Jessica Beach

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Adult Contemporary Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Contact

Jessica's sound is contagious. Inspired by pop traditions she has a wide crossover appeal. She is a compulsive songstress; her catalogue of original material has received International Radio Play, Film & TV Placements and Industry accolades. Now booking live shows for Summer and Fall 2012.

Artist Information

Biography

Jessica Beach was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in the Annex district where she was exposed to a broad range of music - everything from skate punk to club dub.

As a child Jessica could often be found lying under the stereo, belting out tunes along with Sam Cooke and Linda Ronstadt. At age five, her father rescued a piano from a church basement and refinished it in their garage, allowing Jessica to channel her creative energy into a passion and love for music.

As a teenager she bounced across the country between Victoria and Toronto before landing in the middle, putting down roots in Calgary. There she began recording demos with a local producer at Organic Sounds Studio, releasing her first independent EP in 2003.

In 2004, she won Calgary's 'Unsigned Vibe' contest, allowing her to record her Sticky Hands album and produce three music videos for the singles; "Change," "The World" and "Sticky Hands." The album's 2006 commercial debut obtained national distribution in Canada, charted radio airplay and video play on Much Music and MuchMore Music.

Jessica’s 2009 studio release, For Your Protection gained continued radio airplay and demonstrated the consistent strength of her songwriting.

Her recent co-writing efforts with the SAC landed Jessica a placement with international Asian pop stars S.H.E. who recorded and released the song "Take Me" (Shouliú wo) on their 2010 album "Shero". Their 2010 album was the third best selling album in Taiwan, with over 120,000 copies sold.

Jessica's brand new single, “Warning Signs,” co-writen and recorded with Producer Jeff Dawson, (Daniel Powter, State of Shock, The Dudes) has just been announced as a finalist in the 2011 International Songwriting Competition for the Adult Contemporary category. www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners

"Warning Signs" shows a brand new side of Jessica, proving that she is an artist that can not be type-cast. Always pushing herself creatively into new areas, she has expanded her comfort zone. Over the past years, Jessica has been able to collaborate with other songwriters and artists to develop a songwriting style that is uniquely her own.

Jessica is looking forward to her participation in Musexpo 2012 International Songwriting Summit (ISS) in Los Angeles. Her vibrant personality, creativity and intelligence makes Jessica's presence known wherever she is, and her positive energy is felt by all.

With comparisons to artists like Fiona Apple, Adele and Amy Winehouse, her sound is well-received on both commercial and campus radio. Jessica has established a diverse catalogue of music throughout her career that represents her growth as both a songwriter and performing artist.

Her music has broad crossover appeal to a wide demographic as confirmed in her touring efforts. She has opened for notable bands such as Hedley, Simple Plan, Mobile, Lily Frost, Scatterheart and The SilverSun Pickups.

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PRESS COVERAGE

2010 Vancouver Province
2011 Vancouver Province
2011 Calgary Herald
2011 Ottawa Citizen
2011 Saskatoon Star Phoenix
2010 Cover story & feature article in Muzik Etc Magazine
2009 St John's Telegram
2009 The National Post

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FESTIVAL SHOWCASES

2009 JunoFest (Vancouver)
2008 Canada Music Week (Toronto)
2007 New Music West (Vancouver)
2007 Toronto Independent Music Awards (Toronto)
2007 Reeperbahn Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
2006 Western Canadian Music Awards (Vancouver)
2005 Canada Music Week (Toronto)

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CHARITY EVENTS

2012 Canucks Autism Foundation; World Autism Day
2009 "Cates For the Cure"
2009 Vancouver Music Industry in support of the Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Program
2009 "Babes For Breasts"
2007 Cates for the Cure
2006 Engineers Without Border

Instrumentation

Jessica Beach - Lead Vocals, Piano/Keyboard
Darren Parris - Bass
Tim Proznick/Jay Deachman - Drums

Rebecca Ramone - Guitar and backing vocals
Chris Beach - Guitar

Discography

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ALBUMS

2012 3rd album to be released in fall, 2012
2012 “Warning Signs" Single
2009 For Your Protection, Limited pressing, digital release
2006 Sticky Hands LP, Maple/Fontana North Distribution
2003 Jessica Beach EP
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BROADCAST SINGLES

2010 "Stronger Man", in radio rotation
2010 "Too Late", in radio rotation
2008 "Sticky Hands" in radio rotation and video Rotation on Canada's MuchMore Music
2006 "Change (Bounds) in radio rotation and aired on Canada's Much Music
2006 "The World", in radio rotation, MediaBase charted on Top 40 (Hot A/C and Rock Radio)
2005 "Endless" in radio rotation
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FILM & TV

