Jenny Bruce, Ethan Eubanks, Whynot Jansveld, Ben Butler, Cameron Greider.
Influences
Too many to list! Pop, funk, rock, jazz, disco, hip-hop, folk, classical... I love good music and have been listening to a lot of it since birth. Lately, the Twilight series - yep! I'm hooked - can't wait for the new movie... : )
Sounds Like
Sarah McLachlan, Shawn Colvin, John Mayer, Jonatha Brooke, Carly Simon, Dido...
YOU'VE HEARD JENNY BRUCE'S SONGS ON:
~ Ghost Whisperer
~ All My Children
~ King of The Hill
~ Jake 2.0
~ Glory Days
~ The Today Show
~ Martha Stewart's Sleepytime CD w/Alison Krauss & Barenaked Ladies
~ Meet The Folks
Over the years New York City native, Jenny Bruce, has shared the stage with Vanessa Carlton, Gavin DeGraw, Avril Lavigne, Toby Lightman, Sophie B. Hawkins and others.
Amsterdam from "Soul On Fire" was awarded 1st place in the Billboard Song Contest!
Check out Jenny Bruce's new album "Left Of July" now available!
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The realm of bittersweet is the emotional playground of born and raised New York singer/songwriter Jenny Bruce. Welcoming the eternal struggle between yin and yang, Bruce battles her demons with gratitude and wistful familiarity on her 3rd independent release, "Left Of July." Always an observer with an intuitive eye, an open heart and the wisdom of a mother of two young boys, Bruce looks inward and unfolds a more personal perspective allowing her voice to carry more raw emotion than her in her previous recordings.
As a versatile and prolific singer/songwriter, Bruce's songs, written on guitar and piano, are triggered by inspiration rather than to suit a specific genre; the fertile depth of her work no doubt influenced by the dynamic and eclectic melting-pot of her Manhattan upbringing. "The amount of sensory input in NYC on a daily basis is intense, to say the least. But it has nurtured me well and I'm kind of hooked on it. Sometimes I do think I've seen it all." With effortless self-trained musicality, her sonorous alto leaves its distinctive fingerprint on everything she sings, often drawing comparisons to Mary Chapin Carpenter or Annie Lennox. Fellow singer/songwriters and musicians are often attracted to Bruce's economical, literate writing style and original arrangements reminiscent of artists like Jonatha Brooke and Shawn Colvin.
Few independent artists have managed to attain the level of exposure Bruce has achieved since the release of her first album in 1997. Her work has been recognized with numerous songwriting awards including first place in the Billboard songwriting contest while her recordings can be heard in multiple network TV shows as well as in several acclaimed independent films. A 1999 Lilith Fair Talent Search finalist, she garnered attention from major music industry publications for her work, including Billboard Magazine. "Home" from her 2001 release, "Soul On Fire" was included as the only track from an "unsigned" artist on a popular Martha Stewart compilation CD featuring Alison Krauss, Barenaked Ladies, Lucinda Williams and other well known artists. Over the years, Bruce has shared the stage with Sophie B. Hawkins, The Nields, Toby Lightman, Richard Julian, Vanessa Carlton, Gavin DeGraw, Livingston Taylor, Lucy Woodward, Joe Jackson and others.
Music Connection calls Bruce's work "Intelligent" and "full of pathos and gentle ironies." The MA Springfield Union says, "A lot of women picked up guitars to join the Lilith trend, but Bruce is the real thing." Bruce is currently working on her 3rd studio album to be released in 2004. In putting this record together, she enlisted her drummer and multi-instrumentalist/Producer, Ethan Eubanks (David Mead, Redtime, Brad Jones of Crash Test Dummies) to help capture the band sound she was seeking. Her band is mostly comprised of Ethan Eubanks, Whynot Jansveld (David Mead, Crash Test Dummies), Ben Butler (Dar Williams, Jane Siberry, Lucy Woodward).
Jenny has always found time within her often frantic schedule to contribute her talents to charitable organizations and events. She has donated her recordings to compilation CDs for Children's International, The Garland Appeal for Breast Cancer and the Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse. Last Summer she recorded a song for Hospital Assistance and was flown to France to sing, in French, a song written for the 25th anniversary of Handicap International.
