Pretty Mess 1. Stars
2. Just A Phaze
3. Everybody Wants Some
4. Give You Everything
5. Pretty Mess
6. Beautiful
7. Roller Coaster
8. Time To Realize
9. Run Along
10. Sex Shooter
11. Without You
12. Love You Forever
13. I Lose Myself
14. One More Time
Give You Everything
1. Give You Everything (Dave Aude Club Mix)
2. Give You Everything (Dave Aude Club Dub Mix)
3. Give You Everything (Dave Aude Club Instrumental)
4. Give You Everything (DJ Escape/Johnny Vicious Club Mix)
5. Give You Everything (DJ Escape/Johnny Vicious Dub Mix)
6. Give You Everything (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
7. Give You Everything (Moto Blanco Dub Mix)
8. Give You Everything (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Club Mix)
9. Give You Everything (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation DubMix)
Stars
1. Stars
2. Stars (Moto Blanco's Radio Edit)
3. Stars (Steve Mac Remix)
4. Stars (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Club Mix)
5. Stars (Moto Blanco Remix)
6. Stars (Tony Moran & Warren Riggs Peak Club Mix)
7. Stars (Eric Kupper's Poolside Mix)
8. Stars (Mike Rizzo Club Mix)
9. Stars (Peter Rafelson Retro Mix)
10. Stars (Cagedbaby Disco Mix)
If disco balls, ecstasy, pearls, Studio 54, sex, crystal chandeliers, Purple Rain, and Crème Brule, could be whipped in a blender and made into a delicious pop-dance musical confection, you would have Pretty Mess, the debut CD from dance-pop’s latest sensation Erika Jayne. Pretty Mess, which includes the No. 1 Billboard Dance Radio Airplay hit singles “Rollercoaster” and “Stars” and a guest appearance from Sheila E., will drop August 11th.
It’s typically a no–no to be so bold as to compare any new artist to the Queen of Pop, Madonna. But, when it’s comes to Erika Jayne, it’s impossible not to make the comparison. Just ask the Guardian U.K., which wrote, “Erika Jayne is Madonna trapped in the moment when she recorded the Erotica album. She’s Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge goes trance with a dash of debauchery, or Gwen Stefani goes burlesque. She’s equal parts Hollywood glamour and S&M chic. The spawn of Sapphic union between Rita Hayworth and Traci Lords.”
“That is a perfect description of my music and vibe, actually,” says the Atlanta-bred, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter proudly. “All of that influenced me, as did Purple Rain, the feel of Studio 54, Kylie Minogue, and the Old Hollywood designers Edith Head and Adrian Adolph Greenberg. They were all about having a good time, and that is what my record is about. I want people to have fun, dance, and escape into fantasy. I want the listener to take a sexy little trip away from their lives. It’s a very sensual, erotic, luxurious-feeling album. That was my state of mind when I wrote, and that comes naturally for me. It’s something that I could either choose not to accept or to embrace it and run with it. And, I’m running with it. I’m not afraid to be me and to sing about the things I want to sing about.”
To honor her love of all things Prince, Erika scored Prince protégé Sheila E. to play percussion on the sexually charged “Time to Realize,” one of the four songs Erika co-wrote. “Having Sheila play was a dream come true!,” she says. The singer also recorded a cover of Apollonia 6’s 1984 hit “Sex Shooter,” which was featured in Purple Rain. “When I saw her perform the song in the movie in lingerie, I was totally shocked. It was so provocative and I loved that.”
Erika also scored heavy-hitters on the production side for her 14-song collection of dance, rhythmic pop, and dreamy electronica songs. Peter Rafelson (Madonna, Britney Spears, Stevie Nicks) and Eric Kupper (Shakira, Destiny’s Child, Kylie Minogue) produced and co-wrote Pretty Mess, while Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero (as Pinklake), Jahi Lake (Chris Brown) and Ike Dirty (Lil’ Scrappy, Ying Yang Twinz, and son of legendary artist Isaac Hayes) contributed additional production.
