulness and Betrayal, Love and Hate, Courage and Fear, Hope and Despair, Wisdom and Folly, Seconds and Eternity....
Musical: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Beethoven, Debussy, The Beatles, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Imogen Heap, Muse, Kate Rusby, Paul McCartney, Loreena McKennitt, Enya, Falconer, Kamelot, Within Temptation, Handel, ...
Lyrical: Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, J.K. Rowling, Martin Luther, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkein, and other great authors...
Sounds Like
Jennifer Grassman sounds like Jennifer Grassman! But if for some reason your computer sound card doesn't work, or the Myspace Music Player is jinxed, you can try to imagining in your head a cross between Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Loreena McKannit, Sarah Brightman, Evanescence, Bjork, and Chopin you'll have it just about right. Seriously though, if it's just the Myspace Player giving you grief, you could just visit the mother ship: http://www.JenniferGrassman.com
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JENNIFER GRASSMAN'S BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Grassman is a Texas based recording artist who lives in Houston with her husband, Jason Greenberg, and two cats, Agatha Mittens and Mr. Charles Bingley.
Grassman composes original piano and vocal songs which embody her own haunting and idiosyncratic style. She likes to call her genre “Arabesque,” because her songs are typified by ornate, serpentine melodies, with heavy classical and theatrical elements. Her vocals are graceful and nimble, and her piano accompaniments are passionate and fanciful. Indeed, her lyrics are often derived from classical literature, and inspired by authors including William Shakespeare, Jane Austin, Lewis Carol, J.R.R. Tolkien, and George MacDonald.
The media has compared Grassman’s music to that of Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Loreena McKennitt, and Enya, while fans have compared her to the likes of Sarah Brightman. But nothing quite sums up the music of Jennifer Grassman better then the songs themselves.
Born in Austin, Texas, in 1984, Grassman grew up with an avid love for music. A rather odd child, she was more interested in reading books and absorbing herself in music then collecting dolls or talking on the phone with friends. In fact, her piano was often her best friend, and she would daily spend hours obsessing over a new Chopin or Debussy piece or an Agatha Christie murder mystery. She particularly appreciated minor melodies from the romantic period, although she tributes Handel's Messiah as being her favorite work of all time.
In addition to Jennifer's strong classical influences, she also holds an affinity for U2, the Irish rebel band headed by social activist, Bono.
"I was obsessed with Boy, War, and Unforgettable Fire when I was in my early teens," Jennifer reminisced smiling. "Besides the fact that they were my first introduction to rock music, I was enthralled by their passion for a cause. There was always something just nauseating about the millions of pop songs revolving around boyfriends and cattiness. I wasn’t interested in that sort of thing. I needed something to latch onto and believe in. I had no idea of the cultural or historical background behind U2’s convictions, but I got the anti-violence message loud and clear. I’ve always believed that it is important for us as individual human beings to have a cause. We need something worth dieing for. Otherwise, merely living is so hollow."
Hiya, thanks for being a friend - I enjoyed visiting YourSpace :-) Keep it up May your life be full of love, light and fun... hugs SOREN - Beats for change - NYERTUN
******* newness ******* hey, how was your summer? We are finally ready to start promoting my 'I Surrender' single with my album, 'Ella Trip' coming right after -yey!! What d'ya think to the video teaser? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsyGWtW5xQY
Lovely voice and songs! Thanks for the sweet message! We will let you know when we make it down to TX next! We wish you all the best of luck with everything!!!
We have just moved to NY and have started a new band called GOLD LAKE! We'd love it if you came by our new band's myspace, and would be even happier if you also sent us a friend request to that profile!
We'd love to see you at Gold Lake's myspace:
www.myspace.com/wearegoldlake
We hope you are having a great week-end, All our love, We Are Balboa
Hello friends! THREAD ATLAS will be @ Tantra in San Marcos on October 30th. This is our 1st show with the new line-up and we're excited as hell! So make plans and we'll see you there!
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
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HI AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE ADD ON YOUR PAGE ...I HOPE YOU GET TIME TO LISTEN TO MY NEW SONGS AND MAYBE LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU GET TIME !!!!!..I WISH YOU WELL AND HOPE YOU ENJOY MY MUSIC THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ...YOUR FRIEND PATRICK K http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITE_i5LSuz0
