Raised in the Columbus, Ohio area, J. Jolaine is an artist that recognizes that there is too little variety expressed in music today. Many ideas, thoughts and feelings are never allowed to be explored commerically.
"Since human-beings are not animals, music should go BEYOND expressions of love & sex," says Jolaine. She dares to ask the question, "Where are the songs for when the rest of life happens?" That being said, expect to hear more variety from this artist. She will still sing some love songs, but since life doesn't stop there, neither will she. Musical preference for this artist is Pop, R&B, and Gospel (yet many more are appreciated and practiced).
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JJ Official Bio
Raised by a single parent, J. Jolaine has known some hardships in life. After graduating from The Ohio State University in June 1997 with a Bachelor's in Journalism, she had trouble breaking into the Public Relations field due to lack of experience and connections.
So, to make a living, Jolaine worked on and off as a temporary in various Administrative types of roles for companies as far reaching as utilities, banks, municipalities and exclusive airlines. Woven between temporary jobs were some permanent positions and layoffs.
The layoffs caused Jolaine to re-evaluate her life objectives and goals. Before that time, she felt that she had followed a plan destined to fail. For one, Jolaine was following someone else's roadmap for success, not realizing that the world was about to redefine traditional career options and trends.
Secondly, even though she was praised for good work, she found that she was not satisfied with her life. Jolaine wasn't working in something that she was really passionate about, such as music. The problem was that she had never considered it as a "real" career option.
She loved to sing and had been doing it since her childhood. Before knowing what the word "practice" meant, Jolaine would sing to test her limits. If something didn't sound right to her, she would keep trying until it did. To her, she wasn't practicing, but just having fun.
Forced by repeated unemployment to re-evaluate her life's goals, Jolaine took a chance and attended a $20-music conference held in her hometown in 2004. It was sponsored by Radio One.
Even though she didn't know how to network and made no contacts, that one conference changed her life. Ever since, Jolaine has been pursuing her passion in music. Whether reading up on the music industry, attending conferences, or making new contacts, Jolaine makes herself well-informed on the music industry.
Recently, Jolaine was honored by winning 1st Place R&B/Hip Hop Songwriter in the 10th Annual Great American Song Contest (GASC), an International songwriting competition sponsored by the Songwriter's Resource Network. The winning song, "Nunya!", was based upon Jolaine's frustration about Identity Theft.
With the extensive prizes and publicity from the competition, Jolaine intends to continue following her passion for music and self expression. She looks at her win in the GASC as just the beginning.