Born on October 26, 1990 in Hilo, Hawaii, Jasmine first picked up the violin at age three, beginning with the Suzuki method of ear-training and memorization. At age five it became apparent that Jasmine had a very natural ability to sing, her vocal quality inspired by musicals such as Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera. Attending the Seattle/Japan Suzuki Institute in Seattle at age ten drove her to further continue her violin education. In the seventh grade Jasmine also took up tap dancing. As she entered her Middle and High School years, she began performing in musicals and stage productions (Hilo High's "Chicago" and "Beauty and the Beast"), loving every minute, having enjoyed musicals since childhood. Jasmine also played the role of Ophelia in a local production of "Hamlet" and has appeared a couple of times as the Ghost of Christmas Past with the Community Players in "A Christmas Carol." She started learning how to improvise on the fiddle with the Ambassadors' singing group at Hilo High School, and has since developed her talent at jamming in many different styles with groups such as The Dave Seawater band and Aethyrus. Jasmine also plays classical violin in community and student orchestras. She performed in the pit for KDEN's production of "The Pirates of Penzance" "The Mikado" as well as UH Hilo's "Oklahoma" and HAAS's student production of "Les Miserables." She is also often part of the Kamuela Philharmonic and the UH orchestra. Although for a while Ms. Crowe was mainly recognized for her violin playing, she is just as talented with her voice. A self-taught singer, Jasmine loves to perform on stage. In October 2006 she played the "Star-to-Be" in the Fall musical "Annie" at the Palace Theater. Although Jasmine loves musical theater, singing and playing other styles of music is just as natural for her. Growing up with all kinds of musical influences she loves Broadway musicals, rock n' roll, celtic ballads, classical concertos, contemporary music, as well as pop, jazz, blue grass, new age, world, and even hard metal. She began to write songs at age 14, and has written over twenty since. Besides recording, engineering, arranging, and producing her own music at a local home studio affectionately named "Musically Sound Enterprises" (MSE Studios) currently Jasmine Miranda is attending the University of Hawaii at Hilo, taking Performing Arts classes to further expand her experience in the field. She also plays acoustic and electric guitar to accompany herself on the songs she writes, and is learning piano as well. One day Jasmine aspires to perform her music on tour. She hopes to continue recording her own music doing her own production work, and one day perform in Broadway musicals and in films.
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Gender: Female
Hometown: Hilo
Current Zip: 96720
High School: Hilo High
College: UH Hilo
Tagline: *Singer*Songwriter*Violinist*Guitarist
Favorite Artists:
Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Janis Joplin, John Lennon.
5 Items I Can't Live Without:
My violin, my songbook, a recording studio, my voice, music.
Body Type: athletic
I Am Here For: networking
Ethnicity: white_caucasian
Religion: other
Occupation:
Musician/Performing Artist
Jasmine Miranda Crowe band
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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One of the inserts for "Entanglements" CD - Artwork by Gin...
Face Shot
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Just Another Crush (single) Cover
I play my lover like a fiddle. ;-)
Ophelia
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Black Widow
Ophelia river
JMC Music
Playing violin at a wedding in the Thornwood Castle garden
NYC!!! Tomorrow a penthouse
Liliokalani Park in Hawaii
Welcome to my spider web of creativity
I'm usually a ham in the spotlight, but sometimes I'm chic...
I'd like to invite you to listen to a song I posted exclusively for this contest. It's called "Spider Web Acoustic" a track I did quick and dirty a couple nights ago on a Baby Taylor guitar. I wrote it a couple of years ago, and it's only one of 35 songs I've written. The studio version is done on piano with a more jazz feel so this version's different on guitar. Hope you like it! Feel free to have a listen and let me know what you think. :)
P.S. Today I just got a brand new Washburn Rover baby travel guitar that I can't wait to record with! It's absolutely adorable. I'll get some pics of it soon. ;-)
Just posted some new pics from a couple of gigs I had last weekend with my band. We played at the UH Relay for Life on Friday night and then rocked out at a blowout Pisces party Saturday night. Had a killer time! Check 'em out ;-)
I just found out that Tunesquare disabled the download option this month and is no longer able to pay artists for free music downloads. Oh well. I thought it was a really great idea while it lasted.
I just added some new tracks to the player, this time four cover songs I performed live with the Dave Seawater band at Kope Kope Espresso Cafe on February 23rd. The songs are "Spider's Web" by Katie Melua, "Dreams" & "Silver Springs" by Fleetwood Mac, and "Love Song" by Elton John. The recordings were done on a little H4 recorder in the room - you can hear the ambience of the coffee shop with the blenders going and the chatter from the patrons within the recordings - I think it adds a little coziness to the songs. :) Please enjoy!
