http://jenniferreff.com/news.html Jennifer Reff: News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:05:19 -0700 http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#14 Jennifer :)]]> http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#14 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#13 Jennifer]]> http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#13 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#12 http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#12 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#10 How has everyone been? I hope you all like the new website! If you have a chance, let me know what you think. Also, I hope you enjoy the Q & A below. These are some questions that I have received, so, I thought I would answer them in one big post. Hope you all have as much fun reading it as I had answering!
xoxo
Jennifer

JENNIFER'S Q&A
Q: Favorite color?
A: Blue.

Q: Favorite food?
A: Fish tacos and coffee. (But not together!) :)

Q: Favorite things to do?
A: I love going to movies and getting coffee. I also really love to Belly Dance.

Q: Favorite movie?
A: It’s between Napoleon Dynamite and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day.

Q: Favorite book?
A: I’m more of a magazine girl but I loved The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant. I also love classic British literature.

Q: Favorite Song?
A: A Sorta Fairytale by Tori Amos.

Q: Do you have any pets?
A: I have 2 dogs. A Kuvasz named Willa and a Chow/Newfie mix named Jonah.

Q: What is your most embarrassing secret?
A: I still don’t own an iPod.

Q: Is it hard to make an independent CD?
A: It’s hard because you don’t have the budget that an artist with a record deal has. Also, when you have a label you have guidance from people with a lot of experience. For me, especially in the beginning, there was a definite learning curve where I had to struggle through my mistakes. On the other hand, making an independent CD is easier because I don’t have to answer to a label. I get to decide what songs I sing, what my image will be. I can be more driven by what I want to do artistically than by worrying how much money the album will make.

Q: Who’s the number one person you want to collaborate with?
A: Tori Amos would be my number one choice. She is a genius songwriter and I think she has the most beautiful, perfect voice ever.

Q: How do you select which songs you’re going to sing?
A: I love to sing music that is dramatic and haunting. Also, I love taking a pop song or classical song and reshaping it. I covered Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” on Portrait of a Lady and, originally, it was this catchy avant-garde disco song but we arranged it to be darker with a rock opera sound. I think it came out very interesting and very different. When I choose a song to cover, I only sing it if I know that I can make it different from the original. I don’t just want to do a verbatim remake. For some musicians, music is more personal expression. For me, as an artist, I’m more interested in conveying an idea or story rather than sharing my own personal experiences. I think that’s probably why I haven’t written my own music. I take on more of a character to express something. The songs that I sing definitely resonate with me but it’s not my personal experience so I approach it as if I’m a character in the story like an actor would.

Q: What would someone be surprised to learn about you?
A: While I love opera and I love singing arias, I’m not a fan of the “traditional operatic sound”.

Q: What’s next?
A: I’m starting work on my next CD. I’m very excited about it because it is going to include a lot more experimental elements and, hopefully, some originals.]]> http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#10 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#9 Jennifer]]> http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#9 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#8 http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#8 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#3 Take an evocative musical journey into the romantic world of Victorian melodrama...Portrat of a Lady is a richly layered soundscape of haunting vocals that soar through lush, dramatic, and often soundtrack-like arrangements. Tinged with gothic and literary themes, music selections range from modern arias to ethereal pop ballads to a cover of Tori Amos's epic Winter.]]> http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#3 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#7 Wow, it's been a long time! I am beyond happy to say Portrait of a Lady has finally been sent to replication and should be ready for release in early May! Yeah! It took so much longer than I thought it would but it's just one of those things that it's finished when it's finished. A good lesson for me to learn since I'm a really impatient person. (lol, something I'm working on.) Well, I will keep you updated on the exact release date. Hope you all are having a wonderful 2008!]]> http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#7 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#6 I can't believe the first month of the new year is already almost over! It just seems like time goes by so quickly without even realizing it. My new year's resolution was to "drink more water" (the same as every year, LOL) but I think I might change it to "slow down and take the time to enjoy life more". Anyway, I am so happy to report that I have been able to license Wings of a Dove. Wahoo! Also, sound clips are finally up! I hope you enjoy!]]> http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#6 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#5 http://jenniferreff.com/news.html#5 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Haunting Ethereal Vocals - Jennifer Reff - News