Janie's Music World

Janie Dixon



Janie Dixon was born in Alabama, U.S.A., the youngest child of five. Janie grew up on Country, Gospel, and Bluegrass music. Her grandfather sang and played guitar and passed his passion for music to his son, Janie's father James Dixon, who passed his love of music to her life. Janie has spent her life with music and theater productions.

1977- 1989 School Choir

1983 Recorded first record "In Love With a Stranger" with the band Walking Paper



1983 - 1986 Performing regularly at Church and school events

1983-1987 Lead female singer of the band "Walking Paper"

1986 Won the DC101 contest in Washington D.C. for the rock and pop category of music with her brother James, beating out over 1,000 original submitted songs. As a result, being the warm-up band for the band "POISON" at the Roxy in D.C. that year.



1987-1989 Madrigal accapella singer in the West Springfield High School "Madrigals", performing at the 1988 World Expo in Austrailia, Puerto Rico, and Christmas caroling at the White House for presidental staff.

1989 - Theater Lead: Sarah Brown in "Guys and Dolls"

1990 - 2010 Performing in Europe (Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Romania, Germany, and Austria) with various bands: Back :N: Black, Satin Sisters, Groove Control, Colorful, Mad Chick of Soul, Megabite, Jigger Jam, Lanzer, Hellsbelles, Härte 7, Hot Stuff, 80s Mania, Groove Connect, Joker, and Pimp my Puppet - Over 2, 200 performances.



Tennwil, Switzerland (2009)

1992-1993 Opera lessons from Ann Godau (Nürnberg, Germany)

1993 Vocal coach at Rock Sound Musik Schule (Aschaffenburg, Germany)

2001 Backup singer on "Freedom Call" CD: Eternity

2002 Backup singer on "Freedom Call" CD: Crystal Empire

2005 Moderator for the Charity BLACK TIE event for the Children's Hospital in Frankfurt; sponsored by the American Woman's Group of the Taunus

2005 www.JanieDixon.de is created

2005 Featured singer at the Komen "Pink Tie Ball" in Frankfurt, Germany

2006 Featured singer at the Komen "Pink Tie Ball" in Frankfurt, Germany

2007 www.JanieDixon.com gets added to the web "Janie's Rock World"

2007 Singer at the Komen "Pink Tie Ball" in Frankfurt, Germany with Sarah Connor




2008 Performed at the Clinch Mountain Music Festival at "The Carter Fold" in Hiltons, Virginia.

2008 Featured as the Singer of Hellsbelles in the Magazine GITARRE & BASS; December Issue, 2008; pp. 70-73




2009 Performed in WACKEN 2009 (Wacken, Germany) with an all-ladies AC/DC tribute



2009 Recording and writing music-singles for international companies and products

2009 Performed at the MERCEDES V.I.P. party for the Hockenheim Auto Race in Germany (October 24-25, 2009) for guests like Boris Becker, Eddie Jordan, and Bernd Schneider




2009 Peformed with SOUND of SOUL at the premiere of the musical
HAIRSPRAY in Köln, Germany on December 6th, 2009




2010 Will continue to perform in Europe and U.S.A.; including songwriting, studio recording, vocal and band coaching.


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