Jennifer Kreisberg

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Have Hope

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Released: Nov 29, 2006

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Have Hope
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Deer Song
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Genre: A'cappella / Folk / Roots Music
Location In A City, US
Profile Views: 72347
Last Login: 1/23/2012
Member Since 11/28/2006
Website www.jenniferkreisberg.com
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ....Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg.......... .... .... ...... .......... ..Mother, Singer, Composer, Producer, Teacher, and Activist - Jennifer (Tuscarora, North Carolina) comes from four generations of ....Seven Singing Sisters.......... ......through the maternal line, and has been singing since she was young. She is known for her fierce vocals and soaring range. Her lilting, breath-taking harmonies will delight your ears. .... .... .... .... Jennifer has been singing with the critically acclaimed Native women’s Trio ........ULALI........ since she was seventeen. Her voice has perfectly woven the high strand of Ulali’s renowned harmony with incomparable skill, and grace for over seventeen years, helping to create a new sound in Indian Country. Adding to the group, her sharp wit and stage presence infused Ulali’s shows with strong vocals, humor and camaraderie with the audience. .... .... .... .... Jennifer was a ....Master Teaching Artist.... for the State of .... Connecticut Commission on the Arts.... for over four years. She is frequently called upon to guest lecture and conduct vocal workshops at universities, schools, Native communities and at festivals throughout the United States and Canada. She has done background vocals for various groups and voice-overs for commercials some of which feature her own compositions and highlight her production skills..... .... .... .... Jennifer made a guest appearance as ....Salmon Girl.... in Sherman Alexie’s film ...... ..The Business of Fancy Dancing......... The film features her singing the ...... ..Deer Song........ which she composed in 1997 for the ...... ..Aboriginal Women’s Voices........ project in Banff (subsequently featured on the ....Grammy.... nominated DVD "....One Giant Leap"....). In addition, she also contributed to two other tracks; ...... ..Amazing Grace........, and ........ Osinilashatin........--for which she composed the melody and produced the track, singing with renowned Native Actor and longtime collaborator Michelle St. John. .... .... .... .... Jennifer composed, produced and performed the acclaimed song ...... ..Have Hope........ for the film ...... ..Unnatural and Accidental......... Her rich and haunting voice can be heard throughout the soundtrack as well. Michelle St. John is featured on .... ..Have Hope...... doing background vocals. Jennifer also composed a song that she and Soni Moreno sang for a ....Nickelodeon.... TV public service short about September 11th. She and renowned Native Storyteller and Activist Dovie Thomason, founded ....The Native American Scholarship Fund.... at ....Lynchburg College.... in Virginia. Jennifer is also a Core Advisory member of the .. ..First Nations Composers Initiative.... and is a recipient of the .. ......Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Artist Fellowship Grant ...... ..for 2007, for music composition. In February 2007, ...... ..The Genie Awards........ (Canadian Oscar) awarded her with the ...... ..Achievement in Music-Original Song........ Genie for her song ...... ..Have Hope........ (which also received a ....New York Times .......... .."Critic’s Pick"........). She sings a song in the upcoming ....PBS/National Geographic.... children’s production ...... ..Momma Mirabelle......... Jennifer is also featured alone and with Ulali on the soundtrack of the upcoming Canadian television film ...... ..Elijah......... .... .... .... .... Her work with Ulali has carried her all over the world and extensively throughout Indian Country. As part of the group, she has contributed to many soundtracks including the ....TBS.... series ...... ..The Native Americans........ and subsequently contributed to two songs on ....Robbie Robertson’s.... album of the same name. Some television appearances include: ...... ..The Tonight Show with Jay Leno........, ........The Late Show........ (London, UK), ...... ..Egg The Arts........ (NYC), ........ Keeping Time: New Music from America’s Roots I ...... ..(Sundance Channel), and the ........Joe Suarez Show........ (Brazil). Over the years Jennifer has been a recipient of the ...... ..Eagle Spirit Achievement Award........ from the ....American Indian Film Institute.... in San Francisco; and a winner of the ...... ..Native Women’s Recognition Award........ from ....Ganondagon...., NY; along with the ...... ..Key........ to the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. As co-writer and vocalist, Jennifer also contributed to the Soundtrack of the ....Miramax.... Film .... ....Smoke Signals........, with the song ...... ..Wah jhi le yihm......... .... .... .... .... Jennifer has happily shared the stage with such performers as ....Buffy Saint-Marie...., ....Bonnie Raitt...., ....Jackson Browne...., ....Ritchie Havens...., ....Sting...., ....Floyd Westerman...., ....Charlie Hill.... and many others. In addition, she has performed at such venues as Woodstock 94, the Smithsonian Institute, NMAI, the 1996 and 2002 Olympics, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, New Orleans Jazz Festival, and the ....Hollywood Bowl.... (for the ....Dalai Lama....). She has also performed for ....V-day.... in ....Madison Square Garden.... and in the ........Vagina Monologues........ film. .... .... .... .... She is currently working on her much anticipated debut solo album titled ........Wah Thye Yeh Rak........ (She Mixed It Tuscarora language) due out this winter. Jennifer is collaborating with Tuscarora (NC) Activist, Actor, and Artist Christopher Lowry for the Tuscarora language translations on her upcoming album. She is also teaming up with renowned Creek/Cherokee/Seminole painter Dana Tiger for the album cover artwork. .... .... .... .... .... ...... ..Myspace Editor.... ..Pimp MySpace.. ....
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............TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey................Name:......Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg..............Birthday:......Libra 1972..............Birthplace:......Earth..............Current Location:......Connecticut..............Eye Color:......Brown..............Hair Color:......Dark Brown..............Height:......5'4 1/2 inches..............Right Handed or Left Handed:......Right..............Your Heritage:......Tuscarora , Jewish , Black ,Can We Get Over It Already?..............The Shoes You Wore Today:......Scented Fila Aromatherapy Sneakers , No Lie..............Your Weakness:......Animals , Chocolate..............Your Fears:......Fear ..............Your Perfect Pizza:......Cayenne Pepperoni..............Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:......Everyday Bliss..............Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:......Stupid Question..............Thoughts First Waking Up:......4 More Hours, Please!!!..............Your Best Physical Feature:......All Of Them..............Your Bedtime:......An Hour After My Son..............Your Most Missed Memory:......Sleeping In Before Parenthood..............Pepsi or Coke:......Coke..............MacDonalds or Burger King:......CrapDonalds..............Single or Group Dates:......Who Dates?..............Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:......My Homemade Limeade..............Chocolate or Vanilla:......Chocolate..............Cappuccino or Coffee:......Both..............Do you Smoke:......No (Sometimes)..............Do you Swear:......Hell Yeah..............Do you Sing:......Yep..............Do you Shower Daily:......This Lazy Libra Smells Good , Plus I'm A Baby Wipe Diva. So To Answer The Question , No...............Have you Been in Love:......Yes..............Do you want to go to College:......Been There Flunked That..............Do you want to get Married:......I Already Am , We Eloped..............Do you belive in yourself:......Stupid Question..............Do you get Motion Sickness:......Yes , Just By Scrolling Down This Page..............Do you think you are Attractive:......Apparently So , I Get The Attention Of Alot Of Men Who Are Old Enough To Be My GrandFather. ..............Are you a Health Freak:......I'm Freaked About My Health...................Do you get along with your Parents:................Do you like Thunderstorms:......I Love My Parents , And I Love ThunderStorms , I'm Raising One..............Do you play an Instrument:......Yes..............In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:......No..................In the past month have you Smoked:................In the past month have you been on Drugs:......Yes I've Smoked Newports In The Past Month , Just Keeping It Real , And No To The Drugs In The Past Month Question..............In the past month have you gone on a Date:......No..........In the past month have you gone to a Mall:......No , I Like My Sanity..............In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:......Yuck..............In the past month have you eaten Sushi:......Unfortunatly Not..............In the past month have you been on Stage:......Yes..............In the past month have you been Dumped:......No..............In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:......Unfortunatly Not..............In the past month have you Stolen Anything:......No..............Ever been Drunk:......Yes..............Ever been called a Tease:......Not To My Face..............Ever been Beaten up:......Not Physically..............Ever Shoplifted:......No..............How do you want to Die:......Not In A Plane Hurtling Toward The Earth..............What do you want to be when you Grow Up:......Truely Happy..............What country would you most like to Visit:......Fiji, Over & Over..................In a Boy/Girl..................Favourite Eye Color:......All..............Favourite Hair Color:......All..............Short or Long Hair:......Both..............Height:......Who Cares..............Weight:......Who Cares..............Best Clothing Style:......Appropriate..............Number of Drugs I have taken:......Do To The Nature Of This Question I Have Advised Myself Not To Answer..............Number of CDs I own:......Lot's And Lot's..............Number of Piercings:......8 In My Ears..............Number of Tattoos:......0..............Number of things in my Past I Regret:......2 Things. I Hope I Am Forgiven.....................CREATE YOUR OWN!.. - or - ..GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!........