Jennifer Hill and Co.
Hartford, Connecticut, United States | INDIE
Band Pop Rock
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"...A WINNER!"
I love it... A true pleasure to review this one after some previous "bombs" in this genre. The lead vocalist has ONE HELL OF A VOICE! She can sing! That's definitely a plus against some of the competition! Musically, solid. Blues with a bite. Attitude desired through appeal. Blues to the bone. Trumpet... I bow to you. What more can I say?
Jerry D. Sevier The Midnight Sun Band http://www.midnightsunband.com
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"LOOK FOR PRESS IN "PICS" AND VIDEOS IN "LINKS""
CAN'T ATTACH PICS TO THIS SO FIND PRESS IN PICTURE SECTION ALSO FIND WHERE TO GO TO VIDEOS IN THE LINKS SECTION. THANKS!!! - JENNIFER HILL
Tough Year, Little Girl, The other Side, Up All Night (on itunes, napster, rhapsody) ...others have been on radio and played on various internet stations, but these are the first released.
OUR FIRST RELEASE WITH SLING SLANG RECORDS "FIFTEEN MINUTE LONG SENTENCE" IS NO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.JENNIFERHILLANDCO.COM OR ON ITUNES,NAPSTER,AND RHAPSODY
Jennifer Hill has also had the amazing pleasure of recording at Bushwick Studios in Brooklyn. The 3 tracks (Little Girl, Tough Year, and The Other Side) were produced by Daniel Mintseries and have some fantastic musicians playing on them. Although they are not my "band" I want to thank them all for helping my songs come to life! Daniel Mintseris: Piano, Wurli, Digital Effects, Clavi, All the quirky tinkling things, and Production. Whynot Jansveld: Bass, Fretless. Doug Yowell: Drums. Dave Eggar: Cello. Josh Kessler: Guitar/production/mixing. ..and little ol me... Jennifer Hill... Singing...banging on the Piano,the Wurli, and letting out my soul.
With Jennifer Hill and Co. currently winners of Best Female vocalist in 2009's Hartford Advocate Grand Band Slam, and nominated in 5 other categories including best Indie and best Pop band, it's hard to believe this band has only hit the scene a few years ago.
Coming together as a group of strangers from both coasts and from different musical backgrounds Jennifer Hill and Co have a distinct vibe that is all their own.Often described as a "piano soul collective" the sound is a musical martini of pop, rock,punk,jazz, soul, and funk shaken together with a piano pounding beat.
Jen is a little off her rocker. She likes to dress for the part and be a bit cheeky with the audience.The audience is a key part of the show after all... and Jen's comedic interaction and life stories are a valued part of the performance.
One reader of the Hartford Advocate described her "like a twisted Fiona Apple with a little more spunk"...the Advocate's remark was "Now, Fiona's pretty twisted already,(this is the girl who said she's "break a boy just because she can,")..."So it's easy to see why Jennifer Hill and Co. stick in people's minds" Dan Barry (Hartford Advocate 2009)
The band's influences range from The Beatles, Massive Attack, Bjork, Ben Folds, Pink Floyd, Fiona Apple, Blondie, Madonna,Sarah Vaughn, Esthero, Led Zeppelin to...everything you can possibly think of. These music geeks have been doing it all their lives and classical music is just as relevant to their music as is B.B King's Watermelon Album.
To describe the sound would be like describing a painting full of different layers. Each one of them representing a different place in time, a different emotion and a different feel.On the song "Breath Easy" It's Blondie with Pink Floyd, Tori Amos, and Chrissie Hynde in the mix."Tough Year" is old school soul mixed with pop, and the song "Down Low" is a brooding tale of lust and love finally merging with the climax of the song squealing out in porn star perfection. "Pull off your Wings" is White Stripes mixed with a bit of jazz and a bit of Fiona Apple.
In the past two years they have accomplished a lot in the CT and New York City music scenes and have even scored a contract with CT's indie giant Sling Slang Records http://www.slingslang.com .Jennifer Hill and Co.'s freshman release with Sling Slang Records "Fifteen Minute Long Sentence" was released April 3, 2010 and has been received extremely well by fans and radio stations all over the US. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e30rOARGGrI
Jennifer Hill and Co have played in venues all over Ct and as a band have played well over 200 shows together. They opened for major label acts Jon Mclaughlin, Hanson and Miggs at The Webster Theater in Hartford, played gigs at The Warehouse, Sully's, Sweet Janes, Hungry Tiger, Zen Bar, Cafe 9, Cousin Larry's,Funky Monkey, Victoria Station,Sneakers, De Ja Vu,The Public and a bunch of other places big and small in Ct.
In NYC they have played:The Alphabet Lounge, Arlene's Grocery, Fat Baby, Os Art House, The Rock Wood Music Hall, The Mean Fiddler, Desmonds, The UnderScore,Blaggard's, and recently a gig at Super Chic MakeUp store Sephora on 5th Ave in New York City for an Estee Lauder event and various other clubs in the east village and all over NYC.
Besides club gigs Jennifer HIll and Co.has played in various festivals all over New England including NYC's Prestigious M.E.A.N.Y Festival, NYC's Shure Microphone "OS Art House" street Chic competition for indie bands, Ct River Music Fest, Save Kate 2008, and Swan Day Ct 2008, 2009 and 2010 (which Jennifer funds and organizes every year).
This year they will also be performing at Danbury's Ct Film Festival as well as The Meriden Daffodil Fest at Hubbard Park.
Jennifer has also had success with her songs being used for movies and for festival compilations. The song "Tough Year" was featured on mp3 cards given out at 2008's CMJ event,"The Other Side" and "Little Girl" are featured in the indie Film "Walkways", A piano composition she wrote is featured in the film "Voices", and she has been known to sing a commercial jingle or two.Jennifer was also a top ten finalist in 2008's New England Mega Star Vocal Competition, resulting in a performance of her original song at "The Big E."
The singles Tough Year, Little Girl, Up All Night and The Other Side were released on iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon Mp3, iTunes Japan, and iTunes Australia in 2006 and the band has received airplay on Middletown's WESU Homegrown, Independisc Internet Radio, radio 104.1, Kiss 95.7 (Jennifer was the rockstar of the week one summer), WPKN 89.5, 97.7fm WBCR-lp
Stream @ berkshireradio.org and various other internet/ local radio stations all over the globe.
Jennifer Hill and Co. are currently booking their "Down the Rabbit Hole Tour" that includes indie favorite "The Elastic Hoax" on a double bill tour.