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Liverpool Live TV talk to Jennifer John.


Jennifer John -- Sense of Sound Artistic Director & Singers' Manager

Jennifer John was born to sing, create music and perform. Her career as singer, songwriter, vocal arranger, conductor, vocal coach, actress , performer and business woman has been illustrious and definitely unpredictable. From her early beginnings in East London as lead violinist with Newham Academy Junior orchestra right through to her current role as artistic director of Sense of Sound and manager of Sense of Sound Singers, one of the leading contemporary a cappella choirs in the UK. Never one to tow any line or follow other people's agendas, this approach has been instrumental in her creating the unique company Sense of Sound which has changed the cultural landscape on Merseyside in terms of singing. The company motto is "We create and produce amazing ways to celebrate singing".

As a singer herself Jennifer John has collaborated with the cream of International pop music including Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Damien Dempsey, Yael Naim, Thea Gilmore, Chrissie Hynde, OMD, Paloma Faith, Massive Attack, Richard Hawley and many more. She is also lead singer with the band, Killerfernandez.

As a vocal coach she has lectured at LIPA, is currently on the advisory panel for BBC's Choir of the Year, has been the in-house voice coach for Deltasonic Records (The Coral, The Zutons and Little Flames) as well as for Integral Management (Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon), is regularly invited to deliver masterclasses at universities nationally and has taught many emerging and successful artists internationally.

Most recently, Jennifer John was responsible for the recruitment and vocal coaching of Youth Music Voices, the National Youth Choir created to be part of the Cultural Olympiad creative programme in 2012. Performances included Trafalgar Square, The Houses of Parliament, WOMAD festival, and the Royal Opera House.

Jennifer John has performed all over the world and has won numerous awards for her work. She continues to forge new paths and set new standards of excellence. She is a pioneer, a visionary, and an inspiration.