Jen Woodhouse

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Rock Nashville, Tennessee USA Contact

"Jen Woodhouse effortlessly plucks the guitar while serving up lyrics, melodies, and commanding vocal performances that engage you with the intimacy of a front row performance at a small cafe with her stadium-filling talent." - The Muse's Muse

Artist Information

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

* Licensed music to Starbucks, The MTV Movie Awards, The Real World, The Hills, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, United Way, DirecTV, Nashville Predators, and more.

* Independently released 2 albums and tours rigorously in support of them, playing 200+ shows/year in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

* Endorsed by Yamaha and Ovation.

* Spearheaded a month-long environmental tour spanning the US & Canada, securing sponsorships by Sierra Club, The Arbor Day Foundation, and U-Haul.

* Showcased at several high-profile music festivals including Austin's SXSW, Atlanta's Atlantis, Toronto's Indie Week, among others.

ABOUT JEN WOODHOUSE:

While other little girls dreamt of being princess brides, mermaids, or fairies, Jen Woodhouse performed in her parents' living room in front of a captivated audience made up of her two younger sisters, various stuffed animals, and Barbie dolls. Whether she was performing in ballet and piano recitals, or just hula dancing for the neighbors, it was apparent at a very early age that Jen was a born entertainer. Since her sold out living room concerts, Jen continues to mesmerize audiences across the globe.

Woodhouse's music has been licensed to various commercials and television shows, including Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Hills, Road Rules, The Real World, Starbucks, Bad Girls Club, and more. Her music can most recently be heard on Auction Packed on the National Geographic channel.

A Nashville transplant, Woodhouse has been ceaselessly touring and promoting her highly anticipated album, "The Shaping & Shifting of Objects & Sound." Quickly garnering tremendous word-of-mouth support, Woodhouse's sophomore album follows on the heels of her critically acclaimed debut, "This Honest Age."

A collection of cleverly spun tales of realism that relate to the many sides of the persona, "The Shaping & Shifting of Objects & Sound" has many highlights, including the hooky, energetic pop gem, "Rearview," the moody, ethereal piano-driven, "Gravity," and the territorial, rollicking, tongue-in-cheek "Vicious.? "Impossible", one of the album?s standout tracks, combines tripped-out guitars with a quirky Imogen Heap-tinged keyboard groove. Live instruments (piano, drums and bass) mingle with electronic elements while Woodhouse's voice is powerful yet heart-wrenchingly sincere.

Woodhouse masters the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability. These intensely emotional songs bind the elements of self-sacrifice, redemption, and the constant redefining of identity.

The incalculable range found in Woodhouse'?s music should be of no surprise, considering her traveling forays into different countries and cultures. Born into a military family, Woodhouse divided her childhood in Texas, the Philippines, Alabama, Germany, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Her diverse upbringing clearly influences the music she makes today.

In addition to her rigorous touring schedule, Woodhouse was invited to perform at several high-profile music festivals, including Austin's biggest music event, SXSW, Toronto's Indie Week Festival and Atlanta's Atlantis Music Conference. She spearheaded The Green Light Tour, a month-long international tour spanning 22 cities in the US & Canada, in promotion of her new album and to raise awareness about climate change. Teaming up with various environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club and Arbor Day Foundation, Woodhouse and two fellow singer/songwriters planted a tree in every city they stopped in, as well as raffled off 'enviro-prizes' to audience members, to help offset their carbon footprint.

Woodhouse continues to tour extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. After a 7-month long tour in Vietnam and Korea, Jen returned to Asia, this time to Japan for 3 months. She has recently returned Stateside and is back in Nashville writing and recording material for her 3rd album.

Woodhouse is endorsed by Ovation Guitars and Yamaha Keyboards and Pianos.

Instrumentation

Jen Woodhouse: guitar, piano, vocals.

Jen performs either solo/acoustic or with a band. Band size will accommodate the venue and situation.

For more songs, photos, and tour dates, visit Jen on MySpace at:
http://myspace.com/jenwoodhouse

For video blogs and live performances, visit Jen on YouTube at:
http://youtube.com/jenwoodhouse

Discography

Through This Fire
The Shaping & Shifting of Objects & Sound, Volumes 1 & 2
This Honest Age
3-Song Demo Release

Official Website

http://www.jenwoodhouse.com

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Photo Gallery

  • Photo by Reid Rolls, Los Angeles CA

  • Photo by Reid Rolls, Los Angeles CA

  • Photo by Reid Rolls, Los Angeles CA

  • Photo by Arlund Imagery, Nashville TN

  • Photo by Arlund Imagery, Nashville TN

  • The new double-disc album cover

  • This Honest Age album cover

  • Live at the Bluebird Cafe, Nashville TN

  • Live at the Loft, Columbus GA

  • In the studio

Press

  • Original, vibrant and most of all, true to its on-the-mark name, Honest. [+ Show ]

    "There’s a whole lot to like in Jen Woodhouse’s debut album. It is original, vibrant and most of all...

  • The Nashville Scene [+ Show ]

    "... Jen Woodhouse isn't afraid to take risks on her debut, 'This Honest Age' reflecting the influen...

  • Songs That Are Aching To Be Heard [+ Show ]

    As an artist you have plenty of roads to take, some lead into serpentine dead ends, and some lead to...

  • Woodhouse's Voice: Acrobatic Flair [+ Show ]

    In This Honest Age, Woodhouse has created an album that is refreshing and impressive, particularly b...

  • The Anniston Star [+ Show ]

    "... [This Honest Age] is a sultry concoction of raw emotion and brutal lyrical honesty as channeled...

  • Cool melodies [+ Show ]

    My first impression of Jen Woodhouse was that she is very creative as the envelope that arrived was ...

  • K98 FM Radio Station [+ Show ]

    "We had Jen Woodhouse on the 'Chris & Steve Morning Mayhem Show' and all I can say is WOW! Jen is a ...

Setlist

Setlists usually consist of Jen's original music with a few covers thrown in for flavor. However, Jen can play countless covers and jazz standards, filling 6 hours of performance when necessary.

Original songs:
Breaking Point
Your Window
Searching For Orion
Halfway There
Not Myself
If Only
Walking In Winter
Hello Beautiful
Turning Circles
Corners Of This Room
Gravity
Impossible
All She Can Do
Something I Understand
Vicious
Rearview

Covers songs include works by The Beatles, The Eagles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Coldplay, Sting, Jonatha Brooke, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Sarah McLachlan, Regina Spektor, and many, many more.

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