Hey everybody! I just updated the page, decorating it with some new pictures from my bands, and I also added a demo track to the player from my upcoming album. The song is titled "I Wish You Would (Kiss Me Again)." My songs are all written by me - music and lyrics - and all the ones I post are copyrighted to me. Hope you enjoy the clip! :-)
I also added a link to "TuneSquare" where you can download "Just Another Crush" for FREE and the artist still gets a little bit of money from the website for every song downloaded. :)
Aloha everyone! My name is Jasmine Miranda Crowe. (Miranda is my middle name and I love it so much that I've never felt complete without using it.) I'm 17 years old from Hilo, Hawaii. I'm a singer, songwriter, violinist, guitar player, performer, arranger, engineer in the studio, and recording artist. I am currently in the late stages of recording my debut album entitled "Entanglements" and am excited to share my music with you! In the meantime feel free to check out my single "Just Another Crush" on my music player and on itunes. I've also posted some pictures and videos of some of my live performances. Enjoy! :-)
I started working in a home studio in Hilo, Hawaii when I was 14. Right before then I'd gone through a harsh break-up with my first romantic relationship. I turned that heartbreak into several songs within a few weeks of becoming familiar with the studio environment. I never thought I could write a song and all of a sudden a whole bunch of inspiration and creativity started flowing through me! Since then I've written over 35 songs.
"Just Another Crush" was one of my first recording experiences, released as single to give me insight into what goes into production and the overall recording process. (I'm in the process of re-recording it to include on my full album.) Music flows through my veins; I eat, sleep, and dream music (sometimes at the most inconvenient times, haha) - so as soon as I could, in my junior year of High School I got my GED so that I could focus on and follow my music career. It's been over two years and I've been working in the studio daily on my first album, doing all of my tracking, editing, and production work using state-of-the-art programs including Pro-Tools, Giga-Studio, Melodyne, Sibelius, and Final Cut Pro for video editing. Some of the plug-ins I use in Pro-Tools include BFD drums and Ivory.
Because I had so much influence from Broadway musicals when I was younger, my first album has been (and is) quite a learning experience - the songs are built around irregular time signatures throughout, following and supporting the vocals. Playing violin my whole life, the way I viewed music and wrote songs was very different than writing from a background using chordal instruments such as guitar or piano. I picked up guitar at age 16 and now my writing structure is quite different and the new material is influenced by rock/pop and folk/singer-songwriter styles. My new songs are already ready to record and compile into a second album although at the moment I am still focusing on completing my first album while simultaneously and continuously developing my new songs with a live band playing live shows. I currently have a 3-piece band: Me on vox/electric or acoustic guitar, Athonwy on bass, and Dave Seawater drums. I'd post more of my new stuff online more often, but I'm not yet ready to distribute it over the internet until I've completed (or am near completion of) the official recordings for reasons of copyrighting. I'll be happy to play them live for you, though. :)
As for my fiddle, I play with several different bands in many different styles. I have the ability to sit-in with a band I've never heard before and play violin with them, fitting in with their style/groove/mood, complementing their songs, and most importantly always (emphasis on always) supporting the vocals. Currently I play in a rock'n'roll band playing rock fiddle (my favorite!) on an electric Steinberg viola/violin. :)
Hope that gives you a better overall picture of me!
I'm Still "PLAYING THE GAME"!!! I Voted for ya' Jasmine !!! Don't "U" Put me on a "PAYNOMYND" list after tonight !!! I "really" wanna' stay in "CONTACT" with "U" !!! Thank You Jasmine For All of Your Friendship N Support !!! Kelley K
...final vote #617 from Straight Jack. Thanks so much for your support. I've voted for you every day for a while whether I had the chance to tell you or not !
Allard Bones Band thanks you Vote # 615 – we want to thank you for allowing us to support and participate with you in this contest. We thank you for your friendship and hope all the best for you and yours - Peace
Jasmine Don't "U" Put me on a "PAYNOMYND" list after tonight !!! I "really" wanna' stay in "CONTACT" with "U" !!! Kelley K www.myspace/kelle ychesney www.myspace/kelle ykrueger or www.myspace.com/f ragmentedmindsban d
A final vote for you! Thanks for your support, your kind comments and your friendship. I wish you the best possible. May the Music be with You! Hope to see you soon on the new blog. IceSixxx ;-)
I'm "NOT" Leaving here without "All My Good Friends N' Family" !!! www.myspace/kelle ychesney www.myspace/kelle ykrueger or www.myspace.com/f ragmentedmindsban d Kelley K
Sending out one final vote for you! We've enjoyed our time in this contest and the friends we've made. Please keep in touch...if you haven't already, add us on myspace www.myspace.com/p hoenixrisingco. Good luck in the future and lets keep our "network" of artists together.
I don't "need" any contest to stay close to "My Good Friends n' Family" Jasmine !!! I "Voted" for ya' !!! Kelley K www.myspace/kelle ychesney www.myspace/kelle ykrueger or www.myspace.com/f ragmentedmindsban d 'I was on your myspace page Jasmine n' I couldn't find the "Friend Add button !!! Kelley
