Jessy Lanza is a Canadian electronic songwriter, producer, and vocalist from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1] She has released three albums, Pull My Hair Back (2013), Oh No (2016) and All the Time (2020), to critical praise on UK label Hyperdub.
Lanza grew up playing piano and clarinet before going to Concordia University to study jazz.[2][3][4] Before starting her career as a singer and music producer, she worked as a music teacher.[5]
Lanza was listed as one of the best new artists of 2013 by XLR8R.[6] In a review of her debut album, Pull My Hair Back, she was described by The Guardian as "the latest and possibly greatest of the new ethereal soul girls"[7] and ranked No. 4 on Resident Advisor's Top 20 Albums of 2013.[8]Pull My Hair Back was co-written and co-produced with Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys and released on the UK's Hyperdub record label. The album Pull My Hair Back was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[9]
In 2014, Lanza collaborated with Caribou on his album Our Love. In 2015, she recorded vocals for The Galleria EP Calling Card / Mezzanine. The duo released a single in 2019 titled Stop & Go.
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January 02, 2023
jessy, lanza, canadian, electronic, songwriter, producer, vocalist, from, hamilton, ontario, canada, released, three, albums, pull, hair, back, 2013, 2016, time, 2020, critical, praise, label, hyperdub, lanza, performing, philadelphiabackground, informationbor. Jessy Lanza is a Canadian electronic songwriter producer and vocalist from Hamilton Ontario Canada 1 She has released three albums Pull My Hair Back 2013 Oh No 2016 and All the Time 2020 to critical praise on UK label Hyperdub Jessy LanzaLanza performing in PhiladelphiaBackground informationBorn 1985 09 03 3 September 1985 age 37 OriginHamilton Ontario CanadaGenresTechno pop R amp B electronicOccupation s Dj music producer songwriter vocalistInstrument s Vocals drum machine keyboard synthYears active2009 presentLabelsHyperdubWebsitejessylanza wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Influences 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 EPs 3 3 Singles 4 ReferencesLife and career EditLanza grew up playing piano and clarinet before going to Concordia University to study jazz 2 3 4 Before starting her career as a singer and music producer she worked as a music teacher 5 Lanza was listed as one of the best new artists of 2013 by XLR8R 6 In a review of her debut album Pull My Hair Back she was described by The Guardian as the latest and possibly greatest of the new ethereal soul girls 7 and ranked No 4 on Resident Advisor s Top 20 Albums of 2013 8 Pull My Hair Back was co written and co produced with Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys and released on the UK s Hyperdub record label The album Pull My Hair Back was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize 9 In 2014 Lanza collaborated with Caribou on his album Our Love In 2015 she recorded vocals for The Galleria EP Calling Card Mezzanine The duo released a single in 2019 titled Stop amp Go Her second album Oh No was released in 2016 and was shortlisted again for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize 10 Her third album All the Time was released in July 2020 Influences EditLanza possesses a soprano vocal range similar to Elizabeth Fraser and Aaliyah 11 As a child Lanza listened to Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul 4 The singer said that having a background in studying jazz helped her to have the ability to hear and lift chord progressions which led her to an understanding of R amp B music that permeates her recent work 5 Laced with funk soul R amp B and haunting high register vocals Lanza cites Missy Elliott and Timbaland as early influences on her songwriting 12 The singer has also cited such artists as Evelyn Champagne King and Melba Moore 13 She also cited Japanese synthpop artists of the 1970s and 1980s such as Yellow Magic Orchestra members Haruomi Hosono Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi as key influences 14 She has a postmodern approach to writing music comparing her songs to a mashup of all the pop songs over the last 40 years that she likes 4 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Pull My Hair Back 2013 Oh No 2016 All the Time 2020 DJ Kicks 2021 EPs Edit You Never Show Your Love 2015 Singles Edit Beach Mode 2013 Ikonika feature Kathy Lee 2013 Keep Moving 2013 5785021 2014 You and Me 2014 You Never Show Your Love 2015 ft DJ Spinn amp Taso It Means I Love You 2016 VV Violence 2016 Oh No 2016 Lick in Heaven 2020 Face 2020 Anyone Around 2020 References Edit Cox Jamieson Jessy Lanza Pull My Hair Back Review Pitchfork com Retrieved 29 May 2014 Ryce Andrew Breaking Through Jessy Lanza Resident Advisor Retrieved 29 May 2014 Bentley Jason KCRW Presents Jessy Lanza Npr org Retrieved 29 May 2014 a b c Jessy Lanza The pop writer who isn t a pop star the cool kid who isn t a hipster Loudandquiet com Retrieved 26 March 2020 a b The understated alluring RnB of Jessy Lanza Loudandquiet com Retrieved 26 March 2020 XLR8R s Best of 2013 New Artists XLR8R Archived from the original on 3 February 2014 Retrieved 29 May 2014 Lester Paul Jessy Lanza The Guardian Retrieved 29 May 2014 RA Poll Top 20 albums of 2013 Resident Advisor Retrieved 29 May 2014 Arcade Fire Drake Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list CTV News 15 July 2014 Brophy Aaron 14 July 2016 2016 Polaris Music Short List Is Here Polaris Music Prize Retrieved 18 August 2016 CD Jessy Lanza Oh No The Arts Desk Theartsdesk com Retrieved 26 March 2020 Lindsay Benjamin JESSY LANZA HAMILTON S HEROINE Interview Magazine Retrieved 29 May 2014 JESSY LANZA Crack Magazine Retrieved 26 March 2020 Spice Anton 23 March 2016 Jessy Lanza s 6 essential Japanese electronic pop records Thevinylfactory com Retrieved 26 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jessy Lanza amp oldid 1068086541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
