JENNA DREY
Genre: Pop (Pop)
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Emanon/Universal Records
IAP Website: www.jennadrey.com

IAP COMMENTS:
Jenna is an extremely talented artist from Miami who has been a valued IAP customer from the beginning, utilizing numerous services time and again on her climb through the Billboard charts. It was a true pleasure for the entire IAP staff working on Jenna’s project and cranking her CD’s in the office while we worked. Not only does Jenna have the look and the voice, but she has proven her song writing talent time and again winning multiple large-scale competitions. We are proud to shine the current IAP artist spotlight on Jenna Drey and look forward to providing further services.

BIO:
From the early age of 8, Jenna Drey, the daughter of actress Margo Teele, desired to devote her vocation to music and voice. In 1995, she attended Simmons College and The Boston New England Conservatory of Music, where she studied piano, music composition, and voice. With over a three octive vocal range, Jenna can soars over pop melodies with the ease of the greatest female singers. During these years in Boston, Jenna played in local bands to gain performance experience. She was discovered in Boston by the co-founder of the "New Kids on the Block," Jeff Furst, who then became her manager and promoter. Jenna performed in upscale venues, such as "Schuller's" in Boston, and in the process met David Frangioni who was the staff engineer for Aerosmith at the time and who eventually became Jenna's new manager.

Jenna decided to part ways with Jeff Furst after disagreements arose in the direction Jenna wanted to take with her music. Jeff was pushing Jenna to pursue becoming a contemporary country artist. Jenna wanted a career in pop. She re-located to Miami, Florida in 1999. In Miami, she continued writing, have opportunities to co-write with the likes of Grammy winning producer Juan Zambrano and Kevin Churko. Jenna began posting songs on Broadjam in May 2003. There, her song "Why Should I Believe You" charted at #1 on the pop charts. In Nov 2003, Jenna won Grand Prize for best song, "Stand In Line," in the 2003 Dallas Songwriters Association national contest. On 11/25/03, it was announced she also placed as a top 10 finalist in the most prestigious USA Songwriting Competition for "Why Should I Believe You," competing against more than 30,000 entries worldwide and against top songwriters. Then in Dec 2003, Jenna submitted her work through TAXI which was forwarded to Emanon Records, a strong Indie label distributed by Universal. Then in Jan 2004, Jenna also won first place in the January VH-1 sponsored "Song of the Year" contest for "Say Goodbye To Loneliness." Jenna had won all four song-writing contests entered, better yet, each contest won with a different song. These wins only helped to seal the recording contract which was signed in March 2004. Her first single is scheduled for release in July 2004, which is being produced by the legendary Nile Rodgers. Jenna's writing style can only be defined as classic pop/rock with a slightly 80's retro vibe. References are often made associating her style to a modern day "Blondie" or "Pat Benetar."