Jessamyn Orchard

An audience member or client should expect to have a fun and relaxed aural environment created during my sets. My songbook is large enough that I can read a crowd, I feed off of a great crowd who enjoys what they're taking in, and I like to cater to my audience.

I am quiet and focused in my equipment setup and tear down process. I require very little time for setup and sound check, and my sets range anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour each (depending on the total gig time). I am a passionate performer, I am honest and straight across, and I love sharing my poetry with an audience.

I am a female singer/songer who has been actively playing music since I was ten years old, when I was introduced to piano. I picked up the guitar when I was in high school, and have played consistently since then. I have been a writer since before I can even remember, so the two naturally went together when I started writing my own songs around the age of 15. College brought me to love playing coffee houses and living room parties, spreading my indie-blues style in intimate settings where real musical expressions and conversations were taking place.

My style has been compared to Norah Jones, Alanis Morissette, Joni Mitchell, and Sheryl Crow. Chill.

I am a professional musician with up to 4 hours of prepared music including both a wide span of acoustic cover tunes, as well as many original songs. My covers are interesting and a little off the beaten path. I enjoy taking modern cover tunes and adding an acoustic/blues spin to them, creating an interesting sound.

As far as equipment, I have my own QSC K8 PA system, Shure SM 58 microphone, Behringer 8-channel mixing board, and I accompany many of my songs with a Pearl kick drum.

QSC K8 PA
Shure SM-58 Microphones
Behringer Microphones
Monster Speaker Cables
Behringer 8-channel mixing board
Pearl kick drum
Seagull Acoustic Guitar with Dean Markley soundhole pick-up