After Jeanne got into the studio with LIFRA Music late in 2014 she has released two new re-recordings of Hidden Flaws & Falling in Love.
The recording time came courtesy of her participation in The Road to Zandstock, a competition for a chance to play at Zandstock Festival and win recording time with LIFRA Music (You can sign up now for this year, competition starts 9 May 2015)
These re-recordings have a greater depth and sophistication with a new 7pc band featuring: Joshua Aaron (keys and backing vocals), Mees Siderius (drums), Leif de Leeuw (guitar), Hessel Moeselaar (viola), Georg Jaspers (cello) Robin Bremer (bass guitar).
I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I know one little lady that had a great end to 2014 after her performance in the biggest music competition in the Netherlands.
Jeanne Rouwendaal won the Public Prize in De Grote Prijs van Nederland, having received so much support from her fans. So a super big thank you goes out to all her fans and supporters across Europe and the globe. Thanks to you all she now has €1000 in the bank to spend on recording, touring or equipment to bring more beautiful music to our ears.
And thank you to our mate Nick van Vuure for making this awesome video diary of the night. Check it out! Featuring the new re-recording of Hidden Flaws.
This girl put together a 7pc band during the competition! That effort alone is amazing, needless to say, the band worked very hard in rehearsals to produce such a captivating performance.
The Band:
Jeanne Rouwendaal, Joshua Aaron (keys and backing vocals), Mees Siderius (drums), Leif de Leeuw (guitar), Hessel Moeselaar (viola), Georg Jaspers (cello), Sophia de Geus (backing vocals), Robin Bremer (bass guitar).
It doesn’t surprise me how far this girl has come in one year. When I first met Jeanne she was playing in a hidden room at the back of an empty bar in a small town in North Holland.
December 2013
I met up with her afterwards and we talked about her goals. She wanted to Play at Festivals; in 2014 she performed at Zandstock & Bevrijdingspop Haarlem, she wanted to have more gigs in the city and bigger than the local open mic night; in 2014 she played in Cafe Cox, W2, People’s Place and Paradiso twice. She wanted to create a band and she wanted to reach 1000 likes on her Facebook page, she is now on 1026 likes. Plus some great highlights like supporting Wouter Hamel, performing on Amsterdam FM & twice on 3FM.
Not many of us can say at the end of the year that we have achieved all of our goals and more. She’s an inspiration… So Jeanne, what are your goals for 2015? No doubt it will be a big year.
Jeanne Rouwendaal 