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Jena Kraus is a self taught musician born in Philadelphia. Discovered at the age of nine by vocal coach Rita Cavell, she was thrust into the world of entertainment. Influenced heavily by her hippie parents vast record collection, she had written her first batch of songs before she was twelve. On a dare, as a teenager, she entered a Ford Model search contest. After winning, she was hand picked by Eileen Ford and was on her way to New York City to be groomed for a career in modeling. While still writing songs and playing in the New York music scene, she quickly lost her taste for the model lifestyle and decided to focus on music and forming a band. Though still underage she was able to charm her way into bars to play her songs and find musicians, where she met the then unknown members of the band Blind Melon. They took Jena under their wing, introduced her around, recorded several demos with her, and later their critically acclaimed song Mouthful Of Cavities. This led to signing a deal with Warner Chappell Music and Irving Azoff's Giant Records. Several other musical endeavors followed including movie soundtracks, jingles, and reuniting with Grammy winning songwriter Eric Bazilian who had found her some years earlier singing on a street corner in Philly. Described as "...soulful, sweet, soothing, melodic, haunting, and angelic, with a knack for creating interesting harmonies." Jena's honest approach to songwriting and her bare bones delivery can make a fan out of almost any genre of listener. |
