JESSICA ANDERSON PERFORMER // EDUCATOR To Whom It May Concern: Thank you for taking the time to navigate through the included Electronic Press Kit of freelance performer and educator, Jessica Anderson. As a client interested in endorsing your product, she believes that the included information will prove pertinent to your potential support in helping to craft the brand image that she represents. For further information, please contact: MANAGEMENT [email protected] (952) 486-0351 BOOKING [email protected] (952) 486-0351 WEBSITE www.jessicaandersonmusic.com BIOGRAPHY While Minneapolis-based drummer Jessica Anderson has worked with many Twin Cities - centric performing acts for years, she currently focuses on her involvement with astounding ‘ Hard Rock Rising’ Global Battle of The Bands champions Enemy Planes and legendary drag star and winner of ‘RuPauls Drag Race’ season 1 Bebe Zahara Benet. Having recorded with musicians such as Norwegian X-Factor Finalist, Patrick Jorgensen, internationally renowned Phoenix-based Fender artist Nik West, and Georgia-born YouTube drumming icon Casey Cooper, Jessica continually works with artists from around the world. As a New Media Strategist, she has built herself an online presence worth noticing with over 8,000 subscribers on YouTube and a professional following on all other new media platforms. Despite her own channels’ successes, Jessica has also been featured on other YouTube channels. Featured in a collaborative drum video with the iconic Casey Cooper, Jessica paired up with Casey to create a video that now has nearly half a million views! In the spring of 2015, Jessica entered the online Drum! Magazine sponsored international drumming competition, 'Hit Like a Girl,’ and was picked as a Top 20 Finalist worldwide. In the spring of 2016, Jessica graduated from one of the most internationally praised contemporary music schools in the nation, McNally Smith College of Music. Having graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, a minor in Music Production and a minor in Music Business, Jessica has developed skills in many different facets of the music industry by maintaining an extremely well rounded understanding of music performance, marketing, recording techniques, music production, video production and photography. In the future, Jessica aspires to continue her growth as a musician, performer, and educator, traveling the world doing freelance work and cultivating her online presence. Jessica maintains a private music studio in Minneapolis, MN where she gives private drum lessons specializing in the expansion of stylistic pallets, technique, applied theory and rudimental understanding. TESTIMONIALS “Collaborating with Jessica Anderson during her time at McNally Smith College of Music, I was struck by not only her tremendous musicality and talent as a player, but also her tireless ambition to learn all aspects of being a modern day DIY musician – production, videography, marketing and much more. It’s been very satisfying seeing her hard work and dedication to her craft start to pay off, as it’s well deserved. She’s also an amazingly gifted teacher, and I send new drum students her way whenever I can.” – David Jarnstrom (writer at Modern Drummer and DRUM! Magazine, Webmaster at McNally Smith College of Music) “Jessica has proven to be one of the most career-driven and focused students to pass through the Percussion Department at McNally Smith College of Music. She has a true passion for drumming and love for music – so much so that she passed on an engineering scholarship at a major USA university to follow her dream! In her time as a student at MSCM, she also worked as a bandleader who formed her own successfully working band in the Twin Cities, and left for a major USA tour with band Enemy Planes immediately upon her graduation this past spring! She is dedicated, talented and not only working steadily in her field but gaining in popularity daily and opening doors that breakdown the stereotypes female drummers have endured for far too long. Check her out!” – David Stanoch (Author of “Mastering the Tables of Time”, internationally acclaimed Winner of the 2009 Modern Drummer Readers Poll for Best Educational Book) “Jessica is an incredible drummer. Unique and someone to watch out for.” – Charles Gehr (Sales and Marketing expert at Z.Vex Effects) TESTIMONIALS “Few students graduate college and then leave for a national tour the next morning, but that is Jessica Anderson. In today’s increasingly dynamic industry, it takes a unique combination of skill and artistry to succeed, and she brings the whole package. An incredible drummer, Jessica is also attuned to today’s driving technology trends and knows how to leverage modern tools to connecter with her friends, fans, and the greater music community. An inspiring young woman, I’m excited to see what she does next.” – Scott LeGere (Co-founder of NoWare Media and Producer of award winning commercial spots for companies including Target, General Mills, PepsiCo and others) "Jessica and I both practice at the same rehearsal complex in Minneapolis, so I see and hear her playing drums daily. Upon meeting her, I was immediately