JESS MEIDER

currently (August 2011)
A native of New York via Pittsburgh, and a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Jess has lived in Beijing China for the past 14 years, developing her musical desires and her awareness for teaching to encompass body, mind, and energy.

Jess plays many different styles of music, including jazz, live electronic dnb, rock, songwriter/acoustic, and electronic. She currently performs at Beijing’s top music venues with her rock trio, The Heavenly Stems, her jazz quartet and delights audiences with her solo songwriter shows.

jess is a professional
songwriter
vocalist – performer
jazz vocalist & improvisationalist
guitarist

jess also teaches…
Jess teaches vocal gong fu, a deep awareness practice that helps the vocalist to first understand the mechanisms of the body, energy and thoughts to strengthen the voice. She teaches privately and since 2007, as a professor at Beijing’s top modern music university, CMA (Contemporary Music Academy).

She also teaches privately and at one of Beijing’s renown yoga studios, The Yoga Yard www.yogayard.com

movie/TV
Released in February 2011, the Chinese version of “What Women Want” with Andy Lau and Gong Li (biggest actors in Asia), Jess and her jazz quartet back Andy Lau on stage. The film also features two of Jess’s original tunes from her jazz album, Dao, “Now is the Time” and “Kiss.”

Jess also sings for commercials. Most recently featured in China-wide run ads for MG car (2010) and iCool beer (2011)

past and present music projects
*All of Jess’s projects feature her songwriting and vocalisations.*
Jess Meider, songwriter www.jessmeider.com
Junglecat (2005-2008) www.myspace.com/thisisjunglcat
Jess Meider Jazz Quartet (2005-present)
The Heavenly Stems (2011) rock and roll in trio format
The Loops (2011) the hippest electronic duo you ever experienced

notable performances
Beijing Midi Jazz Festival 2005, 2006, 2007
Beijing 9 Gates Jazz Festival 2006, 2007, 2008
Shanghai Jazz Festival 2008
Beijing Olympics 2008 VIP area
VIP Events for Corporate Clients, including Hermes, Bazaar, Tiffany’s, White Collar, German, US, Italian, EU Beijing Embassies, American Chamber of Commerce, Olympics, Audi, Mercedes Benz, Landrover, BMW, Ferrari
Resident Jazz Quartet at Beijing’s East Shore Jazz Cafe, Sunday Nights (2006-2009)
“What Women Want” with Andy Lau & Gong Li

cd releases
Candy 2000
Songwriter 2008
Dao 2009
Divine 2009

school stuff
* received her Songwriting degree from Berklee College of Music
* taught alongside Pat Pattison, Steve Suskin and Bonnie Hayes at REO Songwriting Retreat in British Columbia (July 2011)
* professor JESS now teaches vocal gongfu and vocal jazz (2007 to present)

relevant interests
Jess
* speaks fluent chinese, has lived in china for 14 years
* studies the 5 elements, used in acupuncture, wushu and yoga
* writes a blog and maintains her website – www.jessmeider.com
* recorded an album for a producer 2006that features her singing well known Chinese traditional hits in English. the album is called “Jessica, Suddenly in 5 Seconds” released in 2007. http://www.yesasia.com/us/suddenly-in-five-seconds-china-version/1010904152-0-0-0-en/info.html
* does it because she loves it, and wants to share it into the world ***

ways to communicate
jessmeider@gmail.com
*telephone upon request*
facebook, twitter, picasaweb, google+
itunes
www.jessmeider.com