And many other wonderful musicians, cello, bass, violins, drums etc... Brendan Statom, Laura Mihalka , David Brogan, Laura Hextine, Misha Bodner etc....
Influences
Influences? Please see blog for a somewhat expansive answer to this question.
Hello dear people... fellow musicians, friends and such:
I'm Jennifer. I play piano, and toys... drums, chimes, sticks... and of course my voice.. which is a kind of imprint of my soul. I write, arrange, travel deep into things. Describing my way with music, I would say that I reflect the familiar (my sort of pop side) and then for some reason, perhaps due to some bolt that's loose in me, I will tend to take the music into unexpected turns. I'm not one for cliches too much, musically or lyrically though some do it well. I guess I feel artists should feel free to take the opportunity to go beyond being a reflection of something they've come across and get down to what is more specific to them.
I like to get my hands and soul into everything, knobs, dials, arrangement, faders... i.e. "control freak"... or perhaps I'm just someone who has a specific vision. If I can become more of a master of recording itself, then I get closer to giving you my music the way I intend it to be. The last record I released, Full Moon in 3.. is a very special album which was the soundtrack that ran through my blood through a series of intense and amazing life changes. We've put up a couple of the limbs of it here. I was a little at a loss as to what songs to post because they are very different from one another and each is it's own special universe. It's always a bit strange tearing the songs apart from the whole, which is the album. So perhas you will take this as an invitation to check out the CD so as to experience it in it's fullness. In the mean time I had my second baby who was born at home (yes for home births!) and currently recording my next album as well as a series of piano compositions which could end up being another kind of album in addition to the one that has been brewing in me the last few years. Just taking the ride of the process at the moment. Will keep you posted on the progress, process.
So thank you for listening and connecting with me. I'm looking forward to getting to know the combination of us.
Much love,
Jennifer
A GENERAL JT BLURB
Terran has independently released five recordings on CD, including Full Moon in 3 produced by Jennifer Terran & DSB; mixed by Husky Hoskulds (Fiona Apple, Nora Jones, Tom Waits) with special performances by the talented Todd Sickafoose(Ani DiFranco's bassist). It is the latest in her series of exquisite homegrown records which have made many reviewers "best of" lists for years including The Times (London); Rolling Stone (Germany) and Heaven Magazine (The Netherlands). She is currently recording her next record in her epic Barn in Santa Barbara, CA which will hopefully be completed this year. www.jenniferterran.com
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YUMMY PRESS QUOTES ON JENNIFER TERRAN
"endowed with a voice of heartbreaking purity and with a melodic talent...Jennifer Terran will most likely rise rapidly to the level of the greats"- TELERAMA (France)
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"ALL OF you wondering whether Tori Amos will ever make another record as good as her debut, can stop bothering with such side issues. Here's the album you've been waiting for. ASTONISHING" Terran's "The Musician"- ..2 BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- THE TIMES (London)
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FOUR STARS for Jennifer Terran's 'THE MUSICIAN'" -ROLLING STONE
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"Haunting and intense, Terran possesses a uniquely fierce and uncommon uncompromising voice" -UNCUT (London, UK)
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"Breathtaking... timeless... pure... monumental.... Categorizing Jennifer Terran is impossible. Terran is a style of her own"- OOR (Netherlands)
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"Not everybody can be both scary and vulnerable; Jennifer Terran (pronounced tearin') can. The scary part is her voice, which spirals into regions so high you fear she'll disappear or crash, and lately it has acquired a diamond-dust edge that can saw through a stack of hearts, first of all her own."- LOS ANGELES WEEKLY (US)
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"FULL MOON IN 3 is a remarkable, beautiful and haunting album an original, sincere and moving musical masterpiece. It also marks Jennifer Terran out as one of the most creative and distinctive singer/songwriters around at the moment. I will be surprised if anything released in 2006 will match this for its emotional intensity and sheer beauty"- SHAKINSTIR (UK)
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"Terran's stories ache beautifully and offer a map to our lost emotional geography"- THE INDEPENDENT
Hey Jennifer, I've just read what happened to the Barn. So so sorry. Hope everything is ok now and that you are ready for a new album. I can't wait listening to it. Take care. Peace & love
Dear Jennifer, Thank you very much for friendship. I realy love your voice and your music. You're so beautiful, sensitive, gifted. Hoping see you one day on stage in Paris, London or USA. Wishing all the best for you, success and love. Sending you many kisses.
HI ♫♪♪ From THE OFFICIAL BLEU OCEAN MUSIC PAGE! Thanks for your Friendship . And your posts . Do keep in touch and have a great weekend full of music and fun . AND Have A HAPPY NEW YEAR .2009 PS DROP ME A POST ANY TIME From your Drummer Friend . BLEU OCEAN www. bleu-ocean. com I ENJOYED Your Site and Music ! Thanks
Thank you very much for accepting Jennifer! Nice to meet you.:) How you doing? I would you wish a beautiful week and a perfect continuations in your music for the present and the future and i hope for you with the success! Take care. Moh. ^^
Dear Jennifer, I tip the hat. Thank you for the add. Your beautiful music, omg, it's the right stuff to be grounded back again safely after working hard. it's 4 in the morning, and I can't stop listening...
hi, jennifer, merry christmas!! if you want to see my paintings about mad magdaline, browse my profile. hehe. you are genius. i adore you, my muse. love yolanda
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