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Rena Jones
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A multitalented composer, producer, audio engineer,
sound designer, violinist, cellist, and vocalist, Rena
Jones has been described as "The revered daughter of
San Francisco's electronic music scene" -- OEM Radio.
Read a recent interview with Rena Jones on the smallWORLD podcast
here: http://smallworldpodcast.com/?p=499
Rena is an extremely versatile musician, who
has worked with dance troupes, award winning video games, for
film and theater, and has performed in live settings ranging from
beautiful acoustic sets to traditional Eastern music to electronic
dance music.
An accomplished sound engineer and string player,
she also finds time in her busy schedule to work as a studio musician
with artists all over the world. Some of the notable artists she
has worked with in the studio include Rye Cooder, Alan White (John
Lennon), Peter Buck (REM), Dave Tweedy & Stephen Bradley (No
Doubt), Brad Houser (Critter's Buggin' and Edie Brickell and the
New Bohemians), Bluetech, Vir Unis and Steve Roach, Richard Devine,
Sound Tribe Sector 9, Govinda, J.Viewz, Kraddy and edIT.
Rena got her start at age eight, when she began
playing the violin. She joined her first band at the age of fifteen.
By the age of sixteen she fronted a five member band as a violinist
and singer, backed by two drummers, tape loops, synths, bass and
guitar.
She moved to Austin, Texas at eighteen and spent
the next four and a half years performing with many local artists
and contributing to at least four albums before moving to San
Francisco in 1999.
Once settled in the Bay Area, Rena quickly began
to pursue new musical endeavors including gaining a Bachelors
degree in sound design, studying cello under Michael Knapp and
collaborating with many Bay Area artists including Lumin, Sound
Tribe Sector 9, Gavin Hardkiss, Mark Deutsch, Eenor, Darin Shaffer,
Hamsa Lila, Kraddy, and Dhamaal.
Rena's own solo project has been turning heads
since her first debut performance in early 2004. Since, she has
released a second record and is working on a third to be released
on Native State Records all the while touring the US and Europe
extensively playing at clubs and festivals along side world renowned
DJ's and producers as Tipper, Boom Bip, Ott, Prefuse 73, Lawgiverz,
Bassnectar, Adam Freeland, Kenji Williams, Murcof, Sunkite, Photek
and Tayo.
Hardworking and always inspired, there are many
new projects on the horizon for Rena. Expect many more releases
and collaborations in the future.