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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Born in Revere, Ma on 6/4 then moved to Winthrop, Ma.
A fter graduating from Winthrop High School Jeanne went on to attend Southern Massachusetts University as a vocal major. Later transferred to Berklee College of Music and applied for Berklee’s Studio Engineering Program.  She took a year off to complete the requirement courses for entry to the engineering Program. Jeanne then returned to Berklee and graduated with a degree in Studio Engineering.
A recipient of Sarah Vaughan Scholarship for 4 consecutive years and the LL Hardin Scholarship Award she was chosen to perform in commencement ceremony with Bonnie Raitt.
She then studied at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN in the Divinity School graduate program, wrote songs and started the band “Brave Ulysses” with Griff Peters. Later moved to Los Angeles with Peters and appeared on LA radio KLOS. She has performed with such well-known national acts as Willie Porter, Eric Burdon, Vonda Shepard, Mike Landau, Soul, and many others. Jeanne sang on numerous projects with Pat Seymour, film scorer for Fox TV, including most recent, title track for “End of Summer”, starring Jacquelin Bisset. In 1993-97 she continued to sing on Indie films for Alex VanBubenheim of Boyd Music International, and co-wrote songs for a Major Spanish film. The band “Brave Ulysses featured on KLOS Local Licks and was reviewed by major trade magazine, Music Connection.
Jeanne then was accepted into Fuller Seminary graduate program in Pasadena where she worked as an assistant director on a program for visually handicapped adults. After returning to New England to pursue solo projects she got married, had 2 children, all while continuing to perform and write. That is when she wrote, performed and produced her first CD, “Power of Falling”.   She continued to perform at various New England Clubs while writing and illustrating three childrens books, one titled Mantras for Mothers, Sound of the Wind and Tall trees.
Jeanne just resently published an article in Berklee Today Summer Issue on the subject of artist on Indie vs. Major Label.   Summer 2004 Coda Section  Pdf file


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