Autumn Update!

Hi guys!

It’s been a crazy few months here, traveling the US and Europe, touring and finishing up my movie, Raptor Ranch (finally!). I want to say thank you to all of the fans who have been coming to my shows – we’ve had a blast – and I hope to continue meeting new people on my many journeys. I also want to thank everyone for voting for me for the NAMMYs – Yeah, we won “Song of the Year” for my version of the Sam Cooke classic, “A Change is Gonna Come” with Derek Miller! If you haven’t yet seen the performance at the NAMMYs in Niagara Falls, go watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR1SeUAucPA. It’s a fan shot video but the audio is fantastic! We should have the official footage soon, so stay tuned…

We also had some time to go on the Maid of the Mist boat ride/tour in Niagara Falls – all of us in the band got soaked but it was worth it – a must do if you’re heading to the Falls anytime soon:) I’m also excited about my Best Pop Album win at this year’s “Indian Summer Music Awards” this past September in Milwaukee. Ahhhh – great things have been happening and all the hard work has been paying off with all of your help!

Finally I want to give a shout out to my Canadian friends who have been there for me, and give you some awesome news: On October 13th, my new album, New Moon Born is officially released in Canada – wooo hoooo! PLEASE run (be careful though, safety first) to your local music store and pick up a copy of New Moon Born. This re-released CD has “A Change is Gonna Come” on it and is released by SONY Music! You can also call your local radio station and demand they play the record (ha!) – that would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much! If the stores say they don’t have it yet, then please have them order it – if the radio station says they don’t have it, let us know so we can get it to them! A little goes a very long way. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Have a fabulous week and enjoy this amazing autumn weather–amazing up in New York, at least

Love,

Jana

the very best

it’s been a crazy couple of weeks but i had a fun performance on the fourth of july at firerock navajo casino and this past weekend at the choctaw indian fair.  both shows were amazing and i want to thank all of you who came to the shows! i had a record breaking 300 autographs i signed at firerock and over 100 at the choctaw fair. I met so many people who are just awesome.  i’ve got more shows lined up for those who couldn’t make these shows – I’m trying my best to get to every state again and perform – the only one i’ve not been to is alaska – please, all the fans that live there, bring me up! ha. what i love best about performing is not just the singing but meeting new people from all walks of life – so many stories and characters it’s just cool…well my next stop is Fort Hall Casino in Fort Hall, ID on Aug. 6th.  I hope to see you guys there:)  Until next time…

Rosebud Casino Show!!!

Sorry I haven’t officially written in a while– it’s been crazy busy as I’ve been rehearsing with my new band and we just finished our first gig at the Ho-Chunk Casino in Wisconsin! We had a blast at the show and I think it was very well received. Whew:) The day before the show we took a visit to this cool place called Wisconsin Dells (it’s like the entire town is one huge amusement park) and regressed back to our childhood as we rode every rollercoaster possible! It was fun. It made the trip extra special as I was a bit nervous before our first performance and I needed to chill out ha. My next show is this Friday night (June 26) at the Rosebud Casino near Mission, SD if you can make it! We are going to be doing even more new material for this show than last week’s so please come out to support if you can. Thank you! See you there:)

Click here for details!

Holidays~

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. No matter what you believe, it is a time of reflection and renewal, just as I wanted to express on my album, New Moon Born. I’ve been working nonstop to get this album off the ground and I want to continue to thank all of you who have been helping me achieve just that. Some things take time and I hope that you will be along for the ride! If there is anyone who hasn’t signed up for my reverbnation, please do by using this link and getting your friends to also….PRETTY PLEASE:) We’ve got our next contest coming up soon that includes winning an IPOD NANO. Our first contest winner won a free autographed poster of moi – her name is DAWN CLARK of Newfoundland and she’s just awesome. If you get a chance, please drop her a quick note to say hi.

Well, I’m going to finish eating my chocolate Easter bunny…so yummy! …good for the lips but not the hips……

Talk To Me LIVE Tonight!

I’ve got great news! I’m doing a LIVE podcast tonight (Wednesday) on Blog Talk Radio and you can call in! The show is 6PM – 8PM EST and I am on the second hour at 7PM.
Here’s the info…I want to hear from you!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/musicwoman
6 – 8PM (I’m on at 7PM EST)
Call in number:
+347-677-0782 then hit 1 to talk
Hope to speak to you and as always, thanks for your support!
Love,
Jana

Jana wins the Award of Merit at The Indie Fest!

