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THE JANE DOE'S BIO AND DISCOGRAPHY
“The Jane Doe's have an ethereal, funky soulful sound that simply exudes sex. Singer Andy Tubman's sexy falsetto captures the honesty and earnestness of Smokey Robinson and the pure id of Prince. All of this is set against a smooth, funky R & B backdrop. We're bombarded everyday with anthems to sex and love, but what sets The Jane Doe's songs apart from others is a certain mystical, almost voodoo quality. It's not just sexy, it's DEEPLY sexy.”
-Robert Coats
The sultry, deeply-grooved sound of the Jane Doe's owes some of its resonance, insight, and kaleidoscopic imagery to front man Andy Tubman’s day job. As a music therapist in psychiatric hospitals and rehab centers, he uses music to communicate in new ways with people living in pain and at the very edges of the human experience. One of the first things to attract your ears and eyes at a Jane Doe's performance is the eclectic makeup of Drummer/percussionist Bradley Colton’s kit. A collection of hand drums from around the world is spiced with found object instruments He creates out of salad bowls, springs, and other everyday items which add layers of intricate sound to the music.
The Jane Doe’s live set up ranges from a two piece (guitar, percussion) intimate acoustic vibe, to a full five or six piece band adding B3/Rhodes, second guitar, and a second drummer. Any way, it’s apparent when experiencing The Jane Doe’s, that the players have a mastery of their craft and a deep connection to their art that can’t be achieved by keyboard short cuts or fakery.
Based in LA, the Jane Doe's play the city's choicest venues including…
-the Roxy (opening for the John Popper Project, Tea Leaf Green, etc.)
-Hotel Café (regulars at the hotel every month)
-the Mint (house band for “the Gathering” hosted by Rueben Paul & Butch
Bradley)
-the Knitting Factory
-House of Blues in LA and Las Vegas.
-Sundance Film Festival, 2006, 2007 and 2008
-Utah Mountain Stages a series of summer concerts in Park City, UT
-Private bookings for Vanity Fair, Campari, and Skyy Vodka
-Fundraisers for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, sponsored by Smart Car
Discography
-“Red-Eyed-Soul” (2009, unreleased)
the newest Jane Doe’s record, no one has heard it, but you have a copy with this package.
-“the Jane Doe’s – Live from Mozambique” (2008)
currently releasing tracks, one at a time, free online as part of The Jane Doe’s Virtual World Summer Tour.
-You Bring the Devil (2005)
Three cuts from their self-produced freshman album made it on to the silver or LCD screen.
-“Quiet Inside” was featured in The Jacket, starring Keira Knightly and Adrian Brody. Brian Eno, who wrote the score, was so taken with the Jane Doe’s stark haunting lament, written especially for the project, that he wove the song’s musical theme throughout the film, and played in full over the end credits. The band also headlined the films premiere party. ) Recently, another production team, this time Italian, is again using Quiet Inside to spear head their up-coming Italian release "TI STRAMO". A supportive tour of Italy is in the works.
-“Junkie”, from You Bring the Devil made a little ripple in the world of online video when it was used in the “Swimming!” episode of LonelyGirl15,. The third most watched episode of the original series with one million views. It was enough to get the Jane Doe’s mentioned in the New York Times.
-“Who’s Kidding Who”, the most recorded Jane Doe’s song. appears on Sloe Gin Fizz, You Bring the Devil, and Red-Eyed-Soul…it’s a song that sadly becomes more relevant every year since its conception from Andy’s father in 1968. One version appears in the film “Fields of Fuel” that won the ‘viewers choice’ award at the 2008 Sundance Film festival.
-“sloe gin fizz” (2004)
An acoustic album that makes up half of the chromosomes of the Jane Doe’s. Preceding their conception by a year, this is the quintessential prequel to the Doe’s. Recorded live in studio.
-Dead Write (film, 2007)
Three songs from the Jane Doe’s were placed in this independent Psychological-Thriller starring Rachel Hunter and Tippie Hendren.
“Shine”, “Tap Room”, and “Speaking with the Sky”.
Who’s Lovin’ The Jane Doe's:
~ Sitting in with us in Sept and Oct 2009; Dane Cook, Macy Grey, Donovan
~ The Umbilical Brothers began featuring tracks from “Red Eyed Soul”
over the first 2 weeks of sold out shows on their new tour at the Sydney Opera House, in Australia, Aug. 2009.
~ ”Red Eyed Soul” added to KCRW’s(Morning Becomes Eclectic) New Play list.
~ Independent Music Award 2007 Nomination for Best Song from a Film or TV Show
for “Quiet Inside”.
~Pulse Rated (USA/UK) radio featured The Jane Doe's 7-consecutive days in November, 2006, profiling 7 songs from "You Bring the Devil" and interviewed the band live each night.
~ Rock City News Outstanding Songwriter of the Year 2005
~Brad Colton was featured in a Fall 2006 full-page spread in the LA Times Magazine
“West”.
~Regular mentions on defamer.com, LA Weekly and Pulse Rated.
Where to Find, Hear and Buy the Music of the Jane Doe's:
~myspace.com/thejanedoes ~thejanedoes.com ~iTunes ~cd baby ~youtube.com/thejanedoes ~lastfm.com ~pulserated.com ~pandora.com ~pure volume ~jam base ~moboogie ~eventful
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