Laney Jones
Amazingly, Laney Jones’ music career started
as something of an accident. She picked up the guitar and began writing songs
during college as a respite from the demanding academic curriculum working on
an international business degree. Her aptitude as a singer and songwriter was
instant. She soon found herself immersed in the roots scene as a rising young
talent.
Jones would unpack her creative ambitions
while studying abroad in China without any instruments and far away from the
hubbub. Away from everything, she realized her desire to do music and vowed to
pursue it. When she came back to the states, she auditioned for Berklee College
Of Music and was awarded a songwriting scholarship. She matriculated at the
esteemed institution for a year and a half where she had the opportunity to
study with singer-songwriter, record producer, and A&R executive Kara
DioGuardi. Learning the craft of pop songwriting from a master enabled Laney to
authentically discover and cultivate her own talents for emotionally resonant
and infectiously catchy songwriting.
Laney Jones has received accolades from No Depression
and L.A. Record, as well as the legendary Alison Krauss. As an unsigned artist,
she’s managed to grace the stage at New York’s Lincoln Center and DC's Kennedy
Center for the Arts, feature on PBS’s Great
Performances series, earn corporate sponsorships and licensing deals, and
receive nationwide college radio spins for her original songs. Currently, her
voice can be heard on soundtracks of films and TV from the likes of Disney,
Netflix, Dreamworks, Google, Toyota, and Red Bull. Laney’s also won many
prestigious songwriting and new artist competitions, most notably the
prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest.