Patty Griffin, Feist, Allison Krauss & Robert Plant, Ray LaMontagne, Damien Rice, C.S. Lewis, Alanis Morisset, Jennifer Knapp, Cardigans, Norah Jones, Over the Rhine, Natalie Merchant, Coldplay, U2, Switchfoot, The Shins, Sarah McLachlan, David Gray, Imogen Heap, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris.
My new CD Painted Red is currently being uploaded to iTunes, but until then you can purchase a digital copy at: CDBABY.COM or SPEAKERHEART.COM.
Peace!
*jj
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**NEW VIDEO** - SEPTEMBER 2008 VIDEO JOURNAL
JJ travels to northern CA and visits Fern Canyon, and plays a show at Koinonia Koffeehouse.
2008 STUDIO JOURNALS -
JJ spent ten days in the studio tracking a new record. The following videos document some of the work that went into the project.
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The full-length CD, "The Pretty And The Plain," features 12 original tracks and the Christmas EP, "Wake Up The World," features 5 tracks (including 3 original Christmas songs).
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Painted Red, The Pretty & The Plain, and Only Love Remains were produced by grammy award-winning producer/engineer MITCH DANE (Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman).
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In case you didn't have a chance to watch the video journals from the road, we've made a "Best Of 2007" video for you.
JJ HELLER IN THE PRESS CLICK HERE to check browse articles featuring JJ.
In August of 2007 JJ was back in the studio working with Grammy-winning producer MITCH DANE. JJ's new full-length record, "The Pretty And The Plain," and Christmas EP, "Wake Up The World."
We edited down JJ's 2007 Studio Video Journals 1-9 (over an hour of footage) to create this 35-minute highlight reel from JJ's time in the studio.
*My husband, Dave, and I moved to Nashville, TN from Arizona in September of 2006. It really feels like home, and we've even started to get used to people saying "y'all," and "fixin." We're just biding our time until that contagious southern accent starts to come out of our own mouths.
Dave and I have the unique privilege of writing songs and playing music for a living. We travel most weeks out of the month to share our hearts with people all across the country. We've been full-time musicians since we were married over three years ago, and we've been able to watch each other grow in artistry and in love.
My husband plays the guitar and provides backup vocals and comic relief when we perform. I don't think I can ever comprehend what a treasure I have in such a man who is willing to place me in the spotlight ahead of himself. Our official band-name is JJ Heller, but Dave is perhaps a bigger part of this than I am, and I know that I could never do this without him. Sharing the stage with my husband is one of the greatest joys of my life.
In our short musical career, Dave and I have been able to release three full records and two EPs. The Pretty & The Plain (October 2007), Wake Up The World (Christmas EP - 2007), Only Love Remains (2006), Collection of Thoughts *EP (2005), and Songs That I Know (2004).
We had the awesome privilege of working with producer Mitch Dane (grammy award-winning engineer of Jars of Clay and Bebo Norman) at Sputnik Sound in Nashville, TN for the past two years. We couldn't be happier with the way that Mitch truly captures the spirit of our music.
Music has a way of speaking to my heart like nothing else can. It is my hope and prayer that my songs will somehow speak to you and bring you hope, peace and inspiration. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.
Blessings,
*jjheller
The following video is a 22-minute documentary of JJ's studio experience as she recorded her 2006 release, Only Love Remains.
WORLD VISION
JJ is committed to helping World Vision in their mission to tackle the causes of poverty around the world. About $1 a day can change a child's life forever. CLICK HERE to sponsor a child!
See what these two boys are doing to make a difference...
I just wanted to thank you for your music. I love your style. Your songs are so intimate. God really speaks to me through your music. Keep up the hard work.
And I can't help but say your belly is so beautiful! Pregnancy is such an amazing miracle. (I have an eighteen-month-old son myself.) I was in awe of how God used me as a channel to bring a life into this world, to have life inside of me, how God is so in control of it all.
How could anyone experience this and believe that God isn't living and active??
this World can Seem Like such a Cruel and Cold Place at times, it,s Artists and Folks like Yourself, that Remind Me, that there Is, still Good!, That Love is Out There!, And that God Remains!!.. You are Like No Outher!, and i Thank God!, and Give Much Praise to Him, For Bringing You, to those of us in Spiritual Need!..
I was just wondering why your Album is called Painted Red. My screen name has been PaintedRed for the past couple years and I thought it was just the oddest thing. I was wondering about the meaning behind yours? Mines pretty simplistic, I'm an artist and my favorite color is red.
By the way, I LOVE YOUR MUSIC. That one song that says "Everything is Changing all around me..." really helped me through a tough time about a year or so back.
Thanks for your friendship. Your music is a gift. I hope you enjoy our songs too. Maybe you could consider recording one of our songs sometime. Either way, may God continue to bless you and your work. Take care, Dale / Pathways.
just wanted to stop in and say hi and let you know that you are simply beautiful. i know there will be days when you don't feel that way, but you are. :) hope you are getting a little bit of sleep between all the waking moments of each night... oh, those were the days!!! i am looking forward to the pics that dave will be taking of baby when she finally arrives! :)praying for a safe delivery for you! :) take care!
Hiya JJ, Did you swallow a watermelon seed? lol! Actually, you are beautiful and I am so happy for you. Hey I like to hear you sing as well. God Bless, Bobby Snard...
I just wanted to say how much I've LOVED seeing the sweet profile pics of you and your hubby throughout your pregnancy! They are so beautiful!
I LOVE your music so much JJ! You are such a blessing! I pray for you and your ministry that you will be blessed beyond measure so you can keep ministering to God's people in song! Be Blessed!;)
Tammy aka The Barbed Wire Candle Lady Bar W Candles Love one another deeply from the heart I Peter 1:22
Hey! I just want to say hi and give you some Bible verses ! HOPE is important theme for me recently so verses will be talking about it. Sorry for my low activity on MySpace, but I start study on University and there are many changes in my life – so I hope you understand and don’t think that I neglect you! Be my friends and be in touch! God bless you!!! (sorry for my language :P) “My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him” Ps 62:5 “..and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us” Romans 5:5 “…and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort” 1 Corinthians 1:7 “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” Ephesians 1:17-18
