Jes (musician)

For other uses, see JES (disambiguation).

JES
Background information
Birth name	Jes Brieden
Also known as	JES, Taxigirl
Born	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Progressive Electronic, Trance, Pop, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, Record producer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Intonenation Records, Black Hole Recordings, Magik Muzik, Ultra Records
Website	OfficialJES.com

Jes Brieden, professionally known as JES, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and DJ.

Biography

Early life

Jes Brieden, better known by her stage and artist name JES, is a singer, songwriter, DJ and producer. Born and raised in New York City, she studied art and singing in an art school. She first began experimenting with music production at her friends' studios. By age 16 she made her first vocal recordings as a reference vocalist, and was also working as a backup singer for several major recording labels. After JES answered an ad in the newspaper called The Village Voice when she was still a teenager, she recorded her first song. At the time, she sang in various bands.

Guardians of the Earth (2002)

In 2001, while she was working at a recording studio in LA, JES met Mike Olson, and the two formed Guardians of the Earth. Songs they produced include "Star Children" and "One Moon Circling". "Star Children" was included on Paul van Dyk's 2001 Ministry of Sound compilation The Politics of Dancing. Inspired by this new voice of herself, she began working with more DJs and producers and went on to form Motorcycle with Gabriel & Dresden and performed the vocals on the instant club hit and Billboard No.1, "As The Rush Comes" (2004).

Motorcycle (2003-2005)

JES Brieden's most well known works were created with Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden, known as Gabriel & Dresden. They formed the group Motorcycle, and its 2003 hit "As the Rush Comes" was a number one single on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2004, where it also became the first year-end number one Dance Airplay track of the same year. "As The Rush Comes" gave JES international exposure, which then allowed her to perform in larger venues and festivals such as the Bacardi Festival (Lebanon), Fresh (Malta), World Electronic Music Festival (Toronto), Escape In The Park (United Kingdom), Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Denver). JES had performed on the United Kingdom's "Top of The Pops" TV show alongside Beyoncé and Maroon 5. Motorcycle released a new song called Deep Breath Love. A mash-up by Dave Dresden with Sedna by 16 Bit Lolita's was included on Sharam's prestigious Global Underground 029: Dubai.

Solo Career (2006-Present)

Since meeting Tiësto, JES signed with his record label, Black Hole Recordings, and released her first solo album Disconnect. She also was featured on Tiësto’s artist album Elements of Life with the song "Everything" and continued to perform as the opening artist for the Tiësto Worldwide Tour of Elements of Life. Jes has also collaborated with DJs like D:Fuse, Deepsky, and Solar Stone, producing tracks like "Living the Dream", "Ghost", and "Like a Waterfall". The last appears on the internationally acclaimed DJ Tiësto's In Search of Sunrise 4; her song "People Will Go" appears on In Search of Sunrise 5, "Imagination" and "High Glow" (the latter credited as TaxiGirl) on In Search of Sunrise 6, and an acoustic version of "Imagination" on Gabriel & Dresden's album Bloom.

JES wrote and released a remix album, Into the Dawn (The Hits Disconnected), with Black Hole Recordings in January 2008, followed by an album called High Glow, supported by performances on Tiësto's Elements of Life World Tour. The album High Glow was released in Germany on March 12, 2010 and internationally on March 16, 2010. Her songs "One Moon Circling" and "Talk Like a Stranger" were covered by Mark Norman on his album Colours.

Discography

Albums

• Disconnect (April 5, 2007)
• Into the Dawn (The Hits Disconnected) (January 29, 2008)
• High Glow (March 2010)

Compilations

• Unleash the Beat (June 2011)
• Unleash the Beat 2 (August 2013)
• Unleash the Beat Platinum Mix (February 2014)
• Unleash the Beat Blonde Mix (July 2014)
• Unleash the Beat 3 (March 2015)

Singles

Solo

• "I Need You" (2000)
• "Don't Say" (2000)
• "Around You" (2005)
• "People Will Go" (2006)
• "Ghost" (2007)
• "Heaven" (2007)
• "Imagination" (2008)
• "Be It All" (2008)
• "Lost in the Sound" (2009)
• "Lovesong" (2009)
• "Closer" (2010)
• "Awaken" (2011)
• "It's Too Late" (2011)
• "High Glow" (2012)
• "Sky Stand Still" (2014)
• "Two Souls" (2015)
• "Dreamweaver" (2015)

Co-Productions

• "Star Children" (2001, as Guardians of the Earth)
• "One Moon Circling" (2001, as Guardians of the Earth)
• "As the Rush Comes" (2004, as Motorcycle)
• "Around You" (2004, as Motorcycle)
• "Imagination" (2004, as Motorcycle)
• "Deep, Breath, Love" (2004, as Motorcycle)
• "Blue Heart" (2006. as Motorcycle)
• "High Glow" (2007, as Taxigirl with Tiësto)

Collaborations

• "Everything With You" (2004, with D:fuse)
• "Into Me" (2004, with D:fuse)
• "Talk Like a Stranger" (2004, with Deepsky)
• "Living the Dream" (2005, with D:fuse)
• "Ghost" (2006, with Deepsky)
• "Like a Waterfall" (2006, with Solarstone)
• "Everything" (2007, with Tiësto)
• "Ask" (2008, with JJ Flores & Steve Smooth)
• "My Love" (2009, with Airscape)
• "Every Other Way" (2009, with BT)
• "The Light in Things" (2010, with BT)
• "N.Y.C." (2010, with Richard Durand)
• "Show Me the Way" (2011, with Allure)
• "Can't Stop" (2011, with Ronski Speed)
• "Flying Blind" (2011, with Cosmic Gate)
• "Turn It Around" (2011, with Robbie Rivera)
• "In Your Eyes" (2012, with Ferry Corsten)
• "Before You Go" (2012, with Andy Duguid)
• "As We Collide" (2012, with Christian Burns and Paul Oakenfold)
• "Letting Go" (2013, with BT and Fractal)
• "Tonight" (2013, with BT and tyDi)
• "Higher Than the Sun" (2013, with Roger Shah and Brian Laruso)
• "Together" (2013, with ATB)
• "Hard to Cure" (2013, with ATB)
• "Right Back to You" (2013, with ATB)
• "Runaway" (2014, with Cold Blue and Dennis Sheperd)
• "Glitter and Gold" (2014, with Roger Shah aka Sunlounger)
• "YAI (Here We Go Again)" (2015, with Cosmic Gate)
• "Hold On" (2015, with Shant & Clint Maximus)
• "Come Back" (2015, with Tom Fall)
• "Happy" (2015, with Austin Leeds and Redhead Roman)
• "iBelieve" (2016, with Bobina)
• "Anything Can Happen" (2016, with Fatum)
• "Stay" (2016, "with Delerium")
• "Once In a A Lifetime" (2016, "with Delerium")

Chart positions

• 2004 — "As the Rush Comes" # 1 - Hot Dance Airplay (Billboard)
• 2009 — "Imagination" # 1 - Hot Dance Airplay (Billboard)

Awards and nominations

2015

• Nominated [58th Grammy Awards] Best Remixed Recording; "Hold On" - JES, Shant & Clint Maximus, Fatum Remix

2004

• Won WMC Best Progressive / Trance - "As the Rush Comes" - Motorcycle
• Nominated WMC Best Underground Dance - "As the Rush Comes" - Motorcycle

Further reading

• Montreal Mirror
• about.com
• tranzfusion.com
• Eye Weekly

External links

• Official Website
• JES Facebook
• Hyves
• TranceSound interview, November 2010
• Billboard list of Brieden's chart positions