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THE EARNEST SOUND OF JOANNE JANZEN AND HER FORTHCOMiNG CD SAD CiRCUS 
DECEMBER 12, 2011 - Talk
about a juggling act! As an emerging singer/songwriter, performer and
recording artist, wife and mother of two young girls, JOANNE JANZEN
has her hands full, doing a high wire act at all times trying to
balance her personal life and creative pursuits. To
the delight of country/pop fans everywhere, the Australia born and
raised, Alberta, Canada based multi-tasker is perfectly in tune with
the three rings of melodic chaos that defines our lives. Her clever
phrase for this is also the name of her full length debut album: SAD CIRCUS. Featuring
three JANZEN originals and seven tunes penned by top Nashville
songwriters, it’s a wonderfully painful, emotionally compelling
collection that offers a soulful examination of how music can truly
fuel all moods--helping us soar when we’re happy and wallow (but
not for long!) when we’re down. “I
think SAD CIRCUS
is an extremely accurate representation of where I am at in my life,”
JANZEN says. “As a 35 year old mother and wife, I am singing about
topics that are coming from what I’ve learned over the years. The
three songs I wrote—“EVERYBODY KNOWS BETTER,” “HOLLOW” and
“YOU TAKE ME HOME”—are the most direct representations, and my
philosophy when choosing outside material was, if I cannot have said
every lyric, I won’t sing it. I think listeners will learn that I
am more about substance than the money note. It was important to
deliver a performance in the studio that came from my heart and soul
and not worry so much about how perfect it sounded. This project was
completely about honesty and the love of music and melody, and my
ability to tell a story through them.”
RELATED LiNKS: WWW.JOANNEJANZEN.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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