Katoorah Jayne has been played on most AAA stations nationwide (USA). She played at The American Festival in Milan, Italy and was hired to write and perform a song for a Warren Miller film. This Hollywood motion film that featured the song ÒJust Another DayÓ which Katoorah Jayne wrote, produced and performed was ÔThe Brutal TruthÕ which starred Molly Ringwald, Christina Appelgate and Jothanon Scheck.
She has opened for The Rembrandts, The Bodeans, Joes Walsh, Los Lobos, Bela Fleck, to name a few.Katoorah Jayne was a finalist in Ticketmaster Showcase (out of 6,000 bands) and in Musician Magazine's Best Unsigned Bands contest. 36,000 downloads on mp3.com with song Chromsome face, & other No 1 hits were achieved with You DonÕt Have me, Daddy, Daddy
This band has two demo CDs you gotta hear. Lead singer and principal songwriter Katoorah Jayne could very well turn Tunetown on its ear. This is hard-edged pop with smart lyrics and plenty of genuine attitudes. (As opposed to the kind where the artist snarls in the cover photo but seems pretty much disconnected from the songs. Rule of thumb: if you see the word "attitude" in the promo pack, chances are they don't have any.) Brett Ratzner's guitar can pierce like a stiletto or ooze like some kind of thick liquid (that's a compliment). Like everybody else, they're sniffing at various deal possibilities. At press time, nothing is solidified, so if you're an indie looking to sign some truly cool band, you oughta give 'em a call. ÑRusty Russell; Music Row Magazine; Edge of the Row While a Denverite, Katoorah Jayne was best known for her work in Western Vogue. These days she's a resident of Nashville with aself-titled demo that falls squarely into the Alanis Morissette camp. "Forgiveness," the first cut, is pure "You Oughta Know," and on "Like a Good Girl Should," "Chromosome Face" and others, Katoorah Jayne approximates the nasal sauciness of the commercially divine Ms. M. Not that she's doing an impression. It's the same voice she's alwayshadÑbut it's more marketable these days. Don't be shocked if A&R folks leap to the same conclusion.Michael Roberts; Westword - April 22, 1999 Katoorah Jayne emerged in Billboard Magazine's Continental Drift section for her appearance at the American Festival in Milan,Italy. She was termed a "label defier" for her diverse musical style
KATOORAH JAYNE
Self-titled
(no label listed)
Just in time for the summer, some rocking funk from former Les Femme Qui Rock regular Katoorah Jayne. Time to get sweaty as Jayne turns up the heat on tracks like ?Trip,? a thumping little number written by Big Kenny and BNA?s John Rich, who also co-produced. Jayne follows that with the scorching kick-off single ?Daddy, Daddy.? Elements of soul, blues and R & B bubble underneath the surface of these songs but make no mistake Jayne is a rock goddess with powerful vocals and Alanis like intensity. Rock on girl. There?s a hidden bonus track with Rich singing a stone-country version of ?Trip? that?s sure to bewilder Jayne?s fans This former Nashvillian returns for three shows in July. She plays ay Exit/In (9:30 p.m.) and 12th & Porter (11 p.m.) on July 9 and Dancin? In The District (6:30 p.m.) on July 12.
Taken from The Perimeter by John Hood
www.MUSICROW.com July 2001, pg 44
***
KATOORAH JAYNE
KATOORAH JAYNE
(Two Cows and Juan)
Former Nashvillian Katoorah Jayne?s latest eponymous release is an energy-packed rock rave up that Alanis Morrissette would covet. From the opener ?It?s All The Rage,? the listener is sucked into the songs like a strand of spaghetti and swallowed whole. Jayne covers similar territory as the Red Hot Chili Peppers early on in the disc with tracks like ?Trip? and ?Daddy, Daddy? with her tripped-out lyrical narrative, guitar-rock riffs and power-groove drums and bass. She shifts gear and settles into a more soulful singer/songwriter approach with songs like ?Walkin?? and ?Just Another Day in My Life,? but it?s her sometimes salty, sometimes sultry, sometimes screechy voice that keeps her continually engaging. The most radio-ready song on the disc is the passionate Eurythmics-styled track ?Tear Into You,? which has string pads rolled along under Jayne?s anguised vocal creating rollicking, head-bopping track that should make Katoorah Jayne a nationwide sensation. A particularly interested element to this CD is it?s enhanced features. A bio, several pictures, lyrics and even a well-developed video can be found with a few mouse clicks.
