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Similar Artists:
Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos & The Cranberries. Also kind of Sinead O'Connor. Sometimes a little Sarah Brightman too. Been told I sound a little like Siouxsie & the Banshees. And oddly enough, I've been told some Bjork & Yoko Ono. Sometimes, I don't know, but it's definitely original, different & a unique sound!
Musical influences:
Alanis Morissette, Cranberries, Ani Difranco, Sarah McLachlan, Meredith Brooks, Jewel, Jennifer Trynin, Sarah Brightman, Sinead O'Connor, Tracy Bonham, U2, Shakespeare's Sister, Violent Femmes, They Might be Giants, Leah Andreone, Richard Marx, Prince, The Doors, Michael McDonald, Carole King, Donna Summer & so many more! (Also, many of the 90's era Alternative Bands- 90's - definitely my favorite era for music)
Bio:
I am an aspiring musician w/ an original, unique & alternative sound, w/ Alternative Folk, Middle Eastern, World, Irish & Indian styles. My music is written, performed, & recorded in my home studio. (Spiritual, Gospel, Religious, & Christmas songs on my album(s) - traditional songs, not written by me) ("Me & Joe's Song" written by Joe Runnells. "7/4 Raga"-Follow your path" written by Brad Schuman, & other collaborations w/ Brad Schuman-a fellow broadjam artist/musician & friend). Also, EXTREME Special Thanks, Appreciation, Gratitude & Gratefulness to Mike King & Virginia Morgan for their Inspirations, Love, Support & their Poems. Also, EXTREME Special Thanks, Appreciation, Gratitude, & Gratefulness to God, Mom, Morgen, Charlie, Lora, & all of my friends & family & to my fans! Thank you so much Mom & sista Morgen for putting up w/ me & listening to all my practicing & cds over & over again, thru all the years! You're the best! I love you both so much special ones! Also, Very Special Thanks to AJ Pardilla for use of his Eclipse picture on my CD Cover (www.ajflipdesign.com). Also, Much Thanks & Appreciation to Mary Osia & Lora McCarver for their inspirations, help, guidance & support! (Special Thank-Us also to: Cyndy Foot, Dana-Den Felt, Mary Young, Audrey Deeren, Ann Carole Gaspar, Phillip Minardi, Philip Barnes, Donald Veith, Patricia O'Brien, Mrs. Pachelli, Mr. Ritter & Webster University!)
I am a current member of BMI. I have also sung in the past w/ the professional groups "St. Louis Symphony Chorus" & "St. Louis Chamber Chorus". I am interested in some additions for my play out band: am open to adding Bongo drum player & keyboard player in St. Louis/Farmington, MO areas! Please contact me if you're interested in playing out about once every 2 weeks or so in St. Louis/Farmington, MO areas. (Please see my Contact page). I hope you enjoy visiting my website, & please tell me what you think. Yes, please critique my Music. Thanks muchly! Gwd
Birth date- 6/6/1974 (Gemini)
Height- 5 '
Eyes- Cat Eyes, as my Granny says
Favorite Colors- Periwinkle & Silver
Favorite Thing to do- Dancing w/ lots of spinning, yeah boy! I also really love yoga! If I could dance & do yoga all day, I'd be the happiest camper! Really!
Pet Peaves: People on power trips, sarcasm & bad breath.
Motto: Ditto/Diddo
Favorite Pet(s) - Buddy/Fluffy & Guss - my Kee-Kee
Instruments that I play-Piano/Keyboards, Harmonica, Flute, & also my Voice
Also love Philosophy/Philosophical discussions. What can I say, it's in my nature.
Most inspired by-God, Life, Happiness, Defeat, Humbleness, Alanis Morissette's aritistry & style, Mike King's & Virginia Morgan's poems, my Family & Friends & especially my Husband.
Love-God, My Husband, Family, Friends, Water, Nature, Stars/Moon/Sky, Making Wishes, Dreaming, Drawing, Creativity, Chocolate, Mints, Sunflowers, Musk Perfume, Honeysuckle, Cornflowers, Daisies, Rocks/Stones/Gems, Vintage Wear, Glitter, & anything resembling the Medieval time period, hence the name "Gwenevered".
I am originally from Farmington, MO. I moved to St. Louis, MO in 1994 to complete my BA Music degree at Webster U. After completing my degree, I decided to start writing my own style of music & this is what I've come up with. I am continuously working on & developing my Music, & trying to go somewhere w/ it. Wish me luck & creative positive energy to carry me through! ;)
Lastly, I want to Thank w/ much gratitude everyone who is & was involved w/ my music projects, endeavors, & motivations, all who have supported me, loved me, helped me, & inspired me all the way! I couldn't have done any of this w/out each & every one of you. Thank you infinity!
Hobbies/Interests:
Yoga, Music, Dancing, Art (Van Gogh, Maxwell Lynn), my cat Guss, Wholist and Natural Healing, Herbs that heal, Riches in Christ ministry, Faith healing, Healthful Nature, rocks/stones/gems, Nature and it's artful scenes, overcast days, Water, Sky, Stars, Faith, Medieval time period, Chivalry, Philosophy, Psychology, Movies (when I have time), Ships, Boats, Rainbows, Falling Stars and Wishes, four leaf clovers, laughing, being funny and goofy, glitter, magical mystical enchanting ...
Music Shopper's Review of my CD:
http://forums.musicshopper.info/index.php?showtopic=2575
Gwenevered
Demo CD
Our Rating: 88 out of 100
The Mediaeval Baebes formed in 1996 when erstwhile Miranda Sex Garden vocalist Karen Blake sought to marry her fascination with the Middle Ages with her love of music. 10 years later, there´s another medievally-besotted maiden on the block. Sidle forward, Missouri´s Jennifer Dunn who calls herself Gwenevered, a derivative of her Christian name and one which originates from her favourite time period.
If anything, the sound of Gwenevered is even stranger than Blake and her bevy of beauties, taking in, as it does, a musical tour of the Middle East, Ireland, and India. On ´WCHJT2M´ featuring the giveaway chorus "Why can´t he just talk to me" Dunn even outweirds freaky folky duo CocoRosie. Like her British contemporaries The Eighteenth Day of May who are themselves named after a traditional Suffolk composition, Gwenevered is a revivalist, covering long-forgotten ditties as well as using these roots to create fresh offshoots.
There´s plenty of echo and reverb on this demo album over the course of a mighty 24 songs which at their most conventional mirror the work of Tori Amos at her most contrary. There´s also plenty of harmony, betraying Dunn´s past as a soprano for both the St. Louis Symphony and Chamber Choruses. Oh my, Fair Lady.
Matthew Hirtes
For more information: http://www.gwenevered.com
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