Janet's songs tell wonderful stories and buzz with a love of life. Ballads that pull at the heart strings, pop songs leading to exciting choruses, songs that satisfy and exhilarate. She recently won first prize in the pop/uptempo category of the prestigious Unisong Songwriting 2005 competition, for her song “Moan”. (www.unisong.com) Janet writes in a wide range of styles, and works quickly and intuitively. She writes for the mainstream music market, and really enjoys the challenge of crafting her songs. Influenced by some of the world’s greatest songwriters, including Carly Simon and the Carpenters, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, Janet also loves the ethereal spiritual music of Anuna (Irish choir) and Bjork, and the songs of Suzanne Vega, Randy Newman, as well as Australians Neil Finn, and Keith Urban. “I love writing songs. I love the mystery of it, and being able to draw on so many things that I love – stories, and emotions, and histories, as well as the day to day bones and
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