all right now July 22, 2009
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Jianda to Perform at San Diego Pride 2009 July 1, 2009
Performance Date: July 19, 2009, at 11:00a.m.-12:30 a.m., on the Lavender Stage.
For more information, please visit lavenderlens.com or sdpride.org, email info @ jianda.net, or call: 619 291 8223.
About Jianda
Photo: Ryan Cox / RyanCoxBeauty.com
- Palm Springs Pride Live Photo Credit: Outloudstock.com/C.Hue
“all music is spiritual. to listen to music ….most of what we do is arbitrary. we recreate the world in our minds. but music is real because it follows the laws of the real universe. an octave is twice the vibrations of the octave below it. a fifth is a known thing. there is a cultural bias… there’s a cultural tendency, for instance, what we think of when we hear a minor chord may not be what people in india think of when they hear a minor chord. but generally speaking how that feels…it’s undeniably direct. it doesn’t have the human filter on it. and yet it is a uniquely human process. when you combine that with a lyrical message that either is supported or contrasts with the music, it’s a powerful thing.”
- james taylor, to tavis smiley
All About JiandaLove:
A health-conscious artist, musician, vocalist and widely-published writer, Jianda’s also a poet, guitarist, photographer, actress and singer-songwriter with singles/albums that are both self-released and available on several international independent labels including: Om Records, Merck, Ghostly, Kinkysweet Records, Jam Recordings/Jam Music Australia and Gammaphone. She is also currently studying holistic healing modalities and therapies.
A regular Pride, Open Mic and Feature performer, Jianda’s many genres include electronica, conscious soul, jazz and acoustic folk. In various venues, she primarily performs as a solo acoustic act. Jianda also improvs and jams with DJs, rap artists and other artists, performs her poetry or that of others and collaborates in staged readings live and in-studio.
She spent many years creating content and artist promotions for the then San Diego-based MP3.com, and also facilitates and teaches workshops. You can hear some of her interviews by clicking here.
She’s written, recorded and videotaped interviews, prose, features, reviews and interviews for websites like MP3.com, (the sadly defunct) ChickClick, SonicNet, Consumable Online, B-gyrl.com, Femmusic.com, BlogCritics, Saucyvox.com, Doorknobs and Bodypaint, UC Irvine’s “Faultine,” ScarletLetters, CleanSheets, About.com, RollingStone.com, Emusic.com, Africana.com and GoGirlsmusic.com. She sings. Plays guitar and piano, and writes screenplays and songs…. Mouthsful.
Look for “Faster Pussycats” (Alyson) and “Zaftig: Well-Rounded…” (Cleis Press) in progressive bookstores near you–she’s in them.
Previously, she was an editor and contributor at RollingStone.com, EMusic.com and MP3.com, doing promo and A&R for artists of all stripes. Passion Flower is her drug of choice. Sample her wares at SugarmamaPR.com & Jianda.net.
She has worked in label promotion, and is a featured recording artist in Faith Trimel’s feature film, “Family.” She’s also been a regular contributor to The Lavender Lens and various other publications. Jianda enjoys a sincere love for harmony, cultural enrichment, and communicating love through entertainment, art, sharing, and song.
Visit: www.jianda.net
Booking, Photo/Article Reprint Email: sugarmamapr @ yahoo.com
Sounds: www.myspace.com/jianda
Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/jianda
Other Reflections:
WordPress Blog / Homepage) www.Jianda.net ~
Promotion / Writing www.SugarMamaPR.com ~ Interviews and Audio Page ~ Articles by Ji Page
Photos Ji @ Flickr ~ Jianda.net Photography Page
Free Downloads:
To Buy Jianda’s Music, Click Here, Or:
If you’d like to send away for a CD by Jianda, you can send $10 shipping and handling (US funds) or a postal / snail mail inquiry to: Jianda PO BOX 130245 Carlsbad, CA 92013. Thank you.
Jianda featured @ Alison Turner’s American Life Today Blog January 5, 2009
Alison: thanks so much for the profile and your inspirational project.
Bon 2009!
Press: Reviews of Jianda’s Projects/Collabs January 2, 2009
Writing: Jianda’s Story “Divining” from “Zaftig”: Divining by Jianda Johnson speaks to the spirituality of big bodies, the worship a real man has for a real woman. - Gwydion McCarthy, Cleansheets
To Buy Zaftig @ Amazon – Click Here
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Music:
“Jianda brings a cool vibe to any mix I make and the track, “Wax Fantastic”, is definitely no exception.”
