Rena Jones

Portland, Oregon, United States

<p align="right"><strong>&ldquo;L</strong><strong>iterally one of the best experimental artists currently making tracks&hellip; Layers and layers of experimental-electronic goodness&hellip; focus constantly shifts from leads to bridges to the beat and back around again&hellip;using sounds in Ableton Live that many others would have difficulty with, but instead forms an analog/virtual opus.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>Women&rsquo;s Radio</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Jones slips through the veils of defined sound, weaving cello, violin, woodwinds, rhodes, electronics and sound design through unique instrumentation.</strong></em></p> <p align="right"><strong>Her tracks have been released with several reputable international labels as Iboga, Spun Records, Aleph Zero, Ultimae, 1320 Records, Addictech, Native State Records and she&rsquo;s celebrating the launch of her new labels Cartesian Binary Recordings and Pok Pok records.</strong></p> <p align="right"><strong>Two of Jones&rsquo; albums have been chosen in the top 25 essential albums of the year on NPR Echoes Radio in 2006 and in 2009.</strong></p> <p><strong>Multiple tours around North America and Europe have lead Rena to perform at some of the worlds most established cutting edge electronic music festivals; Glade Festival (UK), The Secret Garden Festival (UK), Shambhala Music Festival (Canada), Lightning in a Bottle as well as tour support for Plaid and opener for Ladytron and Trentemoller.</strong></p> <p><strong>Jones&rsquo; live sets are a potent sonic session. She orchestrates her violin and cello over hand crafted beats melding the organic with the electronic. Her performance is a sophisticated example of the modern movement in electronic dance and ambient music.</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>&ldquo;Multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer Rena Jones is a force to be reckoned with. At