ROCKRGRL Magazine Chooses Jana Peris Dating Sucks" For Discoveries 2004 CD

NYC indie power pop/rocker JANA PERI is one of 16 winners of the first annual ROCKRGRL Discoveries CD contest. The compilation CD is slated for release in Spring 2004, at which time PERI will also be profiled in the magazine.

(PRWEB) January 26, 2004 --NYC indie power pop/rocker JANA PERI (www.janaperi.com) is starting off 2004 with a bang. Cited by All Music Guide as someone to keep an eye on," the singer/songwriter/guitarist is one of 16 winners of the first annual ROCKRGRL Discoveries CD contest. The best undiscovered female artists were sought in all musical styles to prove that gender is not a genre. Heart songwriter Sue Ennis, rock's first "bad girl" Ronnie Spector, Filthy Mouth Music President Cheryl Pawelski and Play Network's Senior Vice President of Label Relations Jeff Heiman were the esteemed music industry judges who selected PERIs Dating Sucks" from among 200 entries. The compilation CD is slated for release in Spring 2004, at which time PERI will also be profiled in the magazine.

JANA PERI, a NY native, graduated from New York University with a degree in Drama. She later shifted her attention from acting to music, performing in NYC clubs for several years before releasing a debut, self-titled, self-produced CD on her own Hot Jupiter label in 1999. The same year, PERI launched THE JANA PERI BAND. The group, known for its hook-laden songs and vocal harmonies, has gone on to become a popular fixture on the downtown NYC rock scene. PERI, along with bandmates JIM STELLATO (bass guitar/vocals) and ROB HOLM (drums/vocals), was featured in a segment of ABC-TVs Good Morning America that aired in June 2002. The as-yet-unsigned band will be back in the recording studio in early 2004 to begin work on a new CD along with producer Daniel Rey (The Ramones, The Misfits, Ronnie Spector).

PERI is hoping that the exposure she gains through her involvement with ROCKRGRL will help give her music career the critical boost it needs. She finds it encouraging that a song she wrote several years ago is now finally getting recognition. Lest anybody get the wrong idea, 'Dating Sucks is not an anti-relationship song," PERI explains. I decided to cast myself in the role of a woman who sees herself as the innocent victim of all her relationships and write a comical song about it. There are elements of truth from my personal experience in the lyrics, but it is primarily a work of fiction. I think women in particular really relate to the song because it allows them to laugh at themselves." Men also find the song amusing. John Holmstrom, Editor of Punk Magazine, wrote, I have to admit her lyrics to 'Dating Sucks are very, very funny."

ROCKRGRL was founded by former musician Carla A. DeSantis. After a long career as a bass player, she was frustrated and disillusioned by magazine articles about women musicians that seemed to mention everything about the person except how they create their art. In order to level the playing field, DeSantis created a positive alternative where music was the main issue. Women playing music is neither a "trend" nor "genre" and ROCKRGRL intends to proves this in every issue. For nearly a decade, readers have gotten the inside track of success secrets from the most inspirational women in music. ROCKRGRL is also a resource for musicians, providing useful information including industry news, starting your own label, juggling music and motherhood, booking your own tour, publicity, getting on the radio, legal issues, gear, studio tips and more.

For more about JANA PERI, and to hear the song Dating Sucks," please visit www.janaperi.com. For more information about ROCKRGRL and the Discoveries 2004 CD, please visit www.rockrgrl.com.

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