Emma Jayne, Afrodile Trane and Jordy Shulman

Emma Jayne is a Chicago native singer-songwriter living in Boston, MA. When she's not writing songs, she can be found singing in her a cappella group or playing early 2000's pop hits on her college radio show. Her Nashville-recorded debut album, Jetlag, is due out at the beginning of 2017. Emma's music can be found on iTunes and Spotify.

http://www.emmajaynesings.com/

Afrodile Trane (Mia Johnson) is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Trane is best known for her eclectic musical style and unique vocal abilities. Trane has also been applauded for her unique fusion of Neo-Soul, Soul, R&B, Jazz and Hip-Hop genres. The stage name was derived from the French word, Affrodile, translating to Daffodil in English and Trane being her musical muse, John Coltrane’s nickname.
Afrodile Trane was born as Mia Johnson on May 23rd, 1995 in Edina, Minnesota as the first and only child of Thomas Johnson, a marketing entrepreneur, and Gwen Mangiamele,a sales executive. Johnson and Mangiamele were never married and separated when Trane was just two months old. At the age of seven, Trane inquired about vocal lessons but was instead advised to learn the piano, which she was then was classically trained in. Her favorite composer is Bach. At the age of 10, Trane began writing songs after teaching herself to play the guitar. Early influences were artists such as Avril Lavigne, Jewel, and Dido. Trane has since dismissed those artists as “white people music,” and claims that her only saving graces musically were Prince and Whitney Houston. Trane began performing her original compositions around the Minneapolis area in venues such as First Aveune & 7th Street Entry, the old Guthrie Theater, and the Fine Line Music Café, where she was highly praised for her composition skills and musical vocal style.
At the age of 18, Trane moved to Chicago to study music and literature at the Columbia College Chicago, where she was presented a prestigious scholarship regarding her compositions. Trane recounts having a mental breakdown after about two months of living in Chicago;
“Being from an affluent, mostly white community and then being dropped in the middle of downtown Chicago was… not an easy transition”
Trane claims to have witnessed highly traumatic events;
“Seeing extreme poverty, homelessness, and addiction was difficult for me at first. Now I am thankful for that experience. I lived in a sheltered little bubble and had no idea of what most peoples' realities were. Then I moved to the city and it was as if someone just went pop! It was emancipating."
It was in Chicago that Trane was exposed to hip-hop and gospel music which led her to retire her previous musical background. Not having written any music for nearly nearly six months, Trane began to listen to Jazz for inspiration. Trane associates the change of heart to Amy Winehouse, whose jazz background intrigued her to listen to the genre and discover artists such as Chet Baker, Miles Davis, and “the most important artist of all time,” John Coltrane, who she has famously claimed, “the best singer that has ever lived.”
After being discouraged by events that occurred in Chicago, Trane decided to apply to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston to study Jazz, where she was admitted and studies Songwriting. It was here that a friend introduced her to Neo-Soul artist, D’Angelo;
“Someone played me Brown Sugar by D’Angelo and it was like my entire musical world changed right then and there. I was introduced to ‘The Groove.’”
Trane currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts. Her highly anticipated debut single, "Illusions of Love" is set for release this winter of 2016.

http://www.afrodiletrane.com/

Jordy Shulman is a Singer/Songwriter who began his music career in 2014 by posting YouTube videos.
During his years of recording covers and writing material, Jordy also had the pleasure of being a member of The Boston University Treblemakers.
This past year, Jordy wrote and recorded his debut EP with help from Jake Ohlbaum, Emma Jayne, Rachel Wein, and many more. Ribbons EP was released on September 9th 2016.

http://www.jordyshulmanmusic.com/

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