Jessica Leia

Jessica Leia Like the princess… BIO BAM! You are going to notice when Jessica Leia is in the house! With a handful of sass and a whole lot of smiles, she will beckon you through a wild ride of original tunes! Those tunes - on their own – would be enough to knock your socks off, but coupled with her intimate and feisty performances, it’s actually more likely to knock you off of your feet altogether!! A winner of multiple awards, including: the November 2015 Akademia Music Award for “Best Song”, Big Fuss Records' award for "Artist to Watch in 2016" and Bands for Band’s July 2016 Awards for “Best Vocalist”, “Best Performance” AND “Best Band”, Jessica knows how to show up and make her mark ! You will find Jessica on numerous internet blogs including the “On the Radar” Jaxx Shack blog, on multiple internet radio stations across the globe, on the soundtracks of numerous documentary films, and in the hearts of every person she performs for live, in and around the SF Bay Area. The sound… Whether Jessica is courting you with a ballad or rocking you to your feet, you will love her three octave vocal range. You will hear a musical style that is a fusion of genres - with strong elements of Pop, Blues, Rock and even Funk - a sound that she light-heartedly refers to as “Rock-icana Pop”. It’s a music that captures the essence of what she calls all the “good ol’ stuff”, but that also appeals to a modern world of music listeners who have acclimated to digital sounds and the SHUFFLE option of their music devices. So, backed by a fantastic band, with enormous amounts of talent, you get to hear Jessica Leia thrill you with all of the umph and upbeat characteristics that you love so much in music, as it lives and breathes inside brand new musical creations of her own! Plan to have a blast listening and watching her move from the mic, to the guitar, to the keys and then back to the mic again, as well as when she playfully joins you on the dance floor! Jessica Leia conveys an accomplished showmanship that pumps her audiences full of rock star juice and leaves them dazzled by the fact that she just touched their hearts and tickled their funny bones all at the same time. On a personal note… Writing, composing, performing and recording has been an ongoing thread at the core of Jessica Leia’s life. She has obtained a degree in the stuff and has even taught it, but more importantly, Jessica lives it. Being a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Jessica has also stepped in to accompany other artists in their performances, and studio projects. She has even released two New Age piano albums, “Baby Tears” and “Dissention” which are a compilation of piano compositions she composed as a child and teenager. Having always been an active musician, Jessica has been performing for the public since childhood. Beginning at recitals and then on to larger venues, including the Concord Pavilion, Jessica has performed in nearly every musical scene one might imagine - even as an accompanist in musical theatre. Whether in a bus, in the corners of cafes and smelly bars, or in restaurants and lounges, where she has been hired to play the likes of Sinatra and other classic crooners, or even just hosting open mics where the crowds are often more interested in the dart games they play than they are in the artists on the stage, Jessica Leia is no stranger to the triumphs and disappointments of a musician’s life. In conclusion… So, with good humor and ongoing curiosity, Jessica Leia continues to be fascinated by the idiosyncrasies and surprise turns that appear on the path of a musician. And with the onslaught of so many do-it-yourself options for music makers, Jessica Leia has begun a campaign to create an online presence as a springboard for her original act. With dogged determination, she works tirelessly to cultivate a platform large and versatile enough to make it possible to share her music with the whole world. (You can find Jessica Leia at JessicaLeia.com) Bay Area Rock Star