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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Folk
  • Instrument: Vocals

Biography

Born on Prince Edward Island and raised in Halifax, Canadian singer/songwriter Jenn Grant rose to local attention in 2005 with her jazzy, Feist-influenced folk/pop. Although originally self-released, her first EP earned Grant a contract with Paris 1919 Records, which released the full-length album Orchestra for the Moon in 2007. Grant then jumped ship for Six Shooter Records, which issued the sophomore effort Echoes two years later. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
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This article is about the singer. For the actress, see Jennifer Grant.
Jenn Grant

Jenn Grant performing at the New Capital Music Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, 2007
Background information
Born 1980
Prince Edward Island
Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 2004–present
Labels Six Shooter Records
Associated acts The Heavy Blinkers, Jill Barber, Tanya Davis, Matt Mays, Two Hours Traffic
Website Jenn Grant

Jenn Grant (born 1980) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Background

Born on Prince Edward Island to Ken (a vascular surgeon) and Heather Grant, she moved to Halifax with her mother and brother at age ten when their marriage broke up.[1] She attended Saint Mary's University for a time[1] and later graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University,[2] with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting.[1]

Career

She performed as a musician for a time in her early teens, but stopped due to a bout of stage fright, and didn't return to performing until her early 20s when she played some shows with The Heavy Blinkers.[3] She then released an independent EP, Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century, in 2005.

She collaborated on her debut album, Orchestra for the Moon, with such artists as Ron Sexsmith, the Heavy Blinkers, Matt Mays and Jill Barber, and later toured Germany and Canada in support of the album, including as an opening act for The Weakerthans.

She later began recording her second album, Echoes, on a farm in rural Ontario in 2008.[4] That album was released in 2009.

Grant has said in interviews that her music is inspired by her everyday life:

“ I draw inspiration from any situation going on around me. I was writing a song yesterday and it dawned on me, it was about people I know. I thought, 'Oh god, they are going to figure it out.' Then I played it for my neighbour, Tanya Davis, and she figured it out. I was like, 'Oh damn.'[5] ”

She also continues to paint, including designing her own album covers.[5]

Awards

Grant performing at NXNE 2009.

In 2006, she won Best New Artist and Best Female Artist at the Nova Scotia Music Awards.[6]

Grant's song "Dreamer", from Orchestra for the Moon, is featured as the theme song on CBC's Heartland. Her song "Make it Home Tonight" will be played at the end of episode 11 of Flashpoint.

Discography

  • 2005: Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century (EP)
  • 2007: Orchestra for the Moon
  • 2009: Echoes

References

  1. ^ a b c Tara Thorne (2007-04-26). "To the moon". thecoast.ca. http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/to-the-moon/Content?oid=960665. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  2. ^ Robert Everett-Green (2007-06-14). "Ambitious Girl Next Door" (PDF). The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. http://www.jenngrant.com/Echoes/press/globeandmail.com%20Ambitious%20girl%20next%20door.PDF. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  3. ^ Wigney, Allan. "Jenn Grant flying over the Moon". canoe.ca, June 13, 2007.
  4. ^ "Jenn Grant's Heartbreak". Exclaim!, February 2009
  5. ^ a b "Jenn Grant Takes Symphonic Sounds to the Moon". chartattack.com, December 8, 2006.
  6. ^ Shannon Webb-Campbell (2006-12-08). "Jenn Grant Takes Symphonic Sounds To The Moon". chartattack.com. http://www.chartattack.com/news/42585/jenn-grant-takes-symphonic-sounds-to-the-moon. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 

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