Jane Child
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Jane Child is a Canadian
dance-pop
singer, producer
and musician
.
, Child joined Canadian Opera Company
's children's chorus in her youth.
She is perhaps best known for her 1990 hit song
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love
", which peaked at #1 on "Radio & Records", and #2 on Billboard' s Hot 100
chart
for three weeks in the spring of that year. A remix of the single earned her a 1991 Juno Award
for Dance Recording of the Year
.
She was known for her eclectic fashion style, which included spiked hair with long braid
s and wearing a nose chain
. Her follow-up single, "Welcome to the Real World", was a modest hit, peaking at #49. The song was featured in the 1988 film Married to the Mob
. These originated from her self-titled debut album
, which peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200
. In 1992, she contributed a track titled "Mona Lisa Smiles" to the soundtrack
of Freejack
, a sci-fi action thriller starring Emilio Estevez
, which was included on her second album release, Here Not There, one year later. This album was a departure from her debut, in that she mixed New jack swing
elements along with hard rock
tracks.
Child disappeared from the music scene for several years, but kept herself busy with session recording including providing backing vocals and working on various projects. In 1996, she began work on her third album Surge, as well as continuing to work on side projects and making live appearances. Surge was released in 2001 via her own website
on her own record label
. Surge features two singles "Almost Beautiful" and "Nice Day". That same year she re-recorded her peace anthem "World Lullabye", included in her first album, and sold the single on her website, all proceeds were donated to the Twin Towers Fund. She recorded a cover of Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" for a Tina Turner tribute album released in 2004.
Ms Child has been out of public view since 2007 when the last update on her official website was posted. Child does have a Twitter feed, but this has not been updated since its creation.
Oberheim:
OB-8, OB-1, Matrix-12, OB-Mx
Yamaha:
CS-60, CS-10, SY-2, DX-7, CE20
Roland:
HS-60, Juno-1, MKS-30 (x2), MKS-50, MKS-80, VP-9000, SH-2, VP-330, JD-990, P-330
Moog:
MiniMoog (x3, 2 rack mounted and MIDI'ed)
Korg:
EX-8000, T1, Polysix, EA-1
Sequential Circuits:
Six-Trak, Prophet-VS
ARP:
2600, Quadra, Pro Soloist
Others:
Fairlight CMI III, Marion Systems MSR-2, Wersi bass synthesizer, Kurzweil K2000RS, Alesis Andromeda A6, Hammond 102200, Clavia Nord Lead 2 and the Octave Cat
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
dance-pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
Career
The daughter of Ricky HyslopRicky Hyslop
Ricky Hyslop was a Canadian violinist, conductor, composer, and arranger. He was commissioned to write worksby the Buffalo Philharmonic , clarinetist Avrahm Galper , and guitarist Gregory Alliston...
, Child joined Canadian Opera Company
Canadian Opera Company
The Canadian Opera Company is an opera company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest opera company in Canada and the third largest producer of opera in North America. The COC performs in its own opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.-History:For 40 years until...
's children's chorus in her youth.
She is perhaps best known for her 1990 hit song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love
Don't Wanna Fall in Love
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990 hit song for Toronto-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late April and early May 1990, kept out of...
", which peaked at #1 on "Radio & Records", and #2 on Billboard
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
for three weeks in the spring of that year. A remix of the single earned her a 1991 Juno Award
Juno Awards of 1991
The Juno Awards of 1991, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 3 March 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia at a ceremony in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Paul Shaffer was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.This was...
for Dance Recording of the Year
Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year
The Juno Award for "Dance Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1990, as recognition each year for the best dance music album in Canada.-Best Dance Recording :*1990 – Kon Kan, "I Beg Your Pardon "...
.
She was known for her eclectic fashion style, which included spiked hair with long braid
Braid
A braid is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibres, wire, or human hair...
s and wearing a nose chain
Nose chain
A nose chain is a type of facial jewelry that originated centuries ago as a part of women's fashion in India.It has risen to prevelence as a recent introduction of gothic fashion and is now known for its use in several different subcultures around the world, primarily the Darkwave scene of the Goth...
. Her follow-up single, "Welcome to the Real World", was a modest hit, peaking at #49. The song was featured in the 1988 film Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine.Michelle Pfeiffer, in something of a departure from her previous roles, gave an acclaimed lead performance as a gangster's widow from Brooklyn, opposite Matthew Modine as the...
