2nd Look

In which we take a 2nd look at some great artists that appeared on our site previously.

And to kick off this new feature we are showcasing Jessica Dawn. We first met Jessica through a Simply Six interview back here. Jessica is a singer/songwriter originally from Virginia Beach now living in Nashville. Jessica started her song writing career as an eight year old on an old Casio keyboard and using her Mom's old tape player. Moving through school she took piano lessons and voice lessons and taught herself how to play guitar. "I started making my own tapes for my friends in elementary school. And while everyone was into Madonna, I loved Debbie Gibson because I thought it was so cool that she was only 17 and writing her own songs and played piano."

After graduating high school she started to play the local club scenes around Virginia Beach as a solo artist or as a member of one of the several bands she started and moved through. Realizing that she was only going to go so far in her home town she decided to make the move to one of the country's leading town for singers and songwriters and moved to Nashville.

Ten years later Jessica is still holding onto her dream and recording and releasing music. Her most recent release was the ep Graffito that came out last year. She remains true to her vision of her music. "I’m attracted to artists who I can respect and learn from as a musician and songwriter, usually people who have some longevity or aren’t trying to fit some generic mold…and definitely artists who take chances and are unique because they don’t compromise who they are."