Drew Walen
The City Paper, Tuesday July 3, 2001, pg 23
***
KATOORAH JAYNE
IT?S ALL THE RAGE
So, are angry women over with? Alanis, Paula Cole, Tracy Bonham, Liz Phair – they?re all MIA. Like all trends that idly threat to consume the music industry (rap/rock, Latin music, sampled R&B songs), the angry women have gradually fallen out of favor and become a victim of backlash: 28 million people bought Jagged Little Pill, but only five will admit to it. Quasi-local rocker Katoorah Jayne (she recently moved back after a few years in London) belongs squarely with the angry women. She come completely equipped with tales of bad breakups, intimidating muscles, hellaciously ugly consonants, and strum-and-drum rhythms halfway between rock and country. Comparisons to Alanis come so quickly to mind, it?s easy to miss the fact that Katoorah is one of the best singer/songwriters on the scene right now.
It?s All The Rage, her latest offering is like a Snickers par – packed with singles, Rage is guaranteed to satisfy. ?Trip? (a clever Nashville-type lyrical trip from hell to heaven via Kansas), ?Just Another Day? (Shawn Colvin influenced balladry spiced up by a sweet hook), ?Chromosome Face? (a queery old school in-your-face song) and the eponymous track all rock ? make that Rock. Katoorah incorporates the hard edged of the blues without succumbing to the style?s vulnerability – she doesn?t have to wear her heart on her sleeve because it?s tattooed on her bicep.
Katoorah Jayne has experienced a boon of success lately on MP3.com and in England, and it?s well deserved since she crafts radio-friendly songs with enough edge to be distinguished from the crowd. However, one gets the feeling she?s trying too hard to make that next step ? little cracks in the perfection need mending. For instance, in order to sound ?tough? she sometimes bends her R?s so out of shape you fear her tongue will implode; this isn?t due to poor technique, since she handles that difficult consonant well most of the time – it?s an affection she can drop. And the spoken word throughout ?Trip? is gawky and only mars an otherwise perfect little song (as evidenced by the strange Katoorah-after-sex-change hidden track).
Still, tiny flaws notwithstanding, Rage is an easy purchase for supporting of the local scene, and Katoorah Jayne is an act to be caught while she?s still in town. The Angry women won?t be kept quiet for long. A-
Chris J. Magyer
Go-Go Magazine (www.gogomagazine.com)
24—June 6, 2001 Volume 3, issue 11
***
KATOORAH JAYNE:
Where are they now?
Since leaving Nashville for London a few years back, femme-rocker Katoorah Jayne has found a receptive audience for her funky, confrontational songwriting. Talking full advantage of the promotional possibilities of MP3.com, Jayne has toppled several of the Web site?s charts and won and MP3.com-sponsored ?Women In Rock? contest. Now attempting to re-establish herself in the States, Jayne has moved back to her original hometown of Denver and is releasing her self-titled debut CD with extra CD-ROM content – including lyrics, photos and the unsettling video for the provocative song ?Daddy Daddy.?
?Daddy Daddy? is a heavy high-energy number reminiscent of Alanis Morrisette?s ?You Oughta Know? on sound and content. In a series of dispatches to her father, her mother, and her ex-lover, the song?s protagonist declares that her sexuality will not be controlled by anyone but herself. The video adds a disturbing incest theme to ?Daddy Daddy,? inter-singing the song with black-and-white footage of a sad little girl sitting next to her dad.
That sort of edge-pushing is common place on Katoorah Jayne, which features 11 tracks that have been the basic structure of the angry singer-songwriter folk, layered with the hard rock and metallic soul. The record was produced by Nashvillian John Rich, a frequent collaborator of Kenny Alphin (currently leader of the local rock band Luvj0i); the Rich/Alphin co-written song ?Trip? – originally slated to be on Alphin?s unreleased Hollywood Records debut under the Big Kenny – is covered by Jayne in one of her record?s highlights.
Jayne makes a homecoming of sorts this week as she returns to Nashville for three shows: She?ll be at Exit/In on Monday, July 9 at 9:30 p.m, and then later that night she?ll be at 12th & Porter. The following Thursday she opens for War at Dancin? in the District. When Jayne left town, she was just beginning to make the transition from folkie-with-Music-Row-aspirations to in-your-face-rocker. It should be interesting to see the fury of a women transformed.
Noel Murrey
Nashville Scene, July 3-9, 2001
***
FUNK
KATOORAH JAYNE
IT?S ALL THE RAGE
Details: Funky, razor-blade rock, Quote: Devastating. Katoorah Jayne will consume you without batting an eye. She creates aggressive and confident songs that show no mercy. Sharply defined, erotic and powerful, Jayne dominated in a world of sandpapered hearts. A spicy vixen of song. www.katoorahjayne.com
Songwriter?s Monthly
March 2001, #107
***
KATOORAH JAYNE
Okay, comparisons with Alanis Morrissette are bound to be made so I?ll get it out of the way early on, as pretty soon it becomes apparent that there?s far more to Katoorah Jayne. The absence of a record deal is a mystery. Opener, ?It?s all the rage? funks it up bringing the Sass Jordan/Stevie Salas pairing to mind.
