Jane Child

For her eponymous album, see Jane Child (album).
Jane Child
Birth name Jane Richman
Born 15 February 1967
Origin Toronto, Canada
Genres Freestyle, Pop, R&B, dance, rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active 1987–present (singer)
Labels Warner Bros. Records (1989–94), Sugarwave (2000–present)

Jane Richman, known professionally as Jane Child (born 15 February 1967), is a Canadian dance-pop singer, producer and musician.

Career

Child was born in Toronto, the daughter of Ricky Hyslop. She joined Canadian Opera Company's children's chorus in her youth.[1][2]

She is best known for the hit single "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks in the spring of 1990. A remix of the single earned her a 1991 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.

She was also known for her eclectic fashion style, which included spiked hair with long braids and wearing a nose chain.[3] Her follow-up single, "Welcome to the Real World", was a modest hit, peaking at No. 49. The song was featured in the 1988 film Married to the Mob. These originated from her self-titled debut album, which peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200. In 1992, she contributed a track titled "Mona Lisa Smiles" to the soundtrack of Freejack, a sci-fi action thriller starring Emilio Estevez, which was included on her second album release, Here Not There, one year later. This album was a departure from her debut, in that she mixed New jack swing elements along with hard rock tracks.

Child disappeared from the music scene for several years, but kept herself busy with session recording including providing backing vocals and working on various projects. In 1996, she began work on her third album Surge, as well as continuing to work on side projects and making live appearances. Surge was released in 2001 via her own website on her own record label. Surge features two singles "Almost Beautiful" and "Nice Day". That same year she re-recorded her peace anthem "World Lullabye", included in her first album, and sold the single on her website, all proceeds were donated to the Twin Towers Fund. She recorded a cover of Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" for a Tina Turner tribute album released in 2004.

Jane Child's 1990 hit "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" was featured on the video game Grand Theft Auto V, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. Xbox one, and Ps4.

Equipment

Child has used a variety of synthesizers over the course of her career, most notably the Fairlight CMI III, an example of which appeared in the videos for 'Don't Wanna Fall in Love' and 'Welcome to the Real World". As of the time of the making of the 'Surge' album, Jane's equipment list included around 60 keyboards, 40 of them midi'ed to a Korg T1 controller. Some of the synths are:

Oberheim:
OB-8, OB-1, Matrix-12, OB-Mx
Yamaha:
CS-60, CS-10, SY-2, DX-7, CE20
Roland:
HS-60, Juno-1, MKS-30 (x2), MKS-50, MKS-80, VP-9000, SH-2, VP-330, JD-990, P-330
Moog:
MiniMoog (x3, 2 rack mounted and MIDI'ed)
Korg:
EX-8000, T1, Polysix, EA-1
Sequential Circuits:
Six-Trak, Prophet-VS
ARP:
2600, Quadra, Pro Soloist
Others:
Fairlight CMI III, Marion Systems MSR-2, Wersi bass synthesizer, Kurzweil K2000RS, Alesis Andromeda A6, Hammond 102200, Clavia Nord Lead 2 and the Octave Cat

Personal life

Jane is married to musician Cat Gray. This was revealed via her appearance on the Wayne Brady Show in May 2004,[4] where she performed "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", live. Gray is the house musician on Brady's CBS Daytime game show Let's Make a Deal.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New Releases". New Straits Times. 25 September 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  2. ↑ Daly, Margaret; Nygaard King, Betty. "Hyslop, Ricky". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  3. ↑ Janechild.com
  4. ↑ Jane Child – "Don't Wanna Fall In Love", Live On The Wayne Brady Show
  5. ↑ Williams, John (8 March 1990). "'Jane Child' mixes dance dance groove with lyrical depth". The Cavalier Daily. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  6. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 104. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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