5/26/2009

I'm working on some new projects, recording from home and trying to get some new songs out to you soon.  Stay with me, I know it seems like I come and go...but I'm working hard on my music and taking care of my beautiful kids.  Thanks for continuing to support me and believe in my music.  I want to get these well deserved songs that I have to exist outside of my notebook and my head!  :-)  Thanks for staying with me!

Janeen

10/6/08  New Album (release date yet still unknown)

I recorded 10 songs with Tushar Parte in Bombay India!  It was an amazing trip and an unforgettable time in the studio!  The album is a collaboration with Tushar, we wrote 6 of the songs together, he's a truly gifted songwriter, I feel very fortunate to have worked with him! 

We recorded 10 songs in 6 days!  I still can't get over how easily it came together, I can only describe it as fate and magic!  We also recorded LIVE.... drums, bass, guitar and my vocals.  The live sound made it even more wonderful....and it was recorded analog which has a warm tone that you just can't get with digital recordings.  So, it sounds really down to earth and organic, which is so me.  :-)  Or, at least I like to think so.  ;-)  I'm just so happy about this album and I can't wait for everyone to hear it!!!  YAY!  :-D 

I'll keep everyone updated on when the exact release date is!    I'll also post a song when it is available to me.  Right now the album is getting the final touches (guitar solos and other instrumentation like that) and then the post production stuff.

So, I'll write more soon!  Thanks for keeping in touch!

Janeen

BIO:

Janeen Leah’s strong, yet beautiful voice has captured the attention of critics and fans alike. A self-taught guitarist, Janeen was writing music at a very young age and playing local coffeehouses in her hometown of Denver. At the age of 18, she headed for Hollywood to pursue her musical dream, perfecting her skills at Musicians Institute. There she recorded her debut EP, “Melting in Hazel.”

With her 2005 release “Time Is Never Wasted,” her first full length, self-produced album Janeen is garnering rave reviews. It is a comprehensive work that deftly fuses rock with jazz, reflecting her wide range of musical tastes, which is confidently demonstrated in such songs as “Captured in My Own Mind” and “I Know.”

Influenced by such artists as Sarah Mclachlan, Jeff Buckley, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Janeen successfully blends sophisticated musical compositions with poignant lyrics. Janeen engages her audience with her blissful, calm performance, whether playing with a full band or in an intimate acoustic setting. Music Connection sums it up best,
“...pure, sweet, melodic vocals soared over a perfect blend of instruments as she performed each song, leaving the audience wanting more.”

Janeen’s recent move to San Francisco is just the beginning of what promises to be an exciting 2007. Always writing new material, she plans to go into the studio with Producer Keven Brennan, while continuing to play for her fans in Los Angeles and San Francisco and reaching out to make new ones around the world.