JANET BLAIR

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Little did I anticipate my path. It began with symphonic music and two degrees in oboe.  (Listen for the classical instruments in my music.) I played professionally with the El Paso Symphony and the Las Cruces Symphony, when God rapidly opened (alongside some painfully shut) doors to songwriting. Now, I have fun digitally distorting the oboe/English Horn to imitate horns and even - heaven forbid - saxophones.

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Matthew Odmark, of the Jars of Clay, has been my producer for my last two projects, which has been a fantastic collaboration at Gray Matters Studio in Nashville TN. For Over Under, Sara Groves consulted and Peter Katis (The National, Jonsi) mixed tracks. What a dream.

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People compare my sound to Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, Ellie Holcomb, and Joanna Newsom.

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Oh...and I play piano.  

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I started playing piano in first grade. It was an epic start.  : ) Winning your first competition by playing a total of twelve notes is intense.

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When I am not preventing my three young girls from destroying everything,  I lead music for Resurrection San Diego.

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