Biography
Jessica Lindsey started to entertain audiences while still a young girl performing a variety of early pop/rock tunes to crowds in the Chicagoland area. Her talent as a singer has been recognized repeatedly with numerous accolades and awards for her musical performance. Jessica has always followed her dream and gift of song! She has incorporated her passion for singing with formal training in voice, getting her Bachelors in Music Performance with an emphasis in voice in Minneapolis.
Along the way, her strength as a songwriter has blossomed with a string of heart and soul gripping titles. Jessica has now broken beyond her singing prowess with an offering of newly written original songs that will engage her audience with a wide range of emotions.
Jessica’s lyrics are filled with an engaging blend of emotions that take her audience on a wonderful journey through the human condition. These are combined with a rich mixture of melodies sure to hold your heart while you listen.
These early releases have garnered some awesome feedback:
"Lindsey is a singer-songwriter whose soaring piano-based ballads and pop songs are backed by an all-star local band on the disc. Her sound straddles the fence of mainstream and indie, and comparisons to early Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos and Imogen Heap are inevitable." Marq Manner -City Weekly
“Jessica has a hauntingly soulful, yet honest and positively-charged unique sound” W. Foss, Chicago, IL
“Love this sound . . . these songs are ‘soundtrack material’ . . .
If George Winston’s songs had lyrics, they might sound like this . . . ” D. Godsey, Omaha, NE
Jessica has toured regionally throughout the Midwest including Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha and has had a number of performances in Minneapolis. With her keyboard and guitar in tow, Jessica is equally comfortable performing for intimate acoustic venues as she is singing before 3,000+ crowds in university auditoriums. Jessica’s journey has already been filled with fun and excitement and she looks forward to adding you to her list of fans!
Jessica was nominated in 2008 as "Acoustic Artist of the Year" from Indieheaven in Nashville.
Jessica Lindsey - Finalist in Omaha Winter Acoustic Music Series - February '09
Instrumentation
Jessica Lindsey - Vocals, Piano
Marc Frieden - Guitar
Chris Carmichael-strings
Matthew Tobias - Drums
Jason Burkum - Bass (recording)
Steve Packwood - Bass (performance)
Discography
Through This Rain - single - 2007
Artificial Dark - single - 2007
Always There - single - 2007
For All Time - single - 2007
the one that got away - EP - 2008
Links
| http://myspace.com/jessicalindseymusic |