Jenn DeSantis
Danville
Jenn DeSantis is a 24 year old eclectic theatric Rock pianist, songwriter, producer and singer. At 2 years old, she would play the piano learning just by ear, singing at age 6, and writing her own songs starting at age 10.
She would produce on her 4 track recorder for hours after school at the age of 11. In 8th grade, she sold her first 11 track album to fundraise for the Child Advocacy Center raising about 500 dollars. In high school, DeSantis sold her second CD to fundraise for Show Hope, an orphanage in China.
More accomplishments starting happening in college at SUNY Oneonta. DeSantis got her B.A in Music Industry with a minor in Audio Production. She became President of the Songwriting Club on campus. During all four years, she has organized multiple open mics on and off campus, singer/pianist of an experimental, jam band, and rock band, learned how to scratch in her own Beat production class and etc. One of her professors has stated “her songwriting skills are so advanced for her age.” One well-known composer from Denmark, Mark Wind, said about DeSantis, “She has a unique blend of different genres that work so incredibly well, I could pick her out of thousands of artists and that is a powerful trait." As a sophomore and junior, she interned at SubCat Studios, a national known music studio in the city of Syracuse. During the summer of junior year, she became a venue manager at Funk N Waffles in Syracuse.
“Someone Else” is out on all streaming sites. She recently performed at the annual Beatles Fest catching many such as Geoff Emerick. DeSantis is featured on a couple indie music review blogs, Model Citizen Magazine Blog, and also a brand influencer. Currently, she is working on a few upcoming films, and EP.
Someone Else
This song is a creative blend of unconventional instruments pulled together by her solid lead vocal and piano performance to keep it grounded and original. It is a deep ballet that has an Elton John vibe to it on the piano with a Melissa Etheridge/Ani DIfranco mixed with The Cure voice. It is also a true story. A year ago, DeSantis was still figuring out her sexuality and had doubt about her feelings for women due to traditional societal norms. This relationship helped her realize there was something more that she felt deeply with women. Her partner at the time came from a non-supportive family. They both ended the relationship out of fear. Fear of society. It gives us the powerful message that we should be happy with ourselves before starting a relationship of any kind. Being happy isn’t easy when society shuts us away. Some of LGBT are faced to be homeless and don’t have the same equal rights as all the world. From this relationship, DeSantis realized happiness and being true to who you are is the most important thing in life. There are not enough LGBTQ songs + music videos out there, especially portraying interracial couples and the challenges that come with certain cultures. This is a very powerful song that people love to listen to over and over again.
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