Jill performs with Jordan Maiers (drums), Cody Sakry (bass), Max Kraus (guitar), and Maria Zimmerman (vocals).
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Influences
Chocolate, sleep deprivation, sadness, happiness, strangers, confusion, the idea of right and wrong, and an occasional disdain for doing productive things.
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Growing up, Jill Zimmerman spent a lot of time singing to her bedroom walls, her tape recorder, and her dog. She also spent a lot of time sitting on a piano bench full of 1970s songbooks. “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Rocky Mountain High” as interpreted by a ten-year-old-piano-lesson-dropout quickly became two of her dog’s favorite songs.
Eventually, Jill began writing her own songs on piano. Soon after that, she began studying guitar with a teacher who encouraged her to play what she liked and to perform for others. She had no problem with first part of his advice, but she had not exactly considered expanding her audience to include human beings - until one day in high school.
On a whim, a week after the entries were due, she and a friend signed up for the school’s talent show. Jill scrambled to finish a song in time. The result was “One Match,” which, despite a shaky and nervous performance, received a standing ovation. Inspired, Jill began to write more and more.
She stepped foot into a recording studio for the first time in the middle of 2007. She spent that summer recording eight songs with the help of friends and family. The final outcome was a little labor of love entitled “For You to Hear Me,” her first CD.
In the following months she met others in the Twin Cities music world, including producer/manager W. Zachary Taylor, Paul Anderson and the talented musicians who have collaborated with Jill in the studio as well as on stage.
Since then Jill has performed at various venues, such as the Acadia Café, Innuendo, Corner Coffee, McNally Smith’s “Takin’ it to the Streets”, Hamline University, the University of St. Thomas, the St. Paul Eagles Club, and Beaner's Central. Jill is currently celebrating her new full-length album, Earthbound, and continuing to perform around Minnesota.
You are so sweet! Thank you for the wonderful comments on my page. Definately great to meet you at Beaners. Awesome job. Keep up the guitar too = jealous Emily. ;) Hope we cross paths again soon!
There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
Hey Jill, kickin' set last night at the Eagles Club! Thanks for sticking around for our set. When I was packing up my drums I found some cymbals wrapped in a blanket and was wondering if they might belong to your drummer. I think Monica the booker put them in the back. Just FYI.
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
I appreciate the head's up on Monticello. I'll keep it in mind but fear it may be out of my reach. We'll see though :) Glad you liked the tunes. I'll gladly welcome fans from any region of nowhere or any burrow of somewhere, as I'm sure you can relate. Hope things keep going well.
Hi, nice to meet you, congratulations for your voice and for being a great musicians, I listened your music because your friend Casey showed me when we were in YNP
This is it! THE show of the year. we are celebrating the release of our new cd "ANNO MMIX" with a FREE show. we have gathered our closest friends in CWN ANNWN, URN and RISINGFALL to celebrate with us.
PLUS - we will be selling metal vinyl, videos, dvd's and cd's from the ROOT OF ALL EVIL empire! so even if you don't like the bands, come to shop!
this will be the last show til the winter so DON'T MISS IT! It's FREE for fup sake!
Hey! I've been meaning to let you know that I really dug the CD. It's not often that an indy artist's lyrics impress me but I thought they were really good. Very meaningful. Of course the songs are great too. If you're ever headed down this way let me know so I can catch your show.
Hey Jill, how have you been? how's your summer going? Minneapolis has FINALLY warmed up!
If you haven't already, please check out my new album on iTunes
or you can get the CD and Ts from my Merch Store and
help support us independent musicians... so I can eat! :) let me know
your thoughts! peace,
Blood Root Mother will be playing at Trocaderos in Minneapolis on Friday, June 26th. I cannot stress enough how awesome this show will be!! We're playing with three of the sweetest local rock bands: Claret, Niobium and Casanatra. If you haven't heard these guys, check them out immediately! Please come to this show!!
I recommend stopping by during happy hour for two for one drinks along with free buffet, which is delicious. We'll be hanging out at Trocs all night, so come by and chill/party with us :)
Again, here's the event info:
Friday, June 26th Trocaderos 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 18+ // $6 // 8pm
Please come out and support some great local music!! Music starts at 9:30pm, we should go on around midnight. Invite your friends, pile into a car (or a party bus), and together we will make this one of the highlights of the summer :)
