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| Featured Artist Link REALLYMUSICRADIO presentsJEN FOSTER
There are artists who enter music because they need to express themselves or simply enjoy performing. And then there are artists who make music because it's part of their being, an inner force that manifests itself in a sense of purpose, a mission, a need to communicate thoughts and ideas and to impart a positive energy upon their listeners. Jen Foster hails enthusiastically from the latter school. On her melodically rich and exuberantly rocking debut effort, "Everybody's Girl," the award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist displays a spirit that's both timeless and up-to-date. She belts and purrs, attacks and wails these dozen songs with the kind of conviction found in the classic rock music she was exposed to even before she considered making music her personal path.
That said, however, Foster notes that "I always felt this was my calling. This was just something I knew from the time I first started that it was what I wanted to do with my life." That first inkling came as she grew up in Texas, where her two older brothers played guitar, had their own bands and indoctrinated her into music. "They listened to a lot of stuff that was before my time -- the (Rolling) Stones, (Led) Zeppelin, the Beatles," Foster recalls. "I learned about that through them." They also kindled in her a desire to perform, and Foster began lighting up the stages at school talent shows and contests. "I started playing at school, and everybody loved it," she says. "I got off on the rush and kept doing it. For a teenager, the attention was kind of what it's all about." And being on stage has not lost its allure for Foster, whose calling card is as a dynamic performer with a crack band pumping behind her. "The best part of this for me is still playing live," she says, "connecting with an audience and feeling like you moved them, even for a minute." Indeed, since the release of "Everybody's Girl," Foster has toured the U.S. from coast-to-coast, performing over 80 shows in recent months. She's headlined, opened for such diverse acts as Sophie B. Hawkins, Crash Test Dummies, Lisa Loeb, Allison Moorer and more. She's performed at South By Southwest, made her New York and Los Angeles debuts, and has seen her audiences grow. Foster continues to build her fan base the old-fashioned way--on the road. "It's really the only way for a new artist to spread the word. I happen to love touring...so this has been great." "I want to be seen as a great songwriter," Foster declares. "I don't think I'm there yet, but this is something I'm in for the long haul. I want to be doing this for a long time, and I want my career to grow and get bigger and bigger. This is what I love to do, and I want to be good at it." |
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