?Chromosone Race? is wonderfully bitter – ?all the pitiful battles with your tongue as the knife, thieves are much more generous, ya know they left me with more that you.? Ballads such as ?Just Another Day? and ?Walkin?? whilst simple, really strike a chord. This is largely due to the thoughtful lyrics and phrasing which runs throughout the album, combining the brashness of Ms Morrissette with the maturity of Sass Jordan. My pick of the bunch changed daily as almost every track has something outstanding, at the moment it?s ballad ?Subtraction? (?Take away me from you?) – simple yet to effective and ?Tear Into You? with its monster chorus and lyric ?You?re so beautiful, can I ingest you??. This is a fantastic album, fresh, quirky, and funky enough to dance to. Make the effort and go to katoorah.com today.
Powerplay Magazine
UK
Back Issue 3
June 2001
KATOORAH JAYNE
Self-titled
(no label listed)
Just in time for the summer, some rocking funk from former Les Femme Qui Rock regular Katoorah Jayne. Time to get sweaty as Jayne turns up the heat on tracks like ?Trip,? a thumping little number written by Big Kenny and BNA?s John Rich, who also co-produced. Jayne follows that with the scorching kick-off single ?Daddy, Daddy.? Elements of soul, blues and R & B bubble underneath the surface of these songs but make no mistake Jayne is a rock goddess with powerful vocals and Alanis like intensity. Rock on girl. There?s a hidden bonus track with Rich singing a stone-country version of ?Trip? that?s sure to bewilder Jayne?s fans This former Nashvillian returns for three shows in July. She plays ay Exit/In (9:30 p.m.) and 12th & Porter (11 p.m.) on July 9 and Dancin? In The District (6:30 p.m.) on July 12.
Taken from The Perimeter by John Hood
www.MUSICROW.com July 2001, pg 44
***
KATOORAH JAYNE
KATOORAH JAYNE
(Two Cows and Juan)
Former Nashvillian Katoorah Jayne?s latest eponymous release is an energy-packed rock rave up that Alanis Morrissette would covet. From the opener ?It?s All The Rage,? the listener is sucked into the songs like a strand of spaghetti and swallowed whole. Jayne covers similar territory as the Red Hot Chili Peppers early on in the disc with tracks like ?Trip? and ?Daddy, Daddy? with her tripped-out lyrical narrative, guitar-rock riffs and power-groove drums and bass. She shifts gear and settles into a more soulful singer/songwriter approach with songs like ?Walkin?? and ?Just Another Day in My Life,? but it?s her sometimes salty, sometimes sultry, sometimes screechy voice that keeps her continually engaging. The most radio-ready song on the disc is the passionate Eurythmics-styled track ?Tear Into You,? which has string pads rolled along under Jayne?s anguised vocal creating rollicking, head-bopping track that should make Katoorah Jayne a nationwide sensation. A particularly interested element to this CD is it?s enhanced features. A bio, several pictures, lyrics and even a well-developed video can be found with a few mouse clicks.
Drew Walen
The City Paper, Tuesday July 3, 2001, pg 23
***
KATOORAH JAYNE
IT?S ALL THE RAGE
So, are angry women over with? Alanis, Paula Cole, Tracy Bonham, Liz Phair – they?re all MIA. Like all trends that idly threat to consume the music industry (rap/rock, Latin music, sampled R&B songs), the angry women have gradually fallen out of favor and become a victim of backlash: 28 million people bought Jagged Little Pill, but only five will admit to it. Quasi-local rocker Katoorah Jayne (she recently moved back after a few years in London) belongs squarely with the angry women. She come completely equipped with tales of bad breakups, intimidating muscles, hellaciously ugly consonants, and strum-and-drum rhythms halfway between rock and country. Comparisons to Alanis come so quickly to mind, it?s easy to miss the fact that Katoorah is one of the best singer/songwriters on the scene right now.
It?s All The Rage, her latest offering is like a Snickers par – packed with singles, Rage is guaranteed to satisfy. ?Trip? (a clever Nashville-type lyrical trip from hell to heaven via Kansas), ?Just Another Day? (Shawn Colvin influenced balladry spiced up by a sweet hook), ?Chromosome Face? (a queery old school in-your-face song) and the eponymous track all rock ? make that Rock. Katoorah incorporates the hard edged of the blues without succumbing to the style?s vulnerability – she doesn?t have to wear her heart on her sleeve because it?s tattooed on her bicep.
