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Janessa is a singer songwriter originally from Nashville. now based in Liverpool. I reached out to her with a proposition, an idea to co-create something special. I wanted to document her creative process, capture who she is as an artist and get to know her as a person, all of which would inspire the tone and feeling to this project. Over numerous coffees (and the odd wine) we discussed what inspired Janessa and her identity as an artist. Her style of music fuses Motown with modern Pop with hints of R&B, an eclectic yet authentic combination of genres that makes Janessa’s voice and music unique. This editorial is not only the product of when music and fashion meet, but the outcome of two young female creatives working together in Liverpool, a city bursting with talent and imagination. The aim was always to support one another doing the thing we love and having fun throughout the process.
Janessa is an old soul with much of her music taste influenced by what her father listened to when she was growing up. The first look pays homage to this, a nostalgic nod to Frank Sinatra and sophistication taken from Etta James.
In her interview, Janessa told me a dream of hers is to perform at Madison Square Garden one day. The lights, the glamour, and the excitement of such an opportunity is what inspired us to create our next look. Like how she will make up a story to inspire her lyrics, I created a space for her to experience what her dream performance would feel like.
Together, we found ourselves dreaming of what our futures could be and how the things we want to do, and what we love, are so intertwined.
Janessa knows she is critical of her work and like many musicians, finds it easy to nit-pick and overthink what she creates. But that's mainly due to the pride she takes in her work and the time and thought she puts into it. She will listen to a song a thousand times she tells me, until the melody or lyrics get stuck in her head, and only then will she know if the song feels right.
Whilst working with Janessa, we compared our creative processes and both agreed that sometimes the hardest thing is knowing when to stop, put the pen down, sit back and say. I've finished.
