| Jonelle Marie |





| Singer/Songwriter Jonelle Marie grew up in Seneca, Illinois and has been writing and singing since the young age of three. Her first writings were published in a poetry book at the age of eight. At the age of fourteen, Jonelle began modeling and continued to model through her high school years, but with music being her first love, she quit modeling to concentrate on the music industry. Shortly after she turned twenty-one, Jonelle joined her first band. She performed throughout the Chicagoland area for three years, before she met Bobby Scumaci (of Dave Mason's band). Jonelle and Bobby joined forces and he produced her first c.d. entitled "Listen." She and Bobby carefully assembled a team of musicians from around the U.S. who played on the project and added a diverse mix of talent to each song. Jonelle Marie broke on to the radio airways via Chicago area station WJDK-FM and several other stations across the United States since. Her first single "Not Your Doll" has become an online download hit, drawing in over 100,000 downloads in the second half of 2004 and continued on to hit over 250,000 in the beginning of 2005. DSN Network (www.dsnmusic.com) named Jonelle Marie DSNs Top downloaded artist of the year. The Coal City Courant newspaper refers to Jonelle Marie as Country meets coffeehouse and the Morris Daily Herald refers to her as an "emotion-evoking , smoky toned singer who's artistic passion has been trying to break free since childhood." Jonelle has already found a unique audience for herself, via the internet and live shows. A global audience has embraced her sound and has been exposed to her talents. DSN's Michael Derose noted about Jonelle, "Astronomy buffs, you better take notice of Jonelle, because this is one major star on the rise! A small town girl with big time talent. Her down to earth lyrics, vocals, and personality make for an artist that’s out of this world! Someday soon, Jonelle Marie will be a household name." Currently Jonelle is one of the lead singers for The Clients a local well received band from Dwight, Illinois. Here she combines her passionate voice and not only sings heart stopping lead vocals but also backup vocals that makes the audience stop and take note. She has definitely found a nitch with band member Terry Carter, their harmonies sound like they have been singing together since childhood. This is a fine wine that can only get better with time. Jonelle is doing what comes natural to her, singing and song writing. She is working on more of her originals with band-mate Terry Carter. Stay tuned, watch-look-and listen you may just be seeing a star in its infant stages. |