JCSI's Company mission: to promote women in music of all genres.  Women tend to not receive the spotlight that they deserve in music.  Our goal is to make fantastic compilation CDs of talented female singers, songwriters and musicians, and to market them to broadcast media and radio.  We are no longer accepting submissions any longer for the current CD compilation project.  We have selected 16 talented female artists for this CD that will be distributed to Chicagoland radio.  Please listen to the artists on this site and help support them by buying their music.  Visit this website often to see the responses from different radio stations and to learn about future projects.

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This is a new endeavor - so come back often to see what artists and stations are participating.

The final selections for the Women in Music Compilation CD are:
Track 1:

Amy Courts - singer/songwriter from Nashville
Check out her song "The Liars"

Track 2:

The Jennifer Jennings Band - singer/songwriter from Chicago
Check out her song "Empty Need"

Track 3:

Schande - alternative from San Francisco
Check out their song "Return of the Return"

Track 4:

Reyna Larson - singer/songwriter from LA
Check out her song "loving all the love away"

Track 5:

Lucia - pop from Massachusetts
Check out her song "Last Chance"

Track 6:

Chloe Faison - folk from LA
Check out her song "silent cue"

Track 7:

Lying Delilah - rock from Highland, Indiana
Check out their song "Ice Box"

Track 8:

Paulina Logan - singer/songwriter from Ukiah, California
Check out her song "Stay"

Track 9:

Rachel VanSlyke - alternative from Johnstown, New York
Check out her song "never me"

Track 10:

Emma Jean Branch - singer/songwriter from Lake Mary, Florida
Check out her song "Best Kept Secret"

Track 11:

Kristin Mainhart & Khromozomes - alternative from Brooklyn, New York
Check out their song "Another Girl"

Track 12:

Dear Daystar - singer/songwriter from Maryland
Check out her song "Boy with a Glass Shadow"

Track 13:

Carter Sampson - singer/songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Check out her song "I Don't Want Him"

Track 14:

RAEN - pop from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Check out their song "Drama Fanatic"

Track 15:

Kimi Hayes - country from Chicago
Check out her song "Overflow Me"

Track 16:

Katie Marie - acoustic from Totnes, Devon, UK
Check out her song "Change"

 The cover:

Inside cover:

"Women in Music" live show
at The Abbey in Chicago
Click here for pictures

Thanks for everyone that came out for a fun night at The Abbey in Chicago and thanks to the Bands:
The Jennifer Jennings Band

The Kimi Hayes Band

Lying Delilah


 The "Women in Music" compilation CD has 16 unsigned talented female singer/songwriters (picked out of over 250 submissions).  3 of the 16 will be performed on Saturday, January 9th at the Abbey Pub.


Thanks to everyone for coming out!
Click here for pictures from the event:

 

Awesome Review on "The Guestlist Magazine":
 Women In Music
Just Cool Sounds
 Compilations are a dime a dozen. Turn on your TV and you will find any number of infomercials for a Time Life collection, or perhaps you own one that a label has put out showcasing their acts, or even a magazine's that highlight the acts they reviewed in that issue. But some come a long that have a unique concept and were put together in a cool way that allows it to stand out on its own like this one does. The only ways to be a part of the Women In Music compilation was to submit your music via sonicbids for consideration and of course, be a woman artist. After sifting through over 240 entries it was finally leveled down to the 16 that became a part of this compilation. The artists come from every way a compass faces including places like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Maryland, Nashville, Chicago, and more. But this also crosses overseas twice when the UK and Australia are represented as well. So what can you expect from the music? There is a little bit of everything on here. You get the singer/songwriter style from the likes of Amy Courts and The Jennifer Jennings Band who open the album open, you get pop from Lucia, pop with a few dance beats thrown in from RAEN, alternative rock, country, folk, and acoustic as well. The eclectic mix of music, with the ear catching aspect that al of the performers on this collection are female makes this a unique compilation worth giving a spin to. Everything else aside, the most important aspect is that you have the chance to be introduced to some great new music with this compilation from some of the talented unsigned acts that you may not otherwise hear. Definitely worth a spin!  

Awesome Review from Rob Jackson, talent scout for RipStar:
Nice work! I think Joni Mitchell had it right, we are all Star Dust. However, I think some of us shine a little brighter. The talent you selected is bright. Amy Courts, Rachel Vanslyke, Emma Jean Branch, and Carter Sampson made me have love fits. Kimi Hayes took the gold! I thought my daughter was the only one that could make me have a love fit.
Rob Jackson- Talent Scout, U.S.
www.ripstar.cfsites.org
 www.myspace.com/ripstar_sf

"What's A Girl To Do"- KOOP 91.7FM (koop.org) writes:
...just wanted to let you know that I played "Best Kept Secret" from your Compilation CD today on my show.  There are definitely a few others I plan to play, as well.  Thanks again for sending the CD.  I'll try to let you know when I play anything else.
Lisa

...Hi again, Just wanted to let you know that I played Schande's "Return of the Return" today on my show.  Nice indie pop.  Thanks again.

Lisa
"What's A Girl To Do"-KOOP 91.7FM (koop.org)
http://www.myspace.com/whatsagirltodokoop
http://www.facebook.com/whatsagirltodo
whatsagirltodo@koop.org

Radio Stations that have already played artists from this website:
"The Estrogen Overdose Radio Show"

Chicago Radio Stations that will receive the compilation CD:
WCRX 88.1 FM Chicago Columbia College
WGN 720 AM Chicago WGN Continental Broadcasting Co. News/Talk
WHPK-FM 88.5 FM Chicago University of Chicago
WIIT 88.9 FM Chicago Illinois Institute of Technology
WILV 100.3 FM Chicago Bonneville Holding Company rhythemic AC
WIND 560 AM Chicago Salem Media of Illinois, LLC News/Talk
WJMK 104.3 FM Chicago CBS Radio Inc. of Illinois adult hits
WKQX 101.1 FM Chicago Emmis Radio License, LLC Alternative/Hard Rock
WLIT-FM 93.9 FM Chicago AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC Adult Contemporary
WLS 890 AM Chicago Radio License Holding XI, LLC talk
WLS-FM 94.7 FM Chicago Radio License Holding V, LLC Oldies
WLUP-FM 97.9 FM Chicago Emmis Radio License, LLC
WLUW 88.7 FM Chicago Loyola University of Chicago
WUSN 99.5 FM Chicago CBS Radio Inc. of Chicago Country
WXAV 88.3 FM Chicago St. Xavier College
WXRT-FM 93.1 FM Chicago CBS Radio East Inc. AAA
WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Northeastern Illinois University
WTMX 101.9 FM Skokie Bonneville Holding Company Hot Adult Contemporary
WONC 89.1 FM Naperville North Central College
WNIU 91.3 FM La Salle Northern Illinois University
WMXM 88.9 FM Lake Forest Lake Forest College
Radio DePaul
WDCB Public Radio 90.9 FM College of DuPage
 

 

 

Additional artists you should check out:

Liz Walker - singer/songwriter from Palatine, Illinois
Check out her songs: "Oh My Love", "To Pluto"


Jen & Abby - acoustic from LA
Check out their song "Destroy Me"


Whiskey Blonde - rock from Illinois
Check out their song "Champagne"


Opposite of Blue - folk from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Check out their song "Heavy Living"


 Plain Ole Delicious - rock from Chicago
 Check out her song "Way Down LA"


Jennifer Marriott - blues from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Check out  her song "Spare Change"


Margarita - singer/songwriter from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Check out her songs: "Touch Me", "Paradise", "Best Worst Thing"


Anne Heaton - pop from Somerville, Massachusetts
Check out her song "Jump"


Amy Petty - singer/songwriter from New Hampshire
Check out her song "Honey on the Skin"


Emily Hurd - soul from Chicago
Check out her song "The Likes Of You"


Lori Diamond - singer/songwriter from Massachusetts
Check out her song "Mystery"


Kelly Murray - singer/songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia
Check out her song "Like I'm Beautiful"


Sara Masterson - singer/songwriter from Chicago
Check out her song "Traveling"

 


Marissa DiBlasio - singer/songwriter from Valencia, California
Check out her song "Changing Lanes"


Lily Schaffer - pop from Chicago
Check out her song "nebula"


The Kat Gang - jazz from New York
Check out their song "Home to Me"


Tammy Kingneal - gospel from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Check out her songs: "Changed My Life", "Losing My Way"


Alison Jane - rock from Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Check out her song "All A Waste"


car stereo wars - rock from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Check out their songs: "Broken", "Come to Nothing"


Mia Adams & The Scenic Roots - singer/songwriter from Burlington, Vermont
Check out her song "Million To One"


The Devyl Nellys - alternative from New York
Check out their song "Skyline"


Darci Monet - pop from LA
Check out her song "Smoke and Leather"


Maddie Georgi - singer/songwriter from Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Check out her song "Go"


jade ambroze - contemporary Christian from Glenelg, South Australia
Check out her song "More"


