Jennifer Batten
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Jennifer Batten is an American
guitarist
, who has worked as both a session musician
and solo artist. She has released three studio albums: her 1992 debut, Above Below and Beyond
, was produced by former Stevie Wonder
guitarist Michael Sembello
. In 1997, she released the worldbeat
-influenced Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum
. Her third album, Whatever
, was released in Japan
in September 2007 and the U.S. on April 18, 2008.
Batten has appeared on recordings such as Jeff Beck
's Who Else! (1999) and You Had It Coming
(2001), Carmine Appice
's Guitar Zeus (1995), Michael Sembello
's Heavy Weather (1992), Carl Anderson
's Sunlight Again (1994), Cindy Cruz's debut, Public Image bassist
Bret Helm's "Doc Tahri" and the debut of The Immigrants. Her music video
appearances include Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole
and Sara Hickman
and Miguel Mateos
's "Obsesión".
Batten played lead
and rhythm guitar
on Michael Jackson
's Bad
(1987), Dangerous
(1992) and HIStory
(1996) world tours, as well as his 1993 Super Bowl half-time performance.
Between 1994 and 1999 Batten joined Dave Rodgers
and Domino
as featured guitarist on the eurobeat
songs "Sun City", "Music For the People", "Fly" and "Woa Woa Woa." Her writing and performing is uncredited in several other songs under the A-Beat C label. Her live Eurobeat appearances were limited to playing at the Tokyo Dome
with Dave Rodgers and Queen of Hearts.
In 2010 she recorded a solo for the song "Bad Girls" for a Polish singer Doda.
United States
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, who has worked as both a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
and solo artist. She has released three studio albums: her 1992 debut, Above Below and Beyond
Above Below And Beyond
-Personnel:*Jennifer Batten – electric guitar, vocals , talk box, vocoder, arrangement, spoken vocals , engineering, production*Michael Sembello – vocals, vocoder, arrangement, engineering, production...
, was produced by former Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
guitarist Michael Sembello
Michael Sembello
Michael Sembello is an American musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:Sembello was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied with jazz great Pat Martino and began his career as a professional musician by becoming a session musician, working increasingly with...
. In 1997, she released the worldbeat
Worldbeat
Worldbeat is a music genre that primarily refers to a blending of Western pop music with traditional/folk or world music influences...
-influenced Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum
Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum
-Personnel:*Jennifer Batten – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard, talk box, background vocals *Glen Sobel – drums, percussion*Ricky Wolking – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar, banjo, talk box, background vocals...
. Her third album, Whatever
Whatever (Jennifer Batten album)
-Personnel:*Jennifer Batten – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, acoustic guitar, programming, spoken vocals , sound effects , production*Ann Marie Crouch – vocals , spoken vocals *Leah Santos – vocals...
, was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in September 2007 and the U.S. on April 18, 2008.
Batten has appeared on recordings such as Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
's Who Else! (1999) and You Had It Coming
You Had It Coming
-Personnel:*Jeff Beck – electric guitar*Jennifer Batten – electric guitar*Imogen Heap – vocals on " Rollin' And Tumblin' " & "Dirty Mind"*Aiden Love – programming*Randy Hope-Taylor – bass guitar*Matt Tait – engineering*Kevin Metcalfe – mastering...
(2001), Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
's Guitar Zeus (1995), Michael Sembello
Michael Sembello
Michael Sembello is an American musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:Sembello was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied with jazz great Pat Martino and began his career as a professional musician by becoming a session musician, working increasingly with...
's Heavy Weather (1992), Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson (singer)
Carl Anderson was an American singer, film and theatre actor best known for his portrayal of Judas Iscariot in the Broadway and film versions of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.-Early life:Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Anderson was one of 12 children of...
's Sunlight Again (1994), Cindy Cruz's debut, Public Image bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Bret Helm's "Doc Tahri" and the debut of The Immigrants. Her music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
appearances include Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
and Sara Hickman
Sara Hickman
Sara Hickman is a rock/folk/pop/children's music singer, songwriter, and artist.-Biography:Hickman was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She grew up in Houston, Texas, where she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a vocal major. In 1986, she graduated from the...
and Miguel Mateos
Miguel Mateos
Miguel Mateos is a rock singer/songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. Outside of Argentina, he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Sumo, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rata...
's "Obsesión".
Batten played lead
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
and rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
on Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's Bad
Bad World Tour
The Bad World Tour was the first solo concert tour by American megasuperstar Michael Jackson that visited Japan, Australia, the United States and Europe. Sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months, the tour included 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries...
(1987), Dangerous
Dangerous World Tour
The Dangerous World Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by American megasuperstar Michael Jackson. The tour, sponsored by Pepsi-Cola, included 69 performances to an audience of 3.5 million. All profits were donated to various charities including Jackson's own "Heal the World Foundation". The...
(1992) and HIStory
HIStory World Tour
The HIStory World Tour was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by American megasuperstar Michael Jackson, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The tour included a total of 82 concerts and was attended by approximately 4.5 million fans, beating his previous Bad Tour...
(1996) world tours, as well as his 1993 Super Bowl half-time performance.
Between 1994 and 1999 Batten joined Dave Rodgers
Dave Rodgers
Dave Rodgers is an Italian songwriter, composer, and producer.Born in Mantua, he started production with the band Aleph. Since then, he has collaborated with artists from around the world and has produced several multi-platinum albums...
and Domino
Alessandra Mirka Gatti
Alessandra Mirka Gatti is an Italian Eurobeat singer.- Career :Alessandra Mirka Gatti first got a name in Italo Disco when she met Giancarlo Pasquini in the late 1980s...
as featured guitarist on the eurobeat
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
songs "Sun City", "Music For the People", "Fly" and "Woa Woa Woa." Her writing and performing is uncredited in several other songs under the A-Beat C label. Her live Eurobeat appearances were limited to playing at the Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...
with Dave Rodgers and Queen of Hearts.
In 2010 she recorded a solo for the song "Bad Girls" for a Polish singer Doda.
Discography
- 1992: Above Below and BeyondAbove Below And Beyond-Personnel:*Jennifer Batten – electric guitar, vocals , talk box, vocoder, arrangement, spoken vocals , engineering, production*Michael Sembello – vocals, vocoder, arrangement, engineering, production...
- 1997: Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: MomentumJennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum-Personnel:*Jennifer Batten – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard, talk box, background vocals *Glen Sobel – drums, percussion*Ricky Wolking – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar, banjo, talk box, background vocals...
- 2007: WhateverWhatever (Jennifer Batten album)-Personnel:*Jennifer Batten – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, acoustic guitar, programming, spoken vocals , sound effects , production*Ann Marie Crouch – vocals , spoken vocals *Leah Santos – vocals...