American singer-songwriter
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Musical artist
Jennifer Ognibene , known by her stage name Jenny O. , is an American singer-songwriter, based in
Los Angeles ,
California .
Early life and education
Jenny O. grew up on
Long Island ,
New York .
[1] She studied
jazz at
State University of New York at New Paltz and Composition at
State University of New York at Purchase Conservatory of Music.
[2]
Career
2010–2012: Home EP
In 2010, Jenny O. released a five-song EP of demo recordings titled Home .
[3] The first single, "Well OK Honey," appeared in the real-guitar-based video game
Rocksmith ,
[4]
HBO 's
True Blood ,
[5] and a television campaign by
Toyota .
[6] In the same year, "Won't Let You Leave" was licensed by
Subaru in a television campaign.
[7]
Jenny was a member of the LA Ladies Choir, who released one album, "Sing Joyfully" on Teenage Teardrops Records in 2010.
[8]
2013: Automechanic and Holy Trinity Records
On February 5, 2013, Jenny O. released an album, Automechanic on her own label, Holy Trinity Records.
[9] The album was produced by
Jonathan Wilson in
Echo Park, Los Angeles and features
James Gadson on drums.
[10]
2016: Work EP
On October 7, 2016, Jenny O. released a second EP of demo recordings, titled Work .
[11] The first single, "Cheer Up Free Your Mind," was re-recorded in
Simlish for
The Sims 4 video game. "Case Study B" plays in Episode 605 of
Orange Is The New Black .
[5]
2017–2019: Peace & Information
Peace & Information , Jenny O.’s second album, was produced by
Jonathan Wilson and released August 4, 2017 on Holy Trinity Records.
[12] The song "Trauma Jules" was licensed by the U.S. television series
Shameless . "Power & Charm" appears in Riverdale.
[5] The song "If You're Lonely" is heard over the closing credits of Season 2, Episode 8 of the Bravo series
Imposters .
[13]
2020: New Truth
Jenny O.'s third album, New Truth , produced by Kevin Ratterman, was released August 7, 2020.
[14]
2023: Spectra
Jenny O.'s fourth album, Spectra , produced by Kevin Ratterman, was released February 23, 2023.
[15]
Singles and compilations
"Get Down For The Holidays", The Christmas Gig , a
Target holiday compilation, 2010.
"
I'm Gonna Love You Too " by
Buddy Holly ,
Rave On Buddy Holly ,
Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group , 2011.
"
The Happiest Days of Our Lives /
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 ", by Pink Floyd, Cool For School ,
Manimal Vinyl , 2014.
[16]
"Ragtime Queen",
Fraggle Rock – Dream a Dream and See , Beta-Petrol, 2013.
[17]
"1941," This Is The Town – A Tribute To
Harry Nilsson (Volume 1) , Royal Potato Family, 2014.
[18]
"
Waterfalls " by
TLC produced for the television series,
Grey's Anatomy Holy Trinity Records, 2015.
"
Can't Seem to Make You Mine " by
The Seeds , Holy Trinity Records, 2019.
"Not My President," Holy Trinity Records, 2020.
Television and film
On December 12, 2013, Jenny O. appeared with her band, Jenny O. & the High Society , on
Last Call with Carson Daly , performing "Seashells" and "Automechanic."
[19] They appeared again on the show March 13, 2014 to perform "Lazy Jane" and "Learned My Lessons."
[20]
Jenny O. recorded a version of "Lucky" by songwriter
Kat Edmonson for a
Coca-Cola television campaign which aired during the
2014 Winter Olympics .
[21]
In 2014, she performed the theme song for the
ABC television series
Selfie .
[22]
Background vocals
Jenny O. provided vocals on the following recordings:
"Funtimes In Babylon,"
Father John Misty , Fear Fun , 2012.
"'99,"
Harper Simon , Division Street , 2013.
"Hummingbird,"
Bonnie "Prince" Billy , by
Leon Russell , 2014.
[23]
"I'll See You Again," Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, by
Roy Harper , 2014.
[24]
"Moses Pain,"
Jonathan Wilson , Fanfare ,
Bella Union , 2015.
"Stone Cold Daddy-O,"
Jonny Fritz , Sweet Creep , ATO, 2016.
Richard Edwards, Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset , Joyful Noise, 2017.
"Sylvie," Leslie Stevens,
Thirty Tigers , Sinner , 2019.
Touring
In 2011, Jenny O. toured the U.S. West Coast with
Ben Harper ,
Leon Russell , and
Father John Misty .
[25]
[26]
[27] In 2013, she completed a U.S. and European tour with
Sixto Rodriguez .
[28] She has subsequently toured with
The Proclaimers ,
[29]
Rodrigo Amarante ,
[30]
Rhett Miller ,
[31]
Dar Williams ,
[32]
Joe Purdy ,
[33]
Robert Ellis ,
[34]
The Wild Reeds ,
[29]
Radical Face ,
[35] and
Faye Webster .