The third single to follow the two chart-toppers “Rollercoaster” and “Stars” is the upbeat disco-flavored dance track “Give You Everything.” “It’s the first song I recorded. I did it in one take. It’s my favorite song,” she says. “’Run Along’ is my Atlanta song. I love my hometown. It has Ike Dirty on it. We were feeling very glamour-ghetto-royalty when we wrote it. ‘I Lose Myself’ is about an orgy and the decadence of Paris in the ‘20s. ‘Rollercoaster’ is my simple, catchy, and fun song. ‘Just a Phase’ is my sassy, blow-off song. ‘Everybody Wants Some’ is a total performance number, very sex kitten.”
Erika gravitated to music and performing as young as her earliest memory. “My mom was a young mom, 18, so she would always have the latest music on in the car, but she was also a classically trained pianist who taught lessons in our home. Music was always playing in the house, which was cool,” explains Erika. “At 3-years-old, I would go in the closet, ask my mom to introduce me, and pop out to put on a show for my family. I would usually sing ‘Little Miss Muppet.’ Then, when I was 5, I won the Best Little Performer award in my dance class, and my first performance was singing Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ in the third grade school talent show. I knew I wanted to be a performer.”
The precocious child also did musical theater (she was Val in A Chorus Line and Frastrada in Pippin) and honed her singing, dancing, and acting chops at North Atlanta School of Performing Arts for high school. It was in high school when she got her first real taste of what it would be like to be an international pop star. She toured the world in the school’s revue show where she performed “9 to 5” and Madonna’s “Get Into the Groove.” “I was singing and dancing five nights a week on top of going to school,” says Erika, who is also a skilled ballet dancer. “At 18, I moved to New York and was in a few girl groups , but I always wanted to step out on my own. I worked my ass off to get to where I am today and I’m really glad I did it this way. It makes the success worth it.”
Erika has indeed accomplished more before the release of her debut CD than most artists. Along with two chart-topping dances radio tracks, the sensual video for “Stars” – directed by Scott Speer (Will I. Am, the Veronicas, Paris Hilton) - spent 12 weeks (peaking at No. 2) on LOGO’s The Click List, and the song also hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Play chart and is featured in the 2009 movie American Summer with Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) and Matthew Lillard (Scream). Three other songs have been placed in movies as well --“Rollercoaster” is in 2008’s Deal featuring Burt Reynolds and in the horror film Bumper, and “I Lose Myself” and “Just a Phase” are in the 2007 Matthew Modine flick The Neighbor.
“I couldn’t have asked for a more fitting scene in The Neighbor for ‘Just a Phase’ to be playing in,” Erika explains. “These young girls are having a slumber party and they are just jumping up and down and going crazy to the song. It reminded me of when I was a little girl and would jump on my bed singing along to music. Just pure, unadulterated fun! It was delicious. It’s what I hope everyone will do when they listen to Pretty Mess. It’s all about that feeling.”
Meet the perfect dance-pop confection that is Erika Jayne: All pleasure. No guilt.
DANCE MUSIC SENSATION ERIKA JAYNE TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM ‘PRETTY MESS’ ON AUGUST 11
NEW SINGLE “GIVE YOU EVERYTHING” ROCKETS UP BILLBOARD ‘DANCE CLUB PLAY’ CHART ON THE HEELS OF TWO PREVIOUS 1 BILLBOARD ‘DANCE CLUB PLAY’ HITS “ROLLER COASTER” AND “STARS”
ALBUM FEATURES PRODUCTIONS BY PETER RAFELSON, ERIC KUPPER, ESTHERO (PINKLAKE), JAHI LAKE AND IKE DIRTY
If disco balls, ecstasy, pearls, Studio 54, sex, crystal chandeliers, Purple Rain and crème brûlée could be whipped in a blender and made into a delicious pop-dance musical confection, you would have PRETTY MESS, the debut from dance-pop’s latest sensation ERIKA JAYNE. Due out August 11 through E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records), fantasy and escape reign on the 14-song collection of dance, rhythmic pop and dreamy electronica produced and co-written with some of today’s most in-demand and talented producers.
“Purple Rain, the feel of Studio 54, Kylie Minogue and the old Hollywood designers Edith Head and Adrian Adolph Greenberg…they were all about having a good time and that is what my record is about,” notes the Atlanta-bred, Los Angeles-based songstress regarding the variety of fabulous influences for her first album. “I want people to have fun, dance and escape into fantasy. I want the listener to take a sexy little trip away from their lives. It’s a very sensual, erotic, luxurious-feeling album.”
