Jetty Rae

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Jetty Rae
Jetty Rae at Lilith Fair 2010
Jetty Rae in 2013
Background information
Birth name Brittni Whittaker
Born (1987-01-13) January 13, 1987 (age 37)
Springfield, Oregon
Origin Happy Camp, California, United States
Genres Folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, ukulele
Years active 2006—present
Labels Jetty Rae LLC
Associated acts Pen Pals, Heath McNease
Website jettyrae.com

Jetty Rae (born January 13, 1987) is an unsigned indie folk American singer/songwriter whose career began in Kona, Hawaii but now resides in Michigan. Notable appearances include Lilith Fair 2010, CMJ Music Festival,[1] Ann Arbor Summer Festival,[2] and a number of CFA festivals including Agapefest,[3] Big Ticket,[4] and Fandana Festival.[5] Jetty Rae also sang the jingle on three nationally televised Truvia television commercials in 2011-2012.[6] She is known for "taking lyrics and adding a depth that few artists can.".[7] Jetty Rae's album Drowning in Grain peaked at #130 on the CMJ Top 200 Radio charts.[8]

Personal life

Jetty Rae was born in Springfield, Oregon on January 13, 1987.[9] She was raised by her parents, Tyvin and Kathleen, in the mountain town of Happy Camp, California before moving for a short time to Colorado Springs, Colorado.[9] Her parents were missionaries which required them to move often before finally settling down in Charlevoix, Michigan where Jetty Rae attended Charlevoix High School.[9] Jetty's mother started a theater group, called the Ragamuffins, in which Jetty held many roles.[9]

Following her graduation from high school she tried out for Juilliard but was not accepted.[9] Jetty Rae eventually decided to attend the Youth With a Mission (YWAM) discipleship training school in Kona, Hawaii where she partook in 3 mission trips over two years to China, Fiji, and Australia.[9] After graduating in 2008, Jetty Rae returned to Michigan where she met her husband, Jason Stewart (to whom she now refers as her "husband-ger").[10] The two were married at the Iberostar Paraiso del Mar on the Riviera Maya outside Cancun, Mexico on December 21, 2008.[9] If not for music, Jetty has stated her interest for both cooking and makeup, citing them as art forms themselves.[11]

Jetty Rae has a pug named Otis [9] a son named Beck[12] and a daughter named Rowin.[13] She also had a daughter, Ella, about which she keeps a blog entitled "The Singing Hitchhiker".[14]

Jetty Rae namesake

Jetty Rae adopted the name of her paternal grandmother Jetty Rae Thom, who was a full-blooded Karuk Native American.[15] Jetty Rae Thom was known for her nomadic lifestyle, her propensity to want to be outdoors, and for battling mental illnesses, including schizophrenia. Jetty Rae (musician) took her grandmother's namesake out of admiration and respect.[9]

Musical career

Jetty Rae, who considers herself a blue color musician,[16] attributes the start of her musical career to the death of her grandfather, which prompted her to write her first original song "Sunshine".[17] Her first show was at Durty Jake's bar in Kona, Hawaii.[9] While there she joined the rap and hip-hop group Soul Chronicle, and toured the Hawaiian Islands, as well as mainland China. Her connection with Soul Chronicle lead to her recording with another hip-hop group, The S.O.G. Crew.[18]

In 2009, Jetty Rae was chosen to play at the grand opening of JetBlue's JFK Airport terminal as the grand prize winner of a competition from OurStage.[19]

Sarah McLachlan and Terry McBride chose Jetty Rae as their featured local talent for Lilith Fair 2010 in Clarkston, Michigan at the DTE Energy Music Theater.[20] Jetty Rae won this opportunity through OurStage.[21]

Since becoming affiliated with NACA in 2011 Jetty Rae has been chosen as a showcasing artist four times: Northern Plains 2011,[22] Mid-West 2012,[23] Mid-America 2012,[24] and Northern Plains 2013.[25]

Jetty Rae is signed to SESAC[26] and publishes her music under Jetty Rae LLC.[27]

Influences

In an AnnArbor.com news article, Jetty Rae's musical influences are cited as including Lauryn Hill, Brandi Carlile, Eva Cassidy, and Jennifer Knapp.[18] One reviewer compared her voice to Norah Jones and Amy Winehouse[28] while others refer to her as a female Jack Johnson.[29]

Discography

Jetty Rae has released a number of albums and singles in her career:

Blackberries (2008)

Jetty Rae's first album was recorded at Runyan Studios in Bellaire, Michigan and was released on April 16, 2008.

All songs written and composed by Brittni Stewart. 

Nobody (2009)

Jetty Rae's second album is an EP and was recorded and produced in Nashville, Tennessee; it was released on August 20, 2010.

All songs written and composed by Brittni Stewart. 

La La Lu and the Lazy Moon (2011)

Jetty's first co-produced album [30] was released on July 1, 2011. The album is considered a lullaby album.

All lyrics written by Brittni Stewart except "Puff the Magic Dragon" which was written by Peter, Paul and Mary, all music composed by Joseph Barker and Brittni Stewart.

Drowning in Grain (2012)

Jetty Rae's fourth album was recorded at Solid Sound Recording Company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The album was released on August 1, 2012 and has been described as "nuanced and often downright idiosyncratic."[28] It peaked at #130 on the CMJ Top 200 Radio charts.[8] The track "Nice Ones" was featured by American Songwriter.[31]

All songs written and composed by Brittni Stewart. 

Climbing Clouds (2013)

The title track from Jetty Rae's August 2013 album "Climbing Clouds" and an associated music video [32] was released on August 6 bearing the same name.[33] "Fallin", another single from the album, was released on August 27 [34] also with a music video.[35] The last single from the album, "Kerosene", was released on October 11 [36] in memory of her daughter; a music video for the single was also released.[37] The music videos for this album were produced after a successful crowdfunding campaign of $11,850.[38]

All songs written and composed by Brittni Stewart. 

More Than December (2014)

This is a Christmas-themed album released on November 26, 2014.[39] Tracks include two original songs ("More Than December" and "Christmas Kiss") as well as four covers of classic Christmas songs ("O, Holy Night", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Little Drummer Boy" and "Auld Lang Syne"). The album was produced on an extremely tight timeline[40] and was produced by Eric Sproull with featured vocal performances by Chris DuPont and Katie Lee.

All music composed by Brittni Stewart.

Forever & Always (2015)

A single, released on March 16, 2015.[41] Rae cites this track as being notable in that it's the result of a single, uninterrupted vocal recording.[42] The song itself has a running time of 3:18, was produced by Eric Sproull, and was recorded at Bottle Rocket Studios in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Pen Pals: Gold (2015)

A collaboration with another artist, Heath McNease, released on September 17, 2015.[43] The album spent 5 days as the most downloaded on NoiseTrade.[44] The theme of the album is a romance that begins and ends with summer.

All lyrics written by Heath McNease, all music composed by Heath McNease and Brittni Stewart.

Awards & Recognition

  • Winner, CMJ Music Showcase[45]
  • Winner, Musician Category, "Best Of Northern Michigan" Contest[46]
  • Winner, "Mi Favorite Things" TV Contest[47]
  • Winner, MoFilm Battle of the Bands[48]
  • Winner, Lilith Fair Talent Search[49]
  • Grand Prize, Live at T5 Music Competition[50]
  • Winner, MTV "Needle in a Haystack" Music Series[51]
  • 1st place, OurStage.com Folk Competition (January 2010, September 2009, May 2009)[52]
  • Grand Prize, OurStage.com Music Competition[52]
  • Michigan Women Who Rock[53]

Film & Commercial Placements

References

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