Artist description Djanesa is an emerging writer/composer/performer based in Austin, TX. She utilizes her diverse cultural makeup as the foundation for her musical style which is filled with energy, sensuality, and delivered through modern sounds and rhythms infused with tribal and ethnic beats.

Music Style Euro Pop

Musical Influences Madonna, World Beat, Prince, Trent Reznor, George Michael, Morrissey, Depeche Mode, Maxwell, and the Cure

Similar Artists Delirium, Madonna, Garbage

Artist History Djanesa began studying music in '87 and performed in her first piano recital that year. She began writing music and poetry in '90 and performed her first vocal concert in '92. Djanesa went on to study at Southwest Texas State University where she double majored in music and theatre. She became the lead in their annual musical and then a vocalist in the university Salsa band and toured Southeastern Europe with the European tour choir and opera. Djanesa also started to learn dance at a very early age. She began to learn a variety of styles of dance including: Ballet, Jazz, HipHop, Lyrical, Modern, AfroCarribean, Hula, Maori, Tahitian, Salsa, Flamenco, and Bellydance, which she continues to teach to this day. Her professional live performance career started to take off when she moved to Austin, TX. She started by dancing for bands such as The Scabs, Dahebejeebees, and Vallejo. She continued to write music and became the lead singer for the Liquid Stereo Project and gained vocal recognition. It was at this time that Djanesa started to work on her solo album with producer/engineer Roger Williams. Djanesa has been recently signed to Captive Audience Management and will be releasing her solo EP on the company's imprint Captiva Records early summer 2001.

Group Members Djanesa writes, composes, and performs all her compositions. She's currently in the studio with producer Roger Williams.

Instruments Voice, percussion, synths, sequencers

Location Austin, TX - USA

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