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About Me

Few ever leave a performance of Janie's without marveling her rich vocals, passionate playing, and fresh approach to songwriting. She attributes her unique sound to a myriad of influences -- from her piano upbringing to a diverse listening palette that includes such artists as Imogen Heap and Jump Little Children. While anyone who has seen her on stage knows she loves to perform and share her music with others, her quest to keep making music stems from her own life experience.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Janie readily absorbed music at a young age. Beginning piano lessons at the age of 6, Janie was trained on diverse piano repertoire. Even though she had a voracious appetite for piano music, she knew early on that her penchant for commercial pop music always outweighed any desire to pursue playing classical piano seriously. She began singing, writing and playing small melodies as a child, going onto full songs and winning numerous music awards on into her teenage years.Janie fully embarked on her musical pursuits after transferring into the Commercial Music program at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee her sophomore year. At Belmont, she not only received commercial voice training and experimented with piano styles that drew comparisons to Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos, but she also was exposed to more guitar heavy singer-songwriters as Jonatha Brooke, Patty Griffin and Alana Davis. While still drawn to angst-ridden alternative pop/rock material, Janie became fascinated with folk influences and picked up the guitar herself.After graduation, Janie returned to Atlanta where she has recorded several demos and performed in renowned local venues such as Eddie's Attic, Red Light Cafe, 10 High, Vinyl, and Smith's Olde Bar. She continues to play locally both as a solo artist and with a band. With a full-length album out, (titled "Roots") and recently noted as an IMWS showcase semi-finalist, Janie's music continues to reach new fans in the Internet age through outlets such as Pandora, New Artists Radio, Last FM.com and a host of digital distributors that includes ITunes, Snocap, Ruckus, and Rhapsody. Janie was also recently featured in a radio show of Atlanta based artists on 98.3 FM Whitley City, KY.Look out for updated events and news at www.janiechu.com.

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Member Since: 11/20/2005
Band Website: janiechu.com
Band Members: Janie Chu -Vocals, Keys, (including the Wurly) Piano, Acoustic Guitar. Jon Brown - Lead Guitar. Samm Darden - Bass. Dan Brothers - Drums.
Influences: Jonatha Brooke, Alana Davis, Imogen Heap, Aimee Mann, Jump Little Children, Coldplay, Patty Griffin, Over The Rhine, Titiyo, Sarah McLachlan, Fiona Apple, Abra Moore, Sade, Beth Orton, Damien Rice, Tori Amos, Debussy, Shawn Colvin, Massive Attack, U2, Suzanne Vega, Aslyn, Keane, Rufus Wainwright, Annie Lennox, Diana Krall, India Arie
Record Label: Water Mirror Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

My New Blog

Hey Folks! And Happy New 2008! If you've wondered why I haven't posted any musings in a while it's because I started a new blog site, detailing my new experiences. It's much more fun to be able to pos...
Posted by Janie Chu on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:25:00 PST

A new season

Finally, it seems that the writer's block has been broken. I've penned several new tunes, with creativity giving way to exponentially more ideas. Thanks everyone, for your support as I transition (it ...
Posted by Janie Chu on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:44:00 PST

Corporate vs. Independent?

To be or not to be, (corporate, that is) the question. Recent events and discussions with my fellow musician companions have turned up on this subject quite often. My experience this past year with ...
Posted by Janie Chu on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:37:00 PST

New Show Videos and Photos

Hello Friends!Check out the new show videos and photos here on myspace. We had a blast playing Eddie's and the Red Light. In case you missed those, you can watch them right here on your ow...
Posted by Janie Chu on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:10:00 PST

Vote to hear more of my tunes on the radio!

Local Long Distance is hosting a voting poll based on the artists played on his radio show. I'm a big fan of this program, as their primary focus is on up and coming artists in various cities.&n...
Posted by Janie Chu on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 07:34:00 PST

Live Performance Video @ Smith's Show

I have SUCH good, supportive friends who think on their feet. Usually in the midst of prepping for a gig the last thing I'm thinking about is having someone make a video of the live performance. But...
Posted by Janie Chu on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:05:00 PST

My music on WHAY 98.3 FM (Americana)

Local Long Distance, a new radio program featuring local artists in various cities, will launch their weekly show on Tuesdays between 6-8 PM beginning May 1st. It'll air on WHAY 98.3 FM (an Americana...
Posted by Janie Chu on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:14:00 PST

AAA

A very generous soul has recently started a myspace page devoted to promoting Asian-American artists, hence triple A in the name. My music is being promoted for a few days on the site, so feel f...
Posted by Janie Chu on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:11:00 PST

Rest

Somehow, while taking a much needed sick day from in-store appearances, I've discovered for the first time since I've moved just what a jolly great work place my home is. Armed with anti-biotics...
Posted by Janie Chu on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:09:00 PST

Digital Download

I've finally gotten on board with the digital revolution! My album and its individual tracks are now available on ITunes. I know a lot of you have asked about MP3s and being able to download it so n...
Posted by Janie Chu on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:43:00 PST