ZIA - pop from Sunshine Coast, Australia
Check out her song "City of Love"


Lu Horta - world from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Check out her song "O Ponto"


Sabrina Chap - singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, New York
Check out her song "Never Again"


Ginetta's Vendetta - jazz from New York
Check out their song "Behind Those Eyes"


Bonny Morgan - jazz from Ontario, Canada
Check out her song "Cicada"


Alejandra O'Leary - singer/songwriter from New York
Check out her song "Ever After"


Jessica Dawn - rock from Nashville, Tennessee
Check out her song "Shotgun"


yasmine ariel - pop from Israel
Check out her song "one first time"


Elle Gallo - blues from Massachusetts
Check out her song "Goddess"


Eileen Carey - country from Altadena, California
Check out her song "Faith", "Out With the Girls"


Picture Me Broken - rock from California
Check out their song "Dearest (I'm So Sorry)"


Alana Stone - pop from LA
Check out her song "Pretty"


Cee Cee James - rock from Langley, Washington
Check out her songs: "Done Love Wrong", "Black Raven"


Kitty Hoff - jazz from Berlin, Germany
Check out her songs: "Toc-toc-toc", "Ewigkeiten"


Amy Dixon-Kolar - folk from Fox River Grove, Illinois
Check out her song "Child of Three Mothers"


Shawna James - singer/songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio
Check out her songs: "Say What's On Your Mind", "Nothin' to Lose"


Debe Welch - acoustic from Chicago
Check out her songs: "Who's Using Who", "Without You", "Not Today", "If The Love Is Strong", "One Kiss", "Crazy", "Does It All Come Down To Love"


Katie Pearlman - singer/songwriter from New York
Check out her song "I'll Be Waiting"


Cheryl Catherine Smith - rock from British Columbia, Canada
Check out her songs: "Why Does She Hate You?", "Smash Up My Telephone"


Lisa Smiths Powerhaus - rock from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Check out her song "50 Foot Chain"


Sherry McCamley - singer/songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio
Check out her song "Changing My Point of View"


Luella - singer/songwriter from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Check out her song "New Flame"


Jesse Hamilton - singer/songwriter from Raleigh, North Carolina
Check out her song "Rebirth"


Heidi Jane - pop from San Francisco
Check out her song "La Faranda"


Ester Andujar - singer/songwriter from Valencia, Spain
Check out her song "Aprovecho La Lluvia"


Yukari Roja - world music from New York
Check out her song "Dreaming Migration Bird"


Lisa Michelle - pop from Toronto
Check out her song "Something New"


Perla Batalla - latin (world) from Ojai, California
Check out her songs "Iberia", "Morning Star", "The First Time I Felt Rain", "Heaven and Earth"


Celia Rose - singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama
Check out her song "Little"


CorleeMad - rock from Berlin, Germany
Check out their song "Don't Leave Me"


Cornerstone - rock from Brunn am Gebirge, Austria
Check out their song "Leave"


Jenn Grant - alternative from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Check out her song "Everybody Loves You"


Margaret's Daughter - acoustic from Johannesburg, South Africa
Check out her song "Simplicity"


The Rose Colella Trio - jazz from Chicago
Check out their song "Blossom's Blues"


Ellen M. Wilson - new age/ambient from El Paso, Texas
Check out her songs: "Modah Ani", "Healing Song"


Erika Carey and the Calamities - americana from Columbus, Ohio
Check out their song "Waterline"


The Cellophane Flowers - pop from London
Check out their song "If I as a girl"


Lisa Breslin - pop from Allston, Massachusetts
Check out her songs: "Ten-Sixteen", "Urban Appalachian", "Someday", "Dreamwalking", "Hardheaded Woman"


Edith Grove & Bottle Tree - americana from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Check out her song "Days of Rain"


Jessica Trejo - singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington
Check out her song "Leftover"


Ellen Woloshin - adult contemporary from New York
Check out her songs: "The Words", "In My Dream", "Joanna"


Adrienne Leasa - singer/songwriter from Spring City, Pennsylvania
Check out her song "For God's Sake"


Ellen Bukstel - acoustic from Southwest Ranches, Florida
Check out her songs: "Real Woman", "Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Me?", "You're Not Better Than Me", "Daddy's Little Girl", "Hey Mr Politician"


Phoenix Rising - acoustic from San Francisco
Check out their song "Unspoken"


Pristine (Heidi Solheim) - adult contemporary from Tromsoe, Norway
Check out her song "Famous Last Words"


Mary Ann Young - singer/songwriter from Sacramento, California
Check out her song "A Great Big World"