All Music Guide
Om Lounge 10 Various Artists – Om Lounge 10 / Various (CD)
$7.09 – $11.98
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The Om label is one of America’s best sources for underground downtempo electronica and nu jazz, and since 1998 the Om Lounge series has offered a consistently useful window into the type of quality and variety you can expect from the label’s catalog. The tenth volume in the series is one of the strongest yet. On the album’s opening track, Samantha James sets a high standard with her lush and gorgeous “Rise”, a laidback tune with a simple but gloriously catchy hook; impressively, almost all of the other artists meet or come close to that level of chilledout funky brilliance. Other highlight tracks include Jianda Patchen’s “Wish”, which incorporates some subtly elegant rhythmic variations in the chorus; Joey Youngman’s spare, dark and sexy “Gotta Be Love”, and Stolen Identity’s similarly slinky “Argentina”. On the less compelling side are JT Donaldson, whose relaxed “New Tempo” teeters on the brink of boring, and Simeon, whose “Not Feeling’ This” couches seriously offputting lyrics in romantic mood music (when you’re snuggling with your honey, do you think she wants to hear someone crooning “I’m not sure that I can give what you want me to… I’m not feelin’ this, babe”?). Even at its least impressive, though, this album offers plenty of good, downtempo pleasure. Recommended.
- Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
MR. GOLDFISH. Chill For Life. Out Records. Although this is only a long EP, my attention was sparked into action by comparing it to a plethora of chilled out albums that seem to be appearing on the market. Instantly the music is to my liking as it’s not only very relaxing but entertaining as well. The opening track Carousel Begins would equally be at home as the background music to a big department store or played loud in my living room. This occurrence must be classed as being very unusual and hence only music of the highest quality could achieve this feat. With a mean funky beat and bold sax breaks, this chill out is different and also exciting. Deeper bass is evident on the following track Enjoy Life, where the uplifting tones spread delight. It’s not all chilled ambient as Trust will prove, where the sampled voice of Jianda is used to great effect in balancing the bass and rhythm section. The dub inspired Waiting To Breath is followed by the finale, in which the Latin flavoured Aquira is almost at odds with the rest of the album. In just short of half an hour, I was hooked and felt perfectly at home with these chilled out vibes. My only criticism is that it did not last long enough, but this will be addressed when the full length CD is released. I hope I don’t have to wait too long? (brooky) Source: Farfield Records
Musicload.com
Way Mellow Jazz Soul MusicLoad Pick
Cruising on music.download.com, MusicLoad came across French Horn player Alex Brofsky’s jazz genre project entitled AB + and a sweet vocalist named Jianda who adds what is necessary to make this a beautiful track to melt into the sofa or the sand, if you are so lucky. Alex graciously has granted MusicLoad permission to give musicload.com visitors the free mp3 download below. Enjoy! If you dig the sound and wish to purchase more of AB+, Alex told Musicload that he likes to people to buy at his personal CD Baby pages at www.cdbaby.com/cd/abplus2 and/or www.cdbaby.com/cd/abplus
Click here for a free download AB+ featuring Jianda entitled “High”.
Om Lounge 10 Review: 
Reviews: On the milestone 10th chapter of their coveted lounge series, Om Records introduces a new batch of burgeoning international downtempo artists making waves in the sea of underground chilled beats. Fans of Thievery Corporation, Jazzanova and Kaskade take note! The lead track from Samantha James “Rise” is a stunner with massive radio potential! But that´s not all folks, new kids like Simeon (produced by Colossus), and Gil T really hold their own with seasoned veterans like J Boogie´s Dubtronic Science and JT Donaldson. “If you´re searching for something sweet and sexy to set a sophisticated mood, don´t look any further.” – URB “Om once again redefines the boundaries of contemporary lounge with a gamut–running collection of sassy soul and dream–inducing downtempo on the spliffy, cooled out cocktail tip.” – THE EXAMINER by www.om-records.com
Listen to samples Buy: Amazon.com
Download.com Review: If the French horn can be hip, then there’s still hope for the bassoonists of the world. The mellow tone of New York’s Alex Brofsky (aka AB +) brings out the sultry side of the horn that’s often hidden; the veteran jazz artist then blends it with the Jill Scott-like vocals of Jianda for a mellifluous R&B sound. – Editor, Download.com
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