Janeen Leah
Janeen Leah’s strong, yet beautiful voice has captured the attention of critics and fans alike. A self-taught guitarist, Janeen was writing music at a very young age and playing local coffeehouses in her hometown of Denver. At the age of 18, she headed for Hollywood to pursue her musical dream, perfecting her skills at Musicians Institute. There she recorded her debut EP, “Melting in Hazel.”
With her 2005 release “Time Is Never Wasted,” her first full length, self-produced album Janeen is garnering rave reviews. It is a comprehensive work that deftly fuses rock with jazz, reflecting her wide range of musical tastes, which is confidently demonstrated in such songs as “Captured in My Own Mind” and “I Know.”
Influenced by such artists as Sarah Mclachlan, Jeff Buckley, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Janeen successfully blends sophisticated musical compositions with poignant lyrics. Janeen engages her audience with her blissful, calm performance, whether playing with a full band or in an intimate acoustic setting. Music Connection sums it up best,
“...pure, sweet, melodic vocals soared over a perfect blend of instruments as she performed each song, leaving the audience wanting more.”
Janeen’s recent move to San Francisco is just the beginning of what promises to be an exciting 2007. Always writing new material, she plans to go into the studio with Producer Keven Brennan, while continuing to play for her fans in Los Angeles and San Francisco and reaching out to make new ones around the world.
Players on 'Time is Never Wasted' - 2005 JL Pixie Records, ASCAP
vocals: Janeen Leah
rhythm guitars: Janeen Leah, David Espinoza, Joerg Stoffel
lead guitars: Michael Burke, David Espinoza, Kai Stuffel, Richard Price
bass: Brian McGinty, Cristian Hernandez, Peter Kearns, Marc Bernal
percussion: Peter Kearns, Alan Arana
drums: Brent Wheeler, Paul Marangoni, Kevin Scott, Peter Kearns
synths and piano: Peter Kearns
sax: Keven Brennan
- recorded at West Lake Audio, Los Angeles by Aaron Walk; Musicians Institute, Hollywood by Jeremy Oswin; f. Boo Studio, Burbank by Keven Brennan; exept 'The Sea You've Cried' in Christchurch, New Zealand by Peter Kearns
- all songs written by Janeen Leah, except 'I Melt into You' by Janeen Leah and Kai Stuffel
- all songs produced by Janeen Leah, except 'The Sea You've Cried' by Peter Kearns
Players on bonus track 'Wine of Conciousness'
tablas and tambourine: Trigun Anna Joshi
five string bass: Domnic Fernandes
backing indian female vocals, tampura drone: Suchita Parte
all guitars, resonator slides, shakers and male vocal alaap: Tushar Parte
- recorded at Trinity and Swara Lata Studio in Mumbai, India by Shantanu and Chinmai Harshe, exept vocals at West Lake Audio, Los Angeles
- written by Tushar Parte and Janeen Leah
- produced by Tushar Parte
- all songs mastered at f. Boo Studio by Keven Brennan
Players on 'Melting in Hazel' EP - 1999 JL Pixie Records, ASCAP (out of print...2 tracks, 'Those Eyes' and 'Maybe This Time' are available for download through the SnoCap store on the 'Buy' page on this site)
vocals: Janeen Leah
guitars: Kai Stuffel, David Espinoza
bass: Cristian Hernandez
drums: Brent Wheeler
synths: Jeremy Oswin
piano: Tommy Reeves
- recorded and mastered at Musicians Institute, Hollywood by Jeremy Oswin
- all songs written by Janeen Leah, except
'Maybe This Time' and 'I Melt into You' by Janeen Leah and Kai Stuffel; 'Giving Everything to You' by Janeen Leah and David Espinoza
- produced by Janeen Leah and Jeremy Oswin, except 'Those Eyes' by Tommy Reeves