Tokyo Tramps - blues from Boston
Check out their song "Giant Step"


She Eats Planets - rock from Connecticut
Check out her song "Shut Up (I Love You)"


WildRose - Perth, Western Australia
Check out her song "Close To You"


Elaine Ryan - singer/songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Check out her song "Sisters"


asia mei - singer/songwriter from New York
Check out her song "A Bus to Sunshine"


Tere Estrada - latin blues from Mexico City
Check out her song "Sirena hechicera"


Joan Gand of Blue Truth - blues from Chicago
Check out her cover of "Green Onions"

Additional artists you should check out:

Denise Brigham - traditional pop from Chicago
Check out her new Grammy nominated album "Hotel Lafayette"


Nicole Garza & the OH GEEZ - pop from Schererville, Indiana
Check out her song "Wish I Knew"


EeVe Stever - adult contemporary from Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Check out her song "If Tears Could Build a Stairway"


Cara Cantarella - singer/songwriter from Denver
Check out her song "Wild Horses"


Universal You - rock from Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
Check out their song "Your Sin City"


the sarah mac band - singer/songwriter from Tallahassee, Florida
Check out her song "Burden Beast"


Theory of Tides - alternative from Massachusetts
Check out their songs: "Soothes", "Ghosts", "Elated", "Afraid of Heights"

 


BlowUpDollz - rock from Palo Alto, California
Check out their song "Called/Out"


Jessica Erin - country from Chicago
Check out her songs "Follow Your Heart", "Girls Night Out", "I Can't Let You Go", "Bad Girl", "Just What You're Looking For", "Chicago Bears Fan"


Hannah Madison Taylor - pop from Dallas, Texas
Check out her song "So Killer Sexy"


Jennifer Dixon - blues from Memphis, Tennessee
Check out her song "A Little You For Me"


The Essentials - rock from Swedesboro, New Jersey
Check out their song "It Is Time"


Hayla Weisz - singer/songwriter from Jerusalem, Israel
Check out her songs: "That Sucks", "Let it break"


Michele Millet - pop from France
Check out her song "We could be one"


Cailyn - rock from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Check out her song "Lady Kicks Ax"


McKenZie - country from Harlow, United Kingdom
Check out their song "Down that road before"


Stephanie Forshee - country pop from New York
Check out her songs: "What Did I Do", "Walk of Shame"


mandy - singer/songwriter from Manitoba, Canada
Check out her song "free"


Bengal Lancer - singer/songwriter from Chicago
Check out their song "Troubled Days"


Lachi - alternative from New York
Check out their song "We Can Fly"


Angela Predhomme - singer/songwriter from Michigan
Check out her song "Too Much Time"


Kerry Hill - singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Check out her songs "I'm Only", "Shattered Memories", "The Old Lane"


Christine DeVito - singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, New York
Check out her songs "Goodbye Old Friend", "This Way"


Laura Black - rock from Detroit
Check out her song "New Day"


The Somersault Factory - americana from Illinois
Check out their song "Can't Be Your Savior"


Lucy Smith - jazz from Chicago
Check out her songs: "Passing for Normal", "Kiela"


Stacie Lynn Hatt - country from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Check out her songs: "Scream", "Prince Charming"


Krystal Slocum - rock from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Check out their song "Foxey Lady"


Heather Perry and the _____s - rock from Chicago
Check out their song "Grenadine"


Miz Metro & The Makebelieves - hip hop from New York
Check out her song "Trashion"


Selon Recliner - alternative from Auckland, New Zealand
Check out their song "Swan"


Viva - rock from Brooklyn, New York
Check out their song "Alive"


Surgeon (Lydia Giordano - lead guitar) - rock from Philadelphia
Check out their song "Papa Reigns"


Debra Alt - adult contemporary from Branford, Connecticut
Check out her song "Each Moment We're Alive"


The Bucktones - singer/songwriter from Colorado
Check out their song "Shades of Gray"


Canda - soul from Maryland
Check out her song "Consider This"


Karin Wright - country from Oslo, Norway
Check out her song "Hunting a Dream"


Doll - alternative from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Check out their song "Tired of Pretending"


Jennifer Norman - country from St. Louis, Missouri
Check out her song "Daddy, sleep in"


Pamela Ruby Russell  &  The  Highway Of Dreams - singer/songwriter from Boston
Check out her songs: "Walk Thru Fire", "Live Baby (Let's Live!)", "Tengo Razon [Reason to Live]", "Sounds Of The Sea", "Make You Cry" , "Highway Of Dreams", "Boxcar", "Avenue Of Tears", "Almost Gave My Heart Away"