2011 Saddle Up on Shaw TV, Calgary
2009 Global Morning News, Vancouver
2009 FMA Entertainment Weekly, Vancouver
2008 NDR2 Radio and ZDF TV. Jessica was featured in a segment about Vancouver on ZDF TV
2007 Turn Soul Films, Los Angeles “The World” used in the full length feature film "I'm Through with White Girls"
2005 Stamp Films production, Netherlands. "Break Away" appears on the soundtrack for the full length feature “Living With 2”
2004 CBC-TV - songs "Change (Bound)" and "Cycles" aired on the CBC Television program ZED
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ONLINE SINGLES

2004 "Break Away", www.garageband.com/artist/jessicabeach
- #1 for 6 months in Pop category
- Top 10 for over 1 year
- Track of the day May 30, 2004
- Track of the week Apr. 19 - 25, 2004

2003 "Change (Bound)," www.zed.cbc.ca
- #1 song in 12,663 submissions for 4 weeks 2003

2003 "Cycles," www.zed.cbc.ca
- top 10 of 12,663 submissions for 5+ weeks 2003
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Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Music Video for the song Change

Photo Gallery

  • Kharen Hill Photography

  • With Sarah Mclachlan after playing a benefit for her foundation (July/09)

  • Live at the Reepergahn Festival, Hamburg. Sept. 27, 2007

  • Vogue Theatre Re-Opening Aug 27th, 2007

  • VibeFest_Calgary SaddleDome2

  • VibeFest_Calgary SaddleDome3

  • INTHE FUCKINZONE

  • Blair Polischuk Photography www.polischuk.com

  • The 360, CMW 2005, Toronto

  • PianoYoga

Press

  • Personality, piano, panache [+ Show ]

    HEIDI WICKS Special to The Telegram With the tiniest growling, snarling edge married with just t...

  • Cover and Feature Article [+ Show ]

    Jessica is on the cover and inside feature article of the current Mar/April issue of the nationally ...

  • Jessica Featured in a profile of Vancouver [+ Show ]

    German Broadcaster ZDF featured Jessica in a documentary on Vancouver. Follow this link to watch...

  • Arts Feature [+ Show ]

    Arts Jessica Beach By Dan McPeake Jessica Beach has always had performance in her blood. Born...

  • Instant Playlist Selections [+ Show ]

    Jessica Beach Hard Road (Independent) Local girl Jessica Beach gets her strut on with a swaggering...

  • For Your Protection - CD Review [+ Show ]

    Jessica Beach By Mike Usinger For Your Protection (Independent) There are a couple of possibl...

  • B.C. songstress is winning converts with her debut disc [+ Show ]

    Does the world really have room for another pretty young female piano-playing singer/songwriter? Tha...

  • The Cameron house live review [+ Show ]

    Concert Reviews Indie Week The Cameron House - October 13, 2006 review by Kim Snyder Nothin’...

  • Grade: 76 [+ Show ]

    Band: Jessica Beach Hometown: Calgary, Alberta Venue: 360 Date: March 5, 2005 Reporter: Aman...

  • Some of the best stuff I have heard in ages. [+ Show ]

    Jessica Beach is one talented singer songwriter. Her music is totally amazing. Some of the best stuf...

  • Various Industry Quotes [+ Show ]

    - "An artist who's originality and passion will make legends like Carole King, Kate Bush and Tori A...

Setlist

Originals
1. Break Away Run
2. Sticky Hands
3. Even Though
4. Some Times
5. Change (Bound)
6. Granville Doors
8. Too Late
9. Dr Said
10. The World
11. Jealous Girl
12. OtherSide
13. Hard Road
14. Because I said so
15. Stronger Man
16. Eyes of Denial
17. Falling Fast
18. Inhabit
19. Broken In
20. Life of Crime
21. Sweetness
22. One Knife
23. Warning Signs

Covers
1. Mr Siegal
2. Weakness In Me
3. Crazy Love
4. Hurt
5. Stray Cat Strut
6. HeartAttack and Vine
7. Gold Dust Woman
8. Fat Bottom Girls
9. Axis Bold As Love
10. Time to Pretend
11. Rebel Rebel
12. In the midnight hour
13. You really got a hold on me
14. Bring it on home
15. Stand by my woman
14. Hot and Cold
15. Natural Woman
16. Time to Pretend
17. Take me to the river
18. In the Midnight Hour
19. Gee Baby ain't I good to you
20. Let's get it on
21. Fever
22. Ain't Gonna Lose You
23. My Funny Valentine
24. Have a little faith
25. Oh Darling
26. F*ck You
27. No One
28. All I Need
29. Turning Tables

Basic Requirements

Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
Jun 10, 2012 Sunday 8:00 PM Hermann's Jazz Club Victoria, BC, CA