Jade Anderson

 

British singer/songwriter and soul music fan Jade Anderson began writing poetry and composing when she was a teenager. The youngest daughter of Jon Anderson, leader of the legendary progressive rock band Yes, became involved in show business at the age of 16 after joining a female teen pop group. However, she wanted to express herself in a different way. That opportunity came after teaming up with a local songwriter known as Eg, who co-produced his debut album, Dive Deeper, in his London-based studio. Jade Anderson launched her solo career in Japan with a live performance, along with seven musicians and two backup singers, to celebrate MTV's anniversary. In May 2002, "Sugarhigh" became her first hit single.
(Source: All Music Guide)

Some people skim the surface, others dawdle around the edges - Jade Anderson just has to take the plunge. "To get the most out of life I must leap over my fears and dive into my dreams," says the 21-year-old singer-songwriter whose debut album clearly shows that she's already explored fathoms. Thematically threading together the giddy innocence of youth and the sensuous independence of womanhood, Dive Deeper is brave and beautiful, sweetly simple yet insightful, absolute in its honesty while somehow remarkably blithe.
There's pure soul-pop bliss aplenty: the album's first single "Sugarhigh," a first-love fairy tale come true sparkling with Spanish guitar; "Falling," a tender tumble into romance; "Sweet Memories," an old-school, good-time tune with harmonica and keyboards conjuring up a house party in Stevie Wonder's rec room. But in counterpoint come such songs as "Love Without Gold," its trip-hoppy beats and sighing strings the backdrop to a lesson in emotional economics; the frank and funky "Constant Talking," which tackles not-so-idle gossip; and the wise awakening detailed in "Thank You For Your Lessons." "I have that social, bubbly side, but I can also be quite withdrawn and enjoy the solitude of my own thoughts and fantasies," Jade says. "It's not so much that I'm light and dark, but rather that I'm light and deep."
The complexity of her background factors into the cool dichotomy of her music. A native of London and the daughter of Jon Anderson (leader of the legendary rock group Yes), Jade describes her girlhood as "incredible, but a little surreal. I went from fancy homes and boarding schools and spending summer holidays on tour to living in a council flat--what Americans call the projects--and attending an inner city school." A socio-economic roller coaster ride, to be sure, but these shifts in her upbringing provided a wealth of experiences which helped Jade to establish her own creative identity. "I grew up among many different types of people, and that made me very open," she explains. "I tend to see the similarities we share, not the differences, so I try to connect--rather than separate--with my music."

 
When Jade says "my music," she means it--she simply couldn't do anyone else's. At 16, she was selected from among thousands of competitors to join a girl group, but, ultimately, couldn't fit her own aesthetic vision into a pre-fab pop puppet assembly line. "I got out of it very quickly--even though I was so broke at the time!--because it didn't come naturally to me," she recalls. "I had to listen to my heart. Out of that my confidence and songwriting ability grew, and I started to think of myself as not just a pop singer but as an artist."
An artist with an innately soulful muse. "Despite the rock 'n' roll side I got from my dad, I felt more at ease with soul, the music my mum played," Jade says. Lyrically, she chose to address, "the confusing, unsettling identity crisis everyone faces at my age: what you're supposed to be, what you want to be, what you wonder if you're even capable of being--all those feelings, all at once," she says. "For instance, a song like 'Dive Deeper' is about how we hold ourselves back because we fear what might happen if we try."
The more she delved into her doubts and desires, the more Jade came into her own vocally, developing a gently beautiful, genuine style that's refreshingly subtle compared to today's over-the-top R&B divas. "I could sing that way--do those big ballads or gospel numbers--and I will bring that out here and there, to express something in a song," she explains. "But for the type of lyrics I write, I have to sing more simply and naturally for the words to be understood."
To reach her full potential, Jade hooked up with a seemingly unlikely partner--the underground songwriter/producer known only as Eg, with whom she started making demos. And because she insisted on going it alone ("I was adamant about taking my own path and breaking away from family connections--not because I'm stubborn, just for my own peace of mind," she says), she expected to start small and struggle long. So no one was more surprised than Jade herself when a major label bidding war erupted. "Here I was just praying to get signed! But I knew Columbia would be the best home for me because they gave me so much creative control," says Jade, who opted against a big-name producer and co-produced Dive Deeper with Eg in his London basement studio.
The album is fresh, fun, with a glow that comes from inside and a sound both contemporary and classic. "The beats convey the modern day, but when you speak from your heart it's timeless," offers Jade, who's unconcerned that her lyrics are far more poetic and intelligent than those of the typical pop neophyte. "The melodies are so catchy, people will want to get up and dance, but eventually what I'm saying will hit them," she says. "I think we are given experiences for a reason, and I believe I've been made to have lessons, both painful and amazing, and put them in a creative package I can give to the world."
Go ahead, dive in, then Dive Deeper. As you listen to this subli me and surprising young artist, what you'll no doubt conclude is that the deeper Jade Anderson goes, the higher she will ultimately climb.
(Source: VH1)

Sipping tea in her swank hotel restaurant, 21-year-old Jade Anderson is the perfect model of classy English propriety. She sits perfectly upright and talks in the quiet, cultured tones of one who's been well educated--and perhaps, well-off for most of her life. And it's true, she did have it pretty good as the daughter of Yes frontman Jon Anderson. "We had cars, a house in London and one in the Caribbean, where my Mom was from." But beneath the shiny surface ran some dark waters, which she duly documents on "Love Without Gold," a grim riches-to-rags number from her soulful Columbia debut, Dive Deeper.
"Basically, when I was born, my dad was making the most money in Yes he had in ages," Anderson calmly relates. "And then the money was gone, because of bad accountants and [poor] record sales. People do assume that if you're born into a rock 'n' roll family or lifestyle with money, that you don't have a care in the world. But when it all goes wrong, not many people will be a part of it."
She moved in with her dad in Southern California, where merely attending school was a complete culture shock. "Going from an all-girl's boarding school, dressed in uniforms, to a wear-what-you-want place with boys everywhere?" Anderson recollects. "I was like, 'Oh my God!' But that was where I ended up feeling most comfortable." Suddenly hip to hip-hop, Anderson returned to London, began setting her private poems to a sultry r&b backbeat, and aided by U.K. producer Eg, recorded Dive Deeper in his basement studio. "My dad and my mom were both brought up with very humble beginnings," she concludes. "And I grew up with good morals because they wanted to instill that humility in me. And my own songwriting has been such a natural progression, it's been amazing. I truly felt it was a gift from God that I've been able to write songs this easily. And 'Love Without Gold' was truly a great moment for me--realizing just how lucky I really was."
(Source: Pulse Mag)


I am not totally sure if is the right adress, but at least it is a possibility.
Jade Anderson C/O Epic Records
550 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10022