With assistance from production heavyweights Peter Rafelson (Madonna, Britney Spears, Stevie Nicks) and Eric Kupper (Shakira, Destiny’s Child, Kylie Minogue), Pretty Mess showcases Jayne’s talent as both a singer and a songwriter with tracks spanning from rhythmic pop and dance to chill electronic ballads. The album includes a nod to Prince, one of Jayne’s biggest influences, with a cover of his protégé Apollonia’s hit “Sex Shooter” as well as a guest appearance from legendary percussionist Sheila E on the track “Time to Realize.” Pretty Mess also includes stellar guest production from the likes of Esthero (under the name Pinklake), Jahi Lake (Chris Brown) and Ike Dirty (Lil’ Scrappy, Ying Yang Twins).
Jayne is experiencing success prior to album release that is not often seen by debut artists. The current single “Give You Everything,” created with Rafelson, has put her high on the Billboard Dance charts for the third consecutive time, following the album’s first two singles “Rollercoaster” and “Stars.” The track recently scored her “Breakout Artist of the Week” status on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Breakouts chart, pushing her past hit artists Lady Gaga and the Pussycat Dolls to secure the top spot. The song was also a Billboard “Hotshot Debut” for the week.
With mixes from dance club elite including Moto Blanco, Mike Rizzo, DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious and Dave Audé, the single continues to jump up the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and marks Jayne’s third time dominating the chart. Previous singles “Roller Coaster” and “Stars” were both 1 Dance Club Play tracks, with “Stars” also hitting 1 on the Billboard Dance Radio Airplay Chart.
The video for “Give You Everything” paired Jayne with Grammy-nominated video director Marty Thomas for a clip that shows off Jayne’s triple-threat talent as an actress as well as a singer and dancer. Choreography for the clip came from noted choreographer Mikey Minden (The Pussycat Dolls). The video can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hfrsd3ICBA
Tracks from Pretty Mess have also made their way to the big screen. “Roller Coaster” appeared in Deal featuring Burt Reynolds, while “Stars” has a cameo in The Pools Boys, an upcoming comedy from the director of American Pie 2 with Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) and Matthew Lillard (Scream). “I Lose Myself” and “Just a Phase” were also included in the 2008 romantic comedy The Neighbor, starting Matthew Modine and Michelle Laroque.
In anticipation of the album release, Jayne is treating fans to special appearances at the West Coast’s two largest Pride celebrations. With back up dancers in tow, she recently captivated the audience at the Los Angeles Pride celebration and got the crowd moving with a performance of her hit singles on the festival’s main stage. Jayne will return to the stage on Sunday, June 28 with a performance at this year’s San Francisco Pride festival alongside such artists as Solange and BoA.
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Show Set List "31 July 2009" Historic Show #032 Featured Artist: Anton Mink
01. Truckstop by Anton Mink 02. 32 Flavors by Alana Davis 03. Don't Rush by Amber Ojeda 04. Five Years Time by Noah & The Whale 05. Scottish Rain by The Silencers 06. Universal by Soul Movement 07. Betty Jean by The Soul Of John Black 08. New Day by Reflect 09. Friends & Family by Trik Turner 10. Eye Of The Beholder by Bernie Journey 11. Ooh La La by Goldfrapp 12. Stars by Erika Jayne 13. Hum by Russell Huie 14. What's Come Over Me by Jaze Wade 15. Armies by Anton Mink 16. Love Rain by Jill Scott 17. Help Us Somebody by Chris Thomas 18. Spilt Milk Milkshake by Black Before Red 19. Comin' Home by Memphis Nights 20. NOLA by Sugar Blue 21. Set Them Free by ASWAD 22. Walk Away by Mr. Completely 23. Nothing Personal by Ana Popovic 24. Boardwalk by Sugar Ray 25. Strangest Places by Astronauts Of Antiquity 26. Three Women by Stereolab 27. Unhappy by Anton Mink 28. Summer Days by Don Dean ft. Sandy Shore
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