impressed with her style and skill level. When I found out her age (just 22 years old), I became even more impressed! I believe she has the poise and expertise of an older, much more experienced drummer. I view Jessica as one of the most talented, up and coming drummers in the Twin Cities music scene and she is without a doubt going to be someone to keep an eye on in the coming months. It’s obvious to me after getting to know Jessica that she has the drive, determination and work ethic to achieve her goals and make it to the top. I’ve always considered myself to be someone who is not easily impressed, but Jessica’s capabilities definitely stand out amongst the crowd." –Brock Levent (former drum-tech for Michael Bland / Prince) CURRENT ENDORESEMENTS Alclair Audio - Handcrafted Custom In-Ear Monitors Products Used: CMVK Five Driver Custom In-Ear Monitors Fjallraven – Outdoor Gear, Mountain Gear, and Hiking Gear Products Used: Rucksack No. 21 Large Backpack VENUES // EVENTS PERFORMED (MIDWEST) SUMMERFEST 2016 (ULINE WAREHOUSE STAGE) – MILWAUKEE, WI ROCKTOBERFEST 2015 – FRANKSVILLE, WI TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL 2015 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN INTERNATIONAL WFTDA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 – ST. PAUL, MN GUITAR CENTER WOMEN WHO ROCK FESTIVAL 2013 – ROSEVILLE, MN FIRST AVENUE MAIN ROOM – MINNEAPOLIS, MN MAYO CIVIC CENTER - ROCHESTER, MN ROY WILKINS AUDITORIUM – ST. PAUL, MN THE CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER – MINNEAPOLIS, MN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – MINNEAPOLIS, MN TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB – MINNEAPOLIS, MN THE POURHOUSE – MINNEAPOLIS, MN THE CABOOZE – MINNEAPOLIS, MN LORING PARK – MINNEAPOLIS, MN ROUTE 20 OUTHOUSE – STURTEVANT, WI BUNKERS MUSIC BAR & GRILL – MINNEAPOLIS, MN BEDLAM THEATRE – ST. PAUL, MN NOMAD WORLD PUB – MINNEAPOLIS, MN MINNESOTA MUSIC CAFÉ – ST. PAUL, MN KATHY’S PUB – ROCHESTER, MN NEWS RELEASE Having recently joined ‘Hard Rock Rising’ Global Battle of The Bands champions Enemy Planes (who beat out 13,000 other competing bands worldwide and took home the title during the final rounds of competition in Barcelona, Spain), Jessica will be touring North America in the spring of 2016 for the release of their debut album, “Beta Lowdown”, available worldwide on Rock the Cause Records. Although “Beta Lowdown” is the groups’ debut album, Enemy Planes has come a long way in a short while, sharing the stage with acts such as Kings of Leon, Cold War Kids, Lenny Kravitz and Avicci. ENEMY PLANES “BETA LOWDOWN” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2016 DATE LOCATION VENUE 4.20.16 OMAHE, NE SLOWDOWN BETA LOWDOWN 4.21.16 DENVER, CO HI-DIVE 4.22.16 PUEBLO, CO PHIL’S BAR AND MUSIC VENUE AVAILABLE ON 4.23.16 KEARNEY, NE BUFFALO RECORD SHOP 4.26.16 ST. LOUIS, MO THE DEMO 4.27.16 CINCINNATI, OH MOTR PUB 4.28.16 LOUISVILLE, KY THE NEW VINTAGE 4.29.16 GRAND RAPIDS, MI TIP TOP DELUXE BAR & GRILLE 5.3.16 CAMBRIDGE, MA ATWOODS TAVERN 5.5.16 NEW YORK, NY PIANOS 5.6.16 PHILADELPHIA, PA DAWESON STREET PUB 5.7.16 REHOBOTH BEACH, PA DOGFISH HEAD BREWING 5.10.16 CLEVELAND, OH BEACHLAND TAVERN 5.11.16 DETROIT, MI PJ’S LAGER HOUSE 5.12.16 CHICAGO, IL BEAT KITCHEN NEWS RELEASE JESSICA ANDERSON NAMED 2015 ‘HIT LIKE A GIRL’ INTERNATIONAL DRUMMING COMPETITION FINALIST In the spring of 2015, Jessica was chosen as a finalist in the DRUM! Magazine sponsored international drumming competition for women, ‘Hit Like a Girl’. She was hand-picked out of hundreds of submissions from all over the globe, in turn representing the top 20 contestants. With judges including international drumming icon and 2015 “Best New Artist” DRUM! Magazine ‘Drummies’ Award Recipient Anika Nilles, Prince’s “3rdEyeGirl” drummer Hannah Ford, and three-time Grammy Award winning drummer Kimberly Thompson (to name a select few), the ‘Hit Like a Girl’ judging panel hosts the highest tier of elite world class female drummers in the drumming community. ‘Hit Like a Girl’ is sponsored by massive amounts of companies in the music product industry, including but not limited to Zildjian, Mapex, Yamaha, Sabian, Evans, Vic Firth, Sonor, NFUZD, TRX, Vater and Promark. VIEW VIDEO SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/jesslikesdrums Channel Subscribers: 8,075 Gross Channel Views: 245,742 Videos Published: 17 Highest Gross Collaborative Feature Video Views: 475,995 INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/andersonjess193 Account Followers: 1.589 Posts Published: 1,393 Gross Posts in 2015: 234 Gross Post Likes in 2015: 10,894 Highest Singular Video Post Views: 1,976 Highest Singular Video Post Likes: 238 Highest Singular Photo Post Likes: 191 FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/andersonjess193 Page Likes: 1,650 Highest Singular Video Post Engagement Analytics: Reach: 39,104 People Views: 9,561 Reactions (Like, Love, Wow): 392 Comments: 42 Shares: 82 FEATURED VIDEOS (Click photo to view video) FEATURED PHOTOS PRESS Immediately following the release of their debut album, “Beta Lowdown”, band Enemy Planes has received praise in Press Publications such as The A.V.