[36] Jenny O. has also opened for
Violent Femmes ,
[37]
Tegan and Sara ,
[38]
Wanda Jackson ,
[39]
Adam Green ,
[40] and
Jenny Lewis .
[41]
See also
References
^ Reyan, Ali.
"Singer-Songwriter Jenny O. Puts a Lifetime Spent Around Music to Work" . Ct.com . Retrieved February 14, 2014 .
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"News" . Purchase.edu . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
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"Jenny O – Home EP" . Thelineofbestfit.com .
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"Rocksmith releases more of its song list, featuring Radiohead, Soundgarden" . Videogamewriters.com . Retrieved November 20, 2015 .
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"Music by Jenny O" . Tunefind.com .
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"Music by Jenny O" . TuneFind.com . Retrieved November 20, 2015 .
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"Subaru Legacy 'Looking for Gold' 2012 Commercial – What's the Song?" . Diffuser.fm . June 9, 2012.
^ Darling, Nikki.
"Sisters With Voices: The L.A. Ladies Choir" . Laweekly.com . Retrieved February 14, 2014 .
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"Jenny O. – "Automechanic" (Free MP3)" . Boing Boing. September 18, 2012.
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"Automechanic – Jenny O. | Credits" .
AllMusic . Retrieved November 20, 2015 .
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"Debut: Jenny O., Work , Impose magazine, October 7, 2016
^ Tarrant, Kathleen (August 4, 2017).
"Jenny O.'s Message is Simple: When 'People' Protest, Listen" . NPR .
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"Music from Imposters S2E08" . Tunefind.com . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
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"Jenny O. Breaks Down Her Soothing New Album "New Truth" Track by Track" . Floodmagazine.com . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
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"www.allmusic.com/album/spectra" . Allmusic.com . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
^ Jardin, Xeni (November 21, 2011).
"Jenny O: "Happiest Days Of Our Lives/Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2" (Pink Floyd)" . Boing Boing. Retrieved February 22, 2014 .
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"Fraggle Rock – Dream a Dream and See" .
iTunes . July 25, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .
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"This Is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Vol. 1) :: Out Now | The Royal Potato Family" . Royalpotatofamily.com . February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
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"Last Call With Carson Daly" . Archived from
the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014 .
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"Last Call With Carson Daly -Season 12" . Tv.com . Retrieved January 26, 2015 .
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"Coca-Cola TV Spot, 'Footprints' Song by Kat Edmonson" . Ispot.tv . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
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"Selfie: A Little Yelp From My Friends" .
The A.V. Club . October 15, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .
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"Bonnie 'Prince' Billy* – Hummingbird" . Discogs.com. April 21, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2014 .
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"Bonnie 'Prince' Billy* – Haggard Harper Bonnie" . Discgos.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014 .
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"Jenny O. Announces West Coast Dates with Leon Russell and Ben Harper" . Archived from
the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014 .
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"Jenny O. Signs Co-Publishing Deal with SONGS Music Publishing!" . Songspub.com . Retrieved January 26, 2015 .
^ Skidmore, Stephanie (October 7, 2012).
"Show Review: Father John Misty, Jenny O. at The Independent, 9/26/12" . Spinningplatters.com . Retrieved February 14, 2014 .
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"Jenny O. to Join Rodriguez on U.S. Tour"
Archived March 21, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine .
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"The Proclaimers with Special Guest Jenny O" . Ecurrent.com . September 2016.
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"Rodrigo Amarante, Kevin Morby, Jenny O. (Show Pics)" . Freebikevalet.com . July 31, 2015.
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"Dar Williams | Freight & Salvage" . Archived from
the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
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"Contest: Joe Purdy at the Troubadour" . Thescenestar.typepad.com .
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"Robert Ellis w/ Jenny O." Sunradio.com . Archived from
the original on July 21, 2019.
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"Radical Face, Jenny O at the Fillmore" . Imposemagazine.com . March 8, 2017.
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http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jenny-O-Announces-National-Fall-Tour-with-Faye-Webster-20190910%7C Jenny O Announces National Fall Tour with Faye Webster
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"Event Details - Marathon Music Works" . May 20, 2021.
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"Tegan and Sara – Tickets – Knitting Factory Concert House – Spokane – Spokane, WA – December 4th, 2012 | Ticketfly" . Archived from
the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
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"Wanda Jackson plus very special guests the Puppini Sisters and Jenny O at the Sage Gateshead" . Archived from
the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
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"Adam Green + Jenny O. [Early Show] – Tickets – the Satellite – Los Angeles, CA – April 15th, 2016 | Ticketfly" . Archived from
the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
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"Jenny Lewis w Jenny O" .
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