Posts Tagged ‘music’

Jakki Jelene on Astreaux World

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Astreaux World Radio added a few of my songs to their brilliant playlist! Check it out for more ambient, electronica and new age music. www.astreauxworld.com

BandCamp Store

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Just opened a new store on BandCamp, which makes buying and listening to all my tracks easier than ever! You’ll even find a few freebies for download. Along with MP3s, you can also choose to download in formats such as FLAC, AAC, Ogg & ALAC. PayPal and all major credit cards are accepted. Stop in and take a look around! http://jakkijelene.bandcamp.com

Autumn Enters!

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Have you noticed the change? The breeze of summer has cooled and leaves change to brilliant reds and golds. Why not enjoy the transformation while listening to my latest single, “Autumn”? Available on the player, or save the mp3 directly to your computer from the MUSIC section. Enjoy!

Summer Indeed!

Monday, June 21st, 2010

First day of Summer, and what better way to celebrate than downloading my new single, “Summer”? Listen on the player or save the mp3 directly to your computer from the MUSIC section. Enjoy!

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Friday, February 13th, 2009

What a nice surprise…I was listed as a featured artist today on the South China Morning Post podcast!  Basically it’s the leading English publication out of Hong Kong with a circulation of over 100,000.  A clip of my track, “Sweet Sally Lyn”, was used in the podcast with a link to my website.  Check it out!

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Thoughts For The Day

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

It was pretty cold today…well, for here anyway. It was one of those days where you just feel a chill to the bone. Not even a long blazing hot shower could do the trick. Guess I’m spoiled already!

I spent the better part of the day working on a web project. It’s been such a tedious job working out all the coding and it’s taken me the better part of a week to get near completion. Well, tonight I installed an update and forgot to backup my files and nearly lost everything! You can imagine how I wanted to cry, but I stayed calm and began to think. I remembered backing up a majority of the files earlier in the day and so after some slight adjustments I was back up and running 100% to where I was before! I certainly felt like an angel was watching over me!

Speaking of angels, I’ve been feeling a little sentimental about my time on worship team at the church I attended before moving here. I guess I haven’t allowed myself to think about it too much because I know I’m not going to be able to get into music ministry again for a little while. I can’t begin to express how the experience helped me to grow musically and personally. It’s also a big part of the reason I am able to feel more open than ever before. It’s definitely a time in my life that I will always appreciate!

Sophie & Seasons

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Finished writing another song last night, tentatively titled “Sophie”. I guess you could say I’m feeling inspired to write but I have so much other work to do and just don’t feel right spending too much time on it. Sometimes you just gotta flow with it though.

So, everything is starting to come together. The artwork for “Seasons” will arrive soon and then I can work on the CD inserts and such. It’s beautiful too, but I won’t say more. Don’t want to spoil it. :)

Other than that, just enjoying the weekend. It’s been raining the past couple days and even now it’s overcast, so we probably won’t do much for outdoor activities. We were supposed to go to a BBQ tomorrow with a married group were in, but we might get rained out so who knows. It’s funny because it rarely rains here but seems to whenever there is an important event! Still, I’ve never experienced such magnificent weather!

Meet (the real) Jakki Jelene

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

It’s been quiet around here lately but that’s all about to change. I must admit that for some time I have felt it was better to hide in the shadows. Perhaps it’s just my nature to hang in the background, but I also feel I needed to go through a time of renewal. So many things have happened over the past two years, some good and some not so good. I’ve certainly struggled a lot with finding proper direction musically and personally. I believe I am starting to make out my path in the distance and I can only hope it will be made more clear as time goes by.

My goal for 2009 is to be more open with my listeners. To allow a window into who I really am and what goes on inside this obscure brain. A great deal of my desire to do so stems from the fact that my ultimate goal is to touch people through my work. I feel I can achieve that more greatly if you are able to relate to me on a more personal level.

I am especially excited about my upcoming releases. I am in the process of finishing up the vocals for my EP/Mini Album, “Seasons”. I’ve struggled with the feeling that this should have been done months ago, but as I see things come together, I am reminded that there is perfect timing for everything. I believe the time is right for this year. This project has meant a great deal to me and I knew I would have to take steps to ensure it was done properly. How could 6 tracks be so emotionally draining? I guess when you have such a specific vision you want to see it come together just the way you envision it. Even if no one else in the whole world appreciated it, I would know I was true to myself.

My next full length album, “Luminous”, will be released not long after. They are quite different from each other in that “Seasons” will feature only organic instruments and “Luminous” is heavily electronic. It will be a bit of a departure from “Reflections”, but should still appeal to the same audience. I will certainly delve more into the thoughts behind those releases in time.