Jade<3

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Check out Jade<3 at: http:www.jadeismusic.com

Music: Jade<3 – Beautiful Problems (Prod. By Chuck Inglish)

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“Jade<3 is passionate about her music. She lives and breathes it.” Jade<3’s father replies when asked about his daughter’s chosen career. “She was born to sing. She’ll die doing it.” Nepotism aside, after hearing her voice it doesn’t take long to see what he’s talking about. Jade<3 has a giant spirit to match her giant voice and the ability to transport her listener to a transcendent state of head bobbing and lip sync-ing very few artists can do.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, a pastors daughter, Jade<3 grew up in a non-traditional Puerto Rican household, “I wish I knew more Spanish and how to cook rice. Mom made Chinese food and blasted Gloria Gaynor.” Music is something that came very naturally to Jade<3 early on, “especially in the shower…at the top of my lungs.” Soon, she began to sing in places outside the confines of her bathroom, and it wasn’t long after that, she began to write her own songs and create her own soundtrack. “It is the process of telling stories,” which she says, “is one of the most amazing gifts anyone can have.”

Following her musical ambitions, Jade<3 attended the prestigious La Guardia High School for Performing Arts, majoring in vocals and graduating in 2003. Shortly thereafter, she was signed to a production company and was given the opportunity to flex her songwriting muscles. This was short lived as she was then signed to Pharrell’s “Star Trak” label. Ultimately, Jade<3 parted ways after a year, “I felt like a benchwarmer…No, I was a benchwarmer. I expected more from myself.”

Starting fresh, Jade<3 is writing the songs she wants to write. Jade<3’s songs focus on the human condition. With each song she manages to tap into a different facet of herself to express multiple perspectives on love, growth, change, faith, and “everything else that makes us human. I like to focus on emotion: visceral and raw. That’s what life is about. But good music is good music, right? Right!?”

It’s safe to say Jade<3 knows what she wants and she appears to be getting it: playing regularly all over the city to an exploding fan base at venues such as BB Kings, SOB’s, the Knitting Factory, Europa, Club Element, and city wide music events such as the Brooklyn Hip Hop festival and Howl festival, as well as having opened for notables Lupe Fiasco and Slick Rick. Along with her many shows, she has just wrapped up her EP entitled, “It’s My Heart, Cookie.” with production from J. Carmelli, Precize (GFCnewyork), and Inglish (The Cool Kids) and features Theophilus London.

“Jade<3is planted on the frontlines of a musical revolution of the mind, heart, and outer body. She represents a new age of honesty where the truths of our generation are derived from individual experience, not perception. Watch her fly.” – Trace Magazine

Permalink | May 20th, 2009

6 Responses to “Jade<3”

  1. marvin rocks Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    nice song , love it . . .damn hit up my email

  2. Sonya Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    It’s cool hearing a Chuck Inglish beat backing a singer. I’d add this to my long drive playlist. I think it’s safe to say her non-traditional Puerto Rican upbringing aided in diversifying her musical interests at an early age.

  3. LeBlanc Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    I love her. That EP is phenomenal. You guys are doing MAJOR things. Be Blessed.

    xoxo
    leBlanc

  4. jakie skellz Says:
    March 15th, 2010 at 4:54 am

    i think im in love…

  5. bubba Says:
    April 5th, 2010 at 5:49 pm

    Great Music the things we miss… love it

  6. Herta Donahoe Says:
    May 26th, 2010 at 10:51 am

    Nice web video! I was just wondering if you used after effects? Great work!

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