Katoorah Jayne has experienced a boon of success lately on MP3.com and in England, and it?s well deserved since she crafts radio-friendly songs with enough edge to be distinguished from the crowd. However, one gets the feeling she?s trying too hard to make that next step ? little cracks in the perfection need mending. For instance, in order to sound ?tough? she sometimes bends her R?s so out of shape you fear her tongue will implode; this isn?t due to poor technique, since she handles that difficult consonant well most of the time – it?s an affection she can drop. And the spoken word throughout ?Trip? is gawky and only mars an otherwise perfect little song (as evidenced by the strange Katoorah-after-sex-change hidden track).
Still, tiny flaws notwithstanding, Rage is an easy purchase for supporting of the local scene, and Katoorah Jayne is an act to be caught while she?s still in town. The Angry women won?t be kept quiet for long. A-
Chris J. Magyer
Go-Go Magazine (www.gogomagazine.com)
24—June 6, 2001 Volume 3, issue 11
***
KATOORAH JAYNE:
Where are they now?
Since leaving Nashville for London a few years back, femme-rocker Katoorah Jayne has found a receptive audience for her funky, confrontational songwriting. Talking full advantage of the promotional possibilities of MP3.com, Jayne has toppled several of the Web site?s charts and won and MP3.com-sponsored ?Women In Rock? contest. Now attempting to re-establish herself in the States, Jayne has moved back to her original hometown of Denver and is releasing her self-titled debut CD with extra CD-ROM content – including lyrics, photos and the unsettling video for the provocative song ?Daddy Daddy.?
?Daddy Daddy? is a heavy high-energy number reminiscent of Alanis Morrisette?s ?You Oughta Know? on sound and content. In a series of dispatches to her father, her mother, and her ex-lover, the song?s protagonist declares that her sexuality will not be controlled by anyone but herself. The video adds a disturbing incest theme to ?Daddy Daddy,? inter-singing the song with black-and-white footage of a sad little girl sitting next to her dad.
That sort of edge-pushing is common place on Katoorah Jayne, which features 11 tracks that have been the basic structure of the angry singer-songwriter folk, layered with the hard rock and metallic soul. The record was produced by Nashvillian John Rich, a frequent collaborator of Kenny Alphin (currently leader of the local rock band Luvj0i); the Rich/Alphin co-written song ?Trip? – originally slated to be on Alphin?s unreleased Hollywood Records debut under the Big Kenny – is covered by Jayne in one of her record?s highlights.
Jayne makes a homecoming of sorts this week as she returns to Nashville for three shows: She?ll be at Exit/In on Monday, July 9 at 9:30 p.m, and then later that night she?ll be at 12th & Porter. The following Thursday she opens for War at Dancin? in the District. When Jayne left town, she was just beginning to make the transition from folkie-with-Music-Row-aspirations to in-your-face-rocker. It should be interesting to see the fury of a women transformed.
Noel Murrey
Nashville Scene, July 3-9, 2001
***
FUNK
KATOORAH JAYNE
IT?S ALL THE RAGE
Details: Funky, razor-blade rock, Quote: Devastating. Katoorah Jayne will consume you without batting an eye. She creates aggressive and confident songs that show no mercy. Sharply defined, erotic and powerful, Jayne dominated in a world of sandpapered hearts. A spicy vixen of song. www.katoorahjayne.com
Songwriter?s Monthly
March 2001, #107
***
KATOORAH JAYNE
Okay, comparisons with Alanis Morrissette are bound to be made so I?ll get it out of the way early on, as pretty soon it becomes apparent that there?s far more to Katoorah Jayne. The absence of a record deal is a mystery. Opener, ?It?s all the rage? funks it up bringing the Sass Jordan/Stevie Salas pairing to mind.
?Chromosone Race? is wonderfully bitter – ?all the pitiful battles with your tongue as the knife, thieves are much more generous, ya know they left me with more that you.? Ballads such as ?Just Another Day? and ?Walkin?? whilst simple, really strike a chord. This is largely due to the thoughtful lyrics and phrasing which runs throughout the album, combining the brashness of Ms Morrissette with the maturity of Sass Jordan. My pick of the bunch changed daily as almost every track has something outstanding, at the moment it?s ballad ?Subtraction? (?Take away me from you?) – simple yet to effective and ?Tear Into You? with its monster chorus and lyric ?You?re so beautiful, can I ingest you??. This is a fantastic album, fresh, quirky, and funky enough to dance to. Make the effort and go to katoorah.com today.
Powerplay Magazine
UK
Back Issue 3
June 2001
KATOORAH JAYNE
IT?s ALL THE RAGE
(Autoeditado, 2000)
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