After co-founding the successful New York artist collective Urbanmuse NYC with artist Jo Davidson, Bruce was invited by the prestigious ICM booking agency to be part of the all women's NYC Sirens Tour. The Sirens include artists Amy Fairchild and Mairead and have performed at several large music festivals and performing art centers. Although Bruce will be a new mother this Summer, she plans on touring part of next year to support her new album due out this Fall. Bruce writes, "Life is a song and I'm gonna sing it."
Songwriting Awards & Honors include:
Billboard Song Contest
Great American Songwriting Contest
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Just Plain Folks Song Contest
Unisong Songwriting Contest
USA Songwriting Contest
Windrift Songwriting Contest
TV Placements:
All My Children - ABC
Ghost Whisperer - CBS
The Today Show - NBC
Dawson's Creek - WB
Glory Days- WB
Meet My Folks - NBC
Jake 2.0 - UPN
King Of The Hill – FOX
Film Placements:
Sex & The Other Man - Starring Stanley Tucci & Ron Eldard
30 Days - Directed by Aaron Harnick, star of Judy Berlin
"Jenny's Soul: New York-rooted rock ingenue Jenny Bruce is building a cult following with her Smokejumper CD, Soul On Fire. Produced by Kevin Bents, the set showcases the artist's broad style, which has been drawing comparisons to Annie Lennox and Shawn Colvin, among others. "It's fun to be viewed is such eclectic terms," Bruce says. "I've always preferred being versatile over doing the same song again and again."
- Billboard Magazine 10/27
"New York's Jenny Bruce has just released her second CD independently, but already she's had much success... Hers is an intelligent record full of pathos and gentle ironies; sort of like Paula Cole, but not nearly as whiny. This is Triple A as good as it gets, which means it's right on the verge of being pop."
- Music Connection 10/22-11/4
Hey Fallzone Friends! Tonight was a great night, we had our Single Debut of "Dance with me" played on radio tonight. Thanks to Rob Rush and 94.3 WMJC to backing great local music. Take a listen to it on our myspace page right now. myspace.com/fallzonemusic -Jon Santos Fallzone
Hi stopping by to say Hi and invite you to a listen of my new minute long version of White Christmas.Thank you for your support and the Best To you always. tim
Hi Jenny.. Thanks for taking the time to listen! Great stuff you have, just my kind of music!! You have an amazing voice!! I hope you have a great weekend!! Have fun, Josh
my sister like your song..and now..i love it too...its very natural..so mellow.everytime I heard the tune of your song..makes me fall in love..LOL.. More power on your career..God bless
I'm back on MySpace, after neglecting it for more than a year, with my new bff, fb...
Yeah, my book should almost be re-titled: "Fun with Mass Extinction Impact Events"! But there's too much more than just that, going on. The commonalities among World Age Doctrines found throughout the planet (including modern-day India, ancient Greece & Rome, the Hopi & the Maya), completely unmask the dubious myopia of the Judeo-Christian view of history. It's like we lopped everything off before the Flood and tried to shoehorn everything into the past 6,000 years, which is totally –– need I say more?
The Hindus view the current period as a short (500K+-year), icky chapter in a vast cycle of billions of years –– and wouldn't you know that the current Hindu cycle, called the Kali Yuga, began exactly 12 years after the Maya Long Count Calendar cycle, that's ending on 2012? Both "eras" began a short time after mass flooding was contemporaneously reported in thousands, upon thousands of myths on every continent, worldwide. Geologists believe they have found the 40-mile wide underwater "Burckle" crater in the Pacific Ocean between Madagascar and Australia from an asteroid impact which occurred right around the time of Noah's Flood, an impact which have kicked up enough water to take "40 ays and 40 nights" to rain back down, not to mention megatsunamis, of which their "chevron" patterned debris remain, to this day on bith Australia and Madagascar.
My dad who is not too shabby in the "walking encyclopedia" department, said something to the effect that the amount of scientific disciplines engaged by my book is "flabbergasting"! But it's fun, I promise! And if kids aren't getting a good shot of cross-disciplinary science in their schools, popular well-researched non-fiction books may be more than just entertainment; they may have a role in the future of education.
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