DESCRIPTION:
From Jenny Oaks Baker's CD, "Classic: The Rock Album"
Mp3 available for download at https://itun.es/us/L2r4X
Classic: The Rock Album by Jenny Oaks Baker
www.jennyoaksbaker.com
Shot and Produced on location, with support of the faculty and students of SVU (www.svu.edu)

Everybody Hurts REM ft. America's Violinist, Jenny Oaks Baker

I am so thrilled to have been able to create this deeply moving music video. Kurt Bestor's arrangement of Everybody Hurts is one of my very favorite pieces to perform, for the music touches my soul deeply. I know that everybody hurts here in this life-we all go through difficult trials- but I also know that everybody can heal. I am especially grateful for the healing that occurs through God's love and grace, through the power of music, through the passage of time, and through the love and concern of others. I hope this video touches each one of you and helps you heal if you are hurting. ~Jenny Oaks Baker

Violin: Jenny Oaks Baker
Director/Producer: Danny Drysdale
Arranger: Kurt Bestor
Story: Michael Mclean
Production/Assistant to Director: John Worthington
Production: Andrew Fallon
Production Manager/Casting: Kirsten Laurence
Assistant to Manager: Clairanne Moncur
Make-up: Tara Starling
Violinist (As Adult): Jenny Oaks Baker
Violinist (As Child): Sarah Noelle Baker
Violinist's Father: Ben Patty
Sick Mother: Kristie Smith
Violin Teacher: David Cox
Nurse: Kailey Simmons
Nurse’s Boyfriend: Rex Winslow
Doctor: Jan-Erik Jones
Doctor’s wife: Kristen Jones
Doctor's son: Matthew Dallin Baker
Orderly: Kjell Henness
Orderly’s Girlfriend: Jessica Eaton
Additional Help: Erika Peterson, Nina Whitehead, Deidra Dryden, Justin Wiseman, Amy Johnson, Tim Lawrence, and Rob Mish
Locations: Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, VA

Production Assistance provided by Southern Virginia University (www.svu.edu)


America's Violinist, Jenny Oaks Baker, is a Grammy Nominated, Billboard No. 1 recording artist, and performer. Whether her music is experienced live or through one of her many recordings, it is impossible to escape the magic of her artistry.
Jenny began playing the violin at age four, and made her solo orchestral debut in 1983 when she was only eight years old. She received her Master of Music degree from the renowned Juilliard School in New York City and her Bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Jenny Oaks Baker has released twelve albums as a Shadow Mountain Artist, having sold over a quarter of a million copies since 1998. Her album "Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney" earned a nomination at the 54th GRAMMY Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Jenny’s albums consistently chart on Billboard, with her 2010 album "Then Sings My Soul" hitting the #1 spot on the Top Classical Albums chart two weeks in a row. Her next project, "Noël: Carols of Christmas Past" was produced and arranged by Emmy award winning composer Kurt Bestor and features former “Celtic Woman” star Alex Sharpe. Her most recent CD, "Classic: The Rock Album" has also been met by critical acclaim and is yet another Billboard chart-topping album.

Jenny Oaks Baker’s performance career is equally impressive. She has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Strathmore Hall, the Library of Congress and as a guest soloist with the National Symphony, Jerusalem Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Utah Symphony, and the internationally acclaimed Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She has also been featured in television and radio broadcasts nationwide. Her “In Performance” BYUTV Special Silver Screen Serenade, features Jenny performing music from her album of the same name. Over the years Jenny has collaborated with such luminaries as Gladys Knight, Kurt Bestor, Alex Boye, Marvin Hamlisch, and the former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Jenny's emotionally stirring music has been featured on the soundtracks of many films, including Helen Whitney's 2007 PBS Documentary, "The Mormons", TC Christensen's films, "17 Miracles"and "The Cokeville Miracle" , and alongside music by "The Killers" in Mitch Davis' new film, "Stuck". Additionally, Jenny will be making her acting debut as the violinist character, Mandy in "Stuck", a film to be released in the Fall of 2015.