Hey everybody!  I’m so excited to tell you that on last Thursday night, I won a prestigious Award of Merit from The Indie Fest.  The award was given for my music video, “A Change Is Gonna Come.”

The Indie Fest recognizes film professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and to those who produce standout entertainment or contribute to profound social change.  Entries are judge by highly qualified professionals in the film industry.  Information about The Indie Fest and a list of recent winners can be found at www.theindiefest.com.

In winning an Indie, Jana Mashonee joins the ranks of other high profile winners of this internationally respected award.  Thomas Baker, Ph.D., who chairs the Indie Fest, had this to say about the latest winners, “The Indie is not an easy award to win.  Entries are received from the around the world.  The Indie helps set the standard for craft and creativity.  The judges were please with the exceptionally high quality of entries.  The goal of the Indie is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve.”

Thanks everybody for your continued support!  Woo hoo!

Jana

From Jana’s personal diary; PLUS: NEW BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO SHOOT PHOTOS!

After spending a much needed break with my family down South over the holidays, I came back revived and ready to start the new year right! January has been crazy! My amazingly talented friend Derek Miller, a 2008 Juno Award winning artist from Toronto, lent his hands to play guitar on our new track “A Change Is Gonna Come” a great ole Sam Cooke tune. After laying that down we headed up to the studio to film the music video – it turned out really great and you can check it out on my website, youtube, facebook, myspace, et al……! I really wanted to get the song & video ready by the Inauguration, because I felt it was symbolic considering our new president’s message and our hope for the future. My new cd, “New Moon Born” was also available to buy on that day as well. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can listen to some cuts on my myspace page and I will get some soundbites up on my website very soon. I’m so proud of this album, and I hope you get a chance to listen to it! I’ve also posted a new bio that talks about the new album and my journey making it. I also had the wonderful opportunity to play at the American Indian Inaugural Ball in Washington and I debuted my new material which felt really good to play. The energy there was extraordinary. There were some great artists that performed including Derek Miller, Bill Miller, Joanne Shenandoah, Keith Secola, Casper, Micki Free, and Martha Redbone. Derek and I had a blast performing our song together on stage, along with my insanely talented guitarist Stephan Galfas, and my two amazing dancers, Samsoche and Micco Sampson strutted their stuff as always Well, I’m back home now with my pup, Eswa, and we are
looking forward to an amazing year Bye for now.

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Here are a couple of behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot! Click on them for a larger version. Can you tell we had fun?

A Change Is Gonna Come POSTED TO MY MUSIC!

A Change Is Gonna Come is now on my myspace page! I performed this song yesterday at the American Indian Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C. It was amazing to be a part of the inauguration and it was so much fun to perform this powerful song, as well as some songs from my new album, New Moon Born. You can add Change or any of my other songs to your myspace page’s music player by clicking the plus sign under “Add” in my music player.

Check out the video at YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI3fci4T8kA

Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and please leave me some comments to let me know what you think!

Click here to order my new album, New Moon Born!

Love,
Jana

A Chang​e Is Gonna​ Come NEW VIDEO​ POSTE​D!​

Hey guys!​ My new music​ video​ for A Chang​e Is Gonna​ Come featu​ring Derek​ Mille​r has been poste​d to my myspa​ce!​ Check​ it out there​ or at YouTu​be:

http:​/​/​www.​youtu​be.​com/​watch​?​v=​pI3fc​i4T8k​A

Be sure to subsc​ribe to my YouTu​be chann​el and pleas​e leave​ me some comme​nts to let me know what you think​!​ Don’​t forge​t to show love to Derek​ as well!​ His unbel​ievab​le guita​r skill​s are all over this track​.

www.myspa​ce.​com/​derek​mille​rmusi​c

A Chang​e Is Gonna​ Come will be on myspa​ce music​ soon!

Click here to order my new album, New Moon Born!

Love,
Jana

New Moon Born music now on myspace!

Hey everyone! As you’ve probably noticed, four tracks from my new album, New Moon Born, are now on my myspace page. Please listen to them and let me know what you think!

Click here to order my new album, New Moon Born!

Love,
Jana