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At
the age of 8, Jeanie (JaeCie) Cunningham composed her first song, strumming
the tune on a homemade cardboard and rubber-band guitar. She hasn't stopped
making music since. Born in Los Angeles and raised in a military family,
Jeanie bounced from city to city as a child. Her pursuit of a musical career
took a front seat when, while attending boarding school in Switzerland, a
teenage Jeanie skipped classes to see Tina Turner perform in concert.
"The night I
saw Tina Turner, it was like a burning bush from God," she says. "I knew I
had to meet her." Jeanie not only met Ms. Turner, but Tina's performance of
one of Jeanie's songs, "I Can Take A Little Bit of Pain" on "The Tonight
Show", earned the newcomer her professional songwriting credentials.
After an
international tour with the all-girl band, "The Cherries", Jeanie began
building her own recording studio , "Resnik-One", in Los Angeles.
Between
road tours as a guitarist with Lionel Richie's band, and as an opening act
for David Crosby, Jeanie continued to hone her skills as a songwriter,
including writing for high profile international corporations. Mitsubishi,
Epson, Toshiba, Chevron, Yamaha, and Tupperware are among the many companies
who've utilized Jeanie's original works.
Her pursuits as a solo artist have
taken her around the world, from Beijing to Cairo, as well as performing
with her band, "JaeCie" in Europe and the U.S.
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Jeanie's latest
project: "Jeanie C: Phoenix...Rising", combining the talents of Jurgen Koppers and
Les Hurdle as producers. Described as a "happy collision between Sheryl Crow
and Anastacia", by one L.A. disc jockey, "Phoenix...Rising" shows off
Jeanie's skills as a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter.
A licensed
pilot, Jeanie flies the skies herself in her Piper Cherokee 180, as well as
logging time in helicopters such as the Hughes 300, and the Bell Jetranger
206B.
On the ground,
she enjoys golfing and spending time with her dogs, "Oscar" and "Xena".
She
is also a mentor, ("tormentor" as she politely puts it), to four young men
by the names of Peter, Pablo, Bryan and Jonathon, who share her passions for
flying, animals, music, and high speed amusement park rides. |
