Name: Jane Hesser
Age: 33
Hometown: Buffalo, NY. Home of the Chicken Wing.
Hometown: Buffalo, NY. Home of the Chicken Wing.
What do you do at Girls Rock RI?
I'm a band coach and clinical social worker. I do a relaxation/managing anxiety workshop and also help out with art stuff, sound checks, and whatever else needs doing.
I'm a band coach and clinical social worker. I do a relaxation/managing anxiety workshop and also help out with art stuff, sound checks, and whatever else needs doing.
How did you get involved with Girls Rock RI?
My friend Jeanette sent out an e-mail when Girls Rock was forming, asking if anyone was interested in being involved. I thought it was the coolest idea ever, so I showed up at the information session.
My friend Jeanette sent out an e-mail when Girls Rock was forming, asking if anyone was interested in being involved. I thought it was the coolest idea ever, so I showed up at the information session.
How did you get started in music?
My grandmother, who my daughter is named after, was a concert pianist. My mother was classically trained as well. So, music is very important in my family and I began piano lessons at age 4. I took them (kicking and screaming) for years. When I got older, I would write my own songs on the piano, but what I really loved to do was sing and I needed an instrument that was easier to bring places than a piano. So, when I was about 15, I taught myself how to play some chords on the guitar. Then I started writing my own music, playing with other people, and the rest is history.
My grandmother, who my daughter is named after, was a concert pianist. My mother was classically trained as well. So, music is very important in my family and I began piano lessons at age 4. I took them (kicking and screaming) for years. When I got older, I would write my own songs on the piano, but what I really loved to do was sing and I needed an instrument that was easier to bring places than a piano. So, when I was about 15, I taught myself how to play some chords on the guitar. Then I started writing my own music, playing with other people, and the rest is history.
What was your first rock show and what do you remember most about it?
Milli Vanilli: "The Blame it on the Rain Tour" at the Buffalo Memorial Aud. It was awesome. I got to meet both Milli AND Vanilli, shake their hands and everything. Everything in my life since then has been a come down.
Milli Vanilli: "The Blame it on the Rain Tour" at the Buffalo Memorial Aud. It was awesome. I got to meet both Milli AND Vanilli, shake their hands and everything. Everything in my life since then has been a come down.
What female musician (dead or alive) would you most like to meet?
Patti Smith, hands down.
Patti Smith, hands down.
What message do you have for all the budding female rockers out there?
Just do it. Making music is an experience so wonderful and unique that it is impossible to describe. It is challenging, like anything worth doing, so if it is something you want to do, make a commitment to yourself and just do it. There is no such thing as a person who can't rock. You're probably rocking right now and just don't know it!
Just do it. Making music is an experience so wonderful and unique that it is impossible to describe. It is challenging, like anything worth doing, so if it is something you want to do, make a commitment to yourself and just do it. There is no such thing as a person who can't rock. You're probably rocking right now and just don't know it!
Where can we find you when you are not rocking?
At the playground with my daughter, Sophie May; hoping to get into the studio to make some artwork some time this century; outside somewhere in Vermont; probably either cooking or eating.
At the playground with my daughter, Sophie May; hoping to get into the studio to make some artwork some time this century; outside somewhere in Vermont; probably either cooking or eating.
What are you listening to these days?
Bob Dylan, Chris Pureka, Tribe Called Quest, Neko Case, Patti Smith, Beta Band, Ani Difranco
From everyone at Girls Rock! RI thank you for all you do! You rock Jane!
Bob Dylan, Chris Pureka, Tribe Called Quest, Neko Case, Patti Smith, Beta Band, Ani Difranco
From everyone at Girls Rock! RI thank you for all you do! You rock Jane!
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