Joanne Vance

Joanne Vance is a singer, guitarist and composer from Quito, Ecuador. She is currently living in New York while recording her upcoming album Fosforecer.

She released her first album Silencios Incómodos (2009) after being selected for a grant from the Ministry of Culture of Ecuador, with which she won the award for “Best upcoming artist” in the alternative pop category in the MIS BANDAS NACIONALES award ceremony in Quito. She has since participated in various music festivals in USA and in and Ecuador, which have included in their lineup, artists such as Lenine (Brazil) and Juana Molina (Argentina).

Along to her projects as a solo artist, Joanne has collaborated with artists from different fields, composing music for contemporary dance and theater projects. In addition, she has been invited to sing with the Symphonic Metropolitan Band of Quito. In 2015, while living in Los Angles, the city of LA and the Civic Committee of Ecuador in LA awarded her in honor of her contribution to the Ecuadorian culture abroad.