About the music

The music contains no instruments- everything you hear was made using only my voice and basic effects/editing techniques. I use pitch-shift to drop my voice down for bass lines, but otherwise there is no pitch correction involved. Each song contains anywhere between 30-50 layers of vocals and take as many hours to complete over several months. I worked on many songs at once as inspiration struck and time allowed.

The goal was to complete the entire catalog of original Smiths songs by the end of 2010. It was one of the most challenging experiences of my life and I am thrilled to say that I completed my goal- ahead of schedule! This would have been a daunting project just for the music alone, but I was also fitting the music time in around parenting, working, commuting, etc. It was a true labor of love to give up every ounce of free time for a year but it was the best thing I've ever done. Thank you for visiting my personal tribute to The Smiths and for cheering me on.
-Janice (about me / email)

Happy Birthday, Morrissey!

Dear Morrissey,

I often wonder what you think of me... but surely you know how much love I have for you. I hope our paths cross one day so that I can tell you in person.
Warm wishes for you on your birthday today and continued love the other 364 days of the year.

XOXO

Janice

Great news, lots of music, and VINYL!

Ends Oct 11th, so please check it out and share with friends!

New video by The Mystery Parade

The Mystery Parade is responsible for all of the wonderful graphic design on the Smiths Project Box Set. And now he's doing amazing things with video. So awesome!

Follow @mysteryparade on twitter and check out www.themysteryparade.com for more amazing graphic designs.

The Wave, KSYM 90.1 in San Antonio

I'm starting to receive some press about the new album, Patcwork Life! Here is a great interview from last week for your listening pleasure. A big thanks to Charlie Castleman for having me on his show. He's also interviewed other greats such as Boz Boorer, and Shoot The Image so it was a complete honor!




Hope you all are well!

love,
Janice

Radio Interview with WPFW 89.3fm and World Premier of Buried

Last week marks the first time one of my original songs has been broadcast on the radio! As in, ever in my life! And now you can hear it at the end of this interview. If you'd like to hear another free song off my new album, please head on over to the Patchwork Life Pre-order at janice.bandcamp.com

A Birthday Gift for Thom Yorke

When deciding which band I wanted to cover for a project, it was really between The Smiths and Radiohead. I love both bands dearly, but in the end, it came down to the number of songs in their catalogs. If I had another year or two of my life to spend completely dedicated to one single project, there might very well be a Radiohead Project however, chances are slim that I would ever have the financial means I had in 2010 which gave me 1300 hours to sing AND still pay bills and childcare! However, I never say never...

In the mean time, it has always been a major life goal to work with Thom Yorke. And because so many amazing and unexpected things have happened in the past two years, I consider it within the realm of possibility. Dreams don't come true unless you pursue them and desires can't be fulfilled unless you make them known. So Thom, if you are reading this, happy birthday! Please let our voices connect soon...

Here is my very first all-vocal track, recorded in 2004, that became the recording inspiration for what was to become The Smiths Project 6 years later.

P.S. If you crank up the volume after the last note, you'll hear sirens going down my street outside. It fit well with the song so I left it in...