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Cadence Spalding | |
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| Birth name | Jennifer Lynn Spalding |
| Also known as | Jennifer Spalding, Miss Jenny |
| Born | San Francisco |
| Genres | New age, Celtic, world, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, vocalist, instrumentalist, composer, entertainer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Panartist, Gemini Sun Records, CreateSpace, Sound Manipulations |
| Website | www.cadencespalding.com |
Cadence Spalding is an American educator, vocalist, instrumentalist and composer. She is well known as a new age musician and also as a children entertainer under the name of Miss Jenny. Her solo album Save The World peaked #4 on the Top 100 New Age/Ambient/World Radio/Internet Airwaves Chart and was the best new age album in 2009. [1]
Cadence Spalding was born Jennifer Lynn Spalding in San Francisco to a father that read law at the University of California, Berkeley and a mother that had been a model. Although with this family background, she got many influences in music from her father, who was a choir director in his spare time, but notably from her grandmother, Jean Spalding (née Hargrove), a music teacher in northern California for over 30 years. [2]
Spalding started her career singing as part of a college band called Jane His Wife from 1985 to 1987. They played for private parties and weddings. [2] She later got a Bachelor's degree in Art from the University of California, Davis and a Graduate Degree in Education from Saint Mary's College of California. [3] Apart from these studies, she has also got a California teaching credential in Music and Art Education. [3] Then Spalding moved to San Francisco where she worked as an agent to preschool teacher, an aerobics instructor and a waitress for a TV producer. [2] Afterwards she got a commercial music degree in Vocal Performance from the Musicians Institute, Hollywood. [2] As her father, Spalding has been a choir director at educational organizations in Los Angeles and San Francisco. [3] She was the owner of The Dance Garden, an arts school for children in San Francisco. [3] Her occupations have also included several charitable initiatives, including writing and performing music for Share Inc. [3]
With an educational background, Cadence Spalding has been a performer at many events for youngsters under the name of Miss Jenny, [3] a character she has been developing since she was 20 years old. [4] Miss Jenny main performances consist of music and art activities for parties and community festivals, hosted by a special Miss Jenny's character. Miss Jenny uses special costumes to portray different creatures and individuals. [3] Miss Jenny project can nowadays be watched on the local TV show The N.A.P.A. Show on Napa Valley TV, a community TV station based in Napa, California. [4]
She recorded Promises To Keep, her first solo album, as Jennifer Spalding. As Cadence Spalding she released Save The World, which peaked #4 on New Age Reporter's 2009 Top 100 Chart and is considered her first major work. [5]
| Album | Year | Label | Notes |
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| Promises To Keep [6] | 2006 | Panartist | Released as Jennifer Spalding. |
| A Star Is Born [7] [8] | 2007 | Gemini Sun Records | In collaboration with Mars Lasar. |
| Save The World [9] | 2009 | CreateSpace | Includes a bonus DVD. |
| Holiday High [10] | 2009 | Sound Manipulations | In collaboration with Mars Lasar. |
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