The Sprawl Project - spoken word from Toronto
Check out her song "Stygian Shore"


Karen Collins & The Backroads Band - country from Takoma Park, Maryland
Check out their song "Heart Attack"


Victoria Trestrail - adult contemporary from Trinidad and Tobago
Check out her songs: "Showdown", "Our Wilderness", "Meow", "Johnny's Fool"


The West-Eddy Trio - acoustic from Cranston, Rhode Island
Check out her song "Will You Ever"


momi - contemporary Christian from Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Check out her song "Arise"


Ashley Berndt - country from Ontario, Canada
Check out her song "Come Home To Me Now"


Quail Music - rock from West Hills, California
Check out their songs: "Strange Happenings & Miracles", "First to Love You"


Angie Contini - jazz from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Check out her songs: "picnic in the cemetery", "the going round in circles song"


Patti Ecker - acoustic from Chicago
Check out her songs: "Baby's Got the Blues", "Indifferent Love"


Lina1509 - electronic/dance from Canada
Check out her song "Circumstance Love"


Patsy McGlamry-Dean - singer/songwriter from Marietta, Georgia
Check out her songs: "Come Back Angel", "It's Night in New York City", "Victim of the Moon"


Wind Weaver - acoustic folk from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Check out there song "Aerial Wandering"


Robin Lee Field - singer/songwriter from Newburyport, Massachusetts
Check out her songs: "Stuck On This Highway", "Sweet Lies", "How About Some Sweet Love", "Running to Nowhere", "If Your Lucky"


The Red Apples - americana from Chicago
Check out their song "Winter Birth"


Armen & Mariam - jazz from Russia
Check out their song "Lover Man"


Windau Jazz'tet - jazz from Cincinnati, Ohio
Check out her song "Aviator"


Gerri Rowan - singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama
Check out her song "Over You"


Carissa Plumm Chapman - pop from Woodland Hills, California
Check out her song "Sweet Embrace"


cristiana castello - pop from Pralormo, Italy
Check out her song "darkness"


Lauren Frost and The Blue Lou Band - singer/songwriter from Chicago
Check out her song "Sangria Tale"


Amber Darland - folk from Bellingham, Washington
Check out her song "Without Blame"


Dalannah Gail Bowen - blues from British Columbia, Canada
Check out her song "Mamma's Got The Blues"


Blue Maggie - bluegrass from Charleston, West Virginia
Check out their song "Belle of the Ball"


Paula C Snyder - singer/songwriter from Raleigh, North Carolina
Check out her song "Old 30's Blues"


Elyssa - singer/songwriter from Toronto
Check out her songs: "Fairytale", "Rewind", "Break His Heart Today"


Aisha Raine - rock from Montgomery Village, Maryland
Check out her song "Wicked"


Good Asian Drivers - singer/songwriter from Brooklyn
Check out their song "Here's To You"


Sara Cohen and Sari Miller - singer/songwriter from Skokie, Illinois
Check out their song "My Old Blue Jeans"


Christa - pop from Charlotte, North Carolina
Check out her songs: "Senseless",
 "32nd Day of the 13th Month of the 8th Day of the Week"


Broda - singer/songwriter from Virginia
Check out her song "The Mulligan Game"


Sarah Elizabeth Foster - pop from Houston, Texas
Check out her song "Gardening from the Ground Up"


Jayne Demakos - world from Ithaca, New York
Check out her song "Hush"


Lisa Dudley - country from Woodstock, New York
Check out her songs "Your Face", "Dangerous Curves", "All Is Well" & "Harley Girl"


Boyana - pop from Denmark
Check out her song "Kiss Me Goodbye"


Cece Box - adult contemporary from Texas
Check out her song "Leaving Athens"


Beth Kohnen & Big Bottom Blues - blues from San Francisco
Check out her song "Jukin' With Walter"


HootNanny - alternative from Lawrenceville, Georgia
Check out their song "My Baby Loves My Funny"


Anne Gomez - folk from Glasgow, United Kingdom
Check out her song "Precious Tears"


Marlena Mosh - folk from Russia
Check out her song "Cant Have A Breath In The World"


Shorty B - rap from Bedford, Indiana
Check out her song "You're the Boss"


Heidi Kolman - blues from New York
Check out her song "Smokin Yesterday's Cigarettes (Live)"


Vieniste - world music from Santa Monica, California
Check out their song "La Femme de Loup"


Linda Basso - adult contemporary from Quebec
Check out her song "Magical Night"