. These originated from her self-titled debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, which peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. In 1992, she contributed a track titled "Mona Lisa Smiles" to the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of Freejack
Freejack
Freejack is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Geoff Murphy, starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Jonathan Banks, Grand L. Bush and Anthony Hopkins. Upon its release in the United States, the film received mostly negative reviews. The story was adapted from Immortality, Inc., a...
, a sci-fi action thriller starring Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire...
, which was included on her second album release, Here Not There, one year later. This album was a departure from her debut, in that she mixed New jack swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
elements along with hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
tracks.
Child disappeared from the music scene for several years, but kept herself busy with session recording including providing backing vocals and working on various projects. In 1996, she began work on her third album Surge, as well as continuing to work on side projects and making live appearances. Surge was released in 2001 via her own website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
on her own record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. Surge features two singles "Almost Beautiful" and "Nice Day". That same year she re-recorded her peace anthem "World Lullabye", included in her first album, and sold the single on her website, all proceeds were donated to the Twin Towers Fund. She recorded a cover of Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" for a Tina Turner tribute album released in 2004.
Ms Child has been out of public view since 2007 when the last update on her official website was posted. Child does have a Twitter feed, but this has not been updated since its creation.
Equipment
Child has used a variety of synthesizers over the course of her career, most notably the Fairlight CMI III, an example of which appeared in the videos for 'Don't Wanna Fall In Love' and 'Welcome To The Real World". As of the time of the making of the 'Surge' album, Jane's equipment list included around 60 keyboards, 40 of them midi'ed to a Korg T1 controller. Some of the synths are:Oberheim:
OB-8, OB-1, Matrix-12, OB-Mx
Yamaha:
CS-60, CS-10, SY-2, DX-7, CE20
Roland:
HS-60, Juno-1, MKS-30 (x2), MKS-50, MKS-80, VP-9000, SH-2, VP-330, JD-990, P-330
Moog:
MiniMoog (x3, 2 rack mounted and MIDI'ed)
Korg:
EX-8000, T1, Polysix, EA-1
Sequential Circuits:
Six-Trak, Prophet-VS
ARP:
2600, Quadra, Pro Soloist
Others:
Fairlight CMI III, Marion Systems MSR-2, Wersi bass synthesizer, Kurzweil K2000RS, Alesis Andromeda A6, Hammond 102200, Clavia Nord Lead 2 and the Octave Cat
Personal life
Jane is married to musician Cat Gray. This was revealed via her appearance on the Wayne Brady Show in May 2004, where she performed "Don't Wanna Fall In Love", live.Albums
- Jane ChildJane Child (album)Jane Child is the eponymous debut album of singer Jane Child. It was released in 1989 on the Warner Bros. record label.It reached #49 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the chart week of April 28, 1990.-Track listing:...
1989 Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
(U.S.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Pop: #49) - Here Not ThereHere Not ThereHere Not There is the second full length studio album by singer-songwriter Jane Child. It was released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records...
, 1993 Warner Bros. Records - Surge, 2002 Sugarwave Records
- Surge Remixed, 2002 Sugarwave Records
Singles
- "Welcome to the Real World", 1989 Warner Bros. Records
- "Don't Wanna Fall in LoveDon't Wanna Fall in Love"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990 hit song for Toronto-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late April and early May 1990, kept out of...
", 1990 Warner Bros. Records (US Pop #2, US Dance #11, US R&B #6, UK #22) - "Welcome to the Real World" (re-release), 1990 Warner Bros. Records (US Pop #49)
- "Mona Lisa Smiles" 1992 Warner Bros. Records
- "Here Not There", 1993 Warner Bros. Records
- "Do Whatcha Do", 1993 Warner Bros. Records
- "All I Do", 1994 Warner Bros. Records (US Hot Dance Music/Club Play #25)
- "Maybe Tommorow" (Tomohiko Nishimura featuring Jane Child), 1998 Fun House
- "World Lullabye 2001", 2001 Sugarwave Records
- "Almost Beautiful" 2002 Sugarwave Records
- "Nice Day" 2002 Sugarwave Records
- "We Don't Need Another HeroWe Don't Need Another Hero"We Don't Need Another Hero " is the hit theme song to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. The single was recorded by Turner, who played Aunty Entity in the movie...
" 2004