Cross Plains, Tennessee
18 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter

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BIOGRAPHY

True to the southern frame of mind, Jessica Frech plays barefoot. An interesting quirk to an interesting show where the southern songbird from Nashville, TN brings a unique show that is entertaining and funny. At her latest show Jessica engaged the audience in singing along with her, an acoustic pop version of “I Love My Oscar Mayer Weiner” to celebrate National Hot Dog Day.

Along with Jessica’s honey and smoke voice, she combines acoustic instruments with a twist of creative wordplay to form humorous and bright imagery that everyone can relate to. After a standing ovation following her performance at the packed Bluebird Café, Nashville’s premiere singer/songwriter venue, Jessica’s sultry voice was compared to such artists as Norah Jones, Ingrid Michaelson and Sarah McLachlan.

After years of performing at state fairs, festivals, coffee houses and songwriter nights, Jessica decided to hit the studio for some recording time. Her latest EP “Grapefruit” contains six original songs recorded by Grammy nominated Bart Pursley, who engineered Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, Keith Anderson and a long list of Nashville stars. Grapefruit is full of happy, zippy tunes that are catchy and fun. Her style crosses musical borders from jazz, to soul, to folk-based pop.

Keep an eye on this young rising star that is enthralling audiences with her cleaver lyrics and engaging performances. Jessica Frech is sure to be shining brightly in a very short time.

LEVEL

aspiring

GENRES

Singer/Songwriter, Pop, Folk

Contact

Booking: booking@jessicafrech.com
Administrative: Jessica Frech

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / electric guitar / ukulele / vocals

INFLUENCES

Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, Sting, Michael Buble, Jason Mraz, The Weepies, Lisa Loeb, Jack Johnson, Silversun Pickups, The White Stripes, Tracy Chapman, Ingrid Michaelson, Barenaked Ladies, Bob Marley, Brett Dennen, Johnny Lang, Ben Taylor, Gregory and the Hawk, Counting Crows.

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Named Hot-Up-N-Comer of 2010 by Woman’s Radio

The Independent Singer Songwriters Association 2009 Honorable Mention for the song “Grapefruit”

Placed 5th on OurStage.com for 2009 Folk Song of The Year for the song “Reality”

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Cadillac Sky

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Sessions: David Bazan

It was pretty slow. I mean, I played [the songs] on acoustic guitar for a long time, but I didn’t know how to transfer them to the other format. I didn’t want it to be a solo acoustic record. I wanted there to be bells and whistles and full band arrangements even if I didn’t want it necessarily to be electric guitar rock....

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Sessions: Vetiver

“It’s always slightly confounding to me whenever Vetiver is depicted with the same tropes that people have read off of press sheets,” says Andy Cabic. “The same sort of milestones get mentioned but then no one really digs to find out that there are those other things going on.”

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Behind The Song: “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell sang, it has been remarked, like lovers, although they weren’t. Similarly, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the team behind one of Marvin and Tammi’s most enduring hits, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” wrote as if under the influence of amatory forces; even if, in the spring of 1968,