Jenn Grant
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 Jenn Grant performing at the New Capital Music Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1980 Prince Edward Island |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Pop Folk |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Six Shooter Records |
| Associated acts | The Heavy Blinkers, Jill Barber, Tanya Davis, Matt Mays, Two Hours Traffic, Rose Cousins, Buck 65 |
| Website | Jenn Grant |
Jenn Grant (born 1980) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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[edit] Background
Born on Prince Edward Island to Ken (a vascular surgeon) and Heather Grant, she moved to Halifax with her mother and brother at age ten when their marriage broke up.[1] She attended Saint Mary's University for a time[1] and later graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University,[2] with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting.[1]
[edit] Career
She performed as a musician for a time in her early teens, but stopped due to a bout of stage fright, and did not return to performing until her early 20s when she played some shows with The Heavy Blinkers.[3] She then released an independent EP, Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century, in 2005.
She collaborated on her debut album, Orchestra for the Moon, with such artists as Ron Sexsmith, the Heavy Blinkers, Matt Mays and Jill Barber, and later toured Germany and Canada in support of the album, including as an opening act for The Weakerthans.
She later began recording her second album, Echoes, on a farm in rural Ontario in 2008.[4] That album was released in 2009.
Grant has said in interviews that her music is inspired by her everyday life:
| “ | I draw inspiration from any situation going on around me. I was writing a song yesterday and it dawned on me, it was about people I know. I thought, 'Oh god, they are going to figure it out.' Then I played it for my neighbour, Tanya Davis, and she figured it out. I was like, 'Oh damn.'[5] | ” |
She also continues to paint, including designing her own album covers.[5]
In 2010 and 2011, she collaborated with Buck 65 on several tracks, including "Paper Airplane", "Cold Steel Drum", "Days Go By" and a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Who By Fire", on his 20 Odd Years series of EPs. Late in 2010, she also released a four-song EP, Songs for Siigoun, which featured a cover of John Denver's "Annie's Song".
She released her third full-length album, Honeymoon Punch, in early 2011.[6] The album was nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards,[7] Grant's first Juno Award nomination.
[edit] Awards
In 2006, she won Best New Artist and Best Female Artist at the Nova Scotia Music Awards.[8]
Grant's song "Dreamer", from Orchestra for the Moon, is featured as the theme song on CBC's Heartland. Her song "Make it Home Tonight" was played at the end of episode 11 of Flashpoint.
[edit] Discography
- 2005: Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century (EP)
- 2007: Orchestra for the Moon
- 2009: Echoes
- 2010: Songs for Siigoun (EP)
- 2011: Honeymoon Punch
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Tara Thorne (2007-04-26). "To the moon". thecoast.ca. http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/to-the-moon/Content?oid=960665. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Robert Everett-Green (2007-06-14). "Ambitious Girl Next Door" (PDF). The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. http://www.jenngrant.com/Echoes/press/globeandmail.com%20Ambitious%20girl%20next%20door.PDF. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Wigney, Allan. "Jenn Grant flying over the Moon". canoe.ca, June 13, 2007.
- ^ "Jenn Grant's Heartbreak". Exclaim!, February 2009
- ^ a b "Jenn Grant Takes Symphonic Sounds to the Moon". chartattack.com, December 8, 2006.
- ^ "Jenn Grant delivers a Honeymoon Punch on latest album". Waterloo Region Record, February 9, 2011.
- ^ "2012 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, February 7, 2011.
- ^ Shannon Webb-Campbell (2006-12-08). "Jenn Grant Takes Symphonic Sounds To The Moon". chartattack.com. http://www.chartattack.com/news/42585/jenn-grant-takes-symphonic-sounds-to-the-moon. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
