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Jill Desiree
With the release of the "The Rain Can Fall" single, Jill Desiree delivers a beautifully performed single that breeds honesty and character with elements of jazz, Soul, and more .
"I wrote this song while I was living in Australia. During the winter months in Sydney, it often rains for days. I had my keyboard positioned right against the edge of my windowsill, and I wanted to capture the feeling of staring out that window on those endless rainy days. I was single at the time, and I was imagining what it would be like if I had someone that could make me feel warm and safe during those storms," explains Jill of her single.
The story of how Jill Desiree got to where she is now musically starts when she was just 3 years old. Her mother played songs from a Whitney Houston album. Jill fell in love with the sound of Houston's voice and became enamored at how powerful but feminine it could be.
Born in Australia, raised in Indonesia, and educated at the Berklee College of music, Jill follows in the tradition of artists like Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston by blending evocative vocals with the expert musicianship of some of LA's most creative and virtuosic players.
After releasing her debut album "Cover Story" to rave reviews, Desiree followed up with the "Sounds Like Music" single and "Broken" which won the Best Jazz Award in the 29th Annual USA Songwriting. "The Rain Can Fall" is the latest in line as she continues to work on her sound and evolution as an artist, songwriter, and performer.
"My early self-education in music was really just focused on the voice itself. But, making music is about more than just the voice for me, in the same way that painting is about more than just virtuosic brush strokes. Berklee opened up a vast world of music for me to explore. I did my best to soak it all up like a sponge. Because of that education, I’m always trying to develop and refine my musical palate. Unfortunately, not being the most accomplished piano player often means that new sounds I hear and aspire to incorporate into my own music lie just beyond my grasp. So, it took a really long time to create what I felt was the right sound for me. I had to get a lot better at the piano since it was my gateway to writing more complex arrangements of songs, the kind of music I was hearing in my head. I wasn’t as thrilled about learning keys as I was about the voice, so my piano chops are extremely limited. But the instrument has provided an excellent window into understanding harmony," says Jill.
"The Rain Can Fall" serves as a testament to where she is at with her sound right now.