JessicaKing.com » press http://jessicaking.com News and info from the world of Jessica King Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:33:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Jessica interviewed by Lokal Loudness http://jessicaking.com/2007/11/18/jessica-interviewed-by-lokal-loudness/ http://jessicaking.com/2007/11/18/jessica-interviewed-by-lokal-loudness/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:00:54 +0000 Jessica http://www.jessicaking.com/2007/11/18/jessica-interviewed-by-lokal-loudness/ The following is an interview by Lokal Loudness, a local music alliance in Augusta, GA.

When Jessica King sings she sings from the soul. At an age when most gals are consumed with shopping and getting ready for their learners permit King was already a fixture on the Atlanta music scene. A tryout for Lilith Fair and a relocation later this singer-songwriter is belting out for Augusta music fans.

LL-For those unfamiliar with Jessica King how about a history lesson.

JK - Born in a small, farm town in southwest Georgia. Started playing piano at age 2 and got really bored with that at 12. Found a guitar at age 12 and just started playing. Began playing "professionally" at 15 and was touring the Atlanta scene before I could even drive myself to gigs. Took a detour to Hollins University for 4 years to do the college thing, and then came here to Augusta. Music is in my core and always has been. I discovered in college that computer programming was also hiding in there - handy since music doesn't pay very well.

LL-I was reading on your website about tryouts that you performed at for Lilith Fair. How did that come about?

JK - [laughs] Lots of memories with that one... I was a finalist out of about 20k submissions for the Atlanta shows. It was a really fun experience, and I ended up being selected as the runner up. There were 2 winners since there were 2 shows in Atlanta. The winners got to play at Lilith Fair and hang out backstage with all of the major artists. The runner up got some lawn tickets and a t-shirt. Nice, right? It was awesome though. I learned a lot through that experience, especially about a certain lead singer of a certain winning band.

LL-So how was that whole experience? What was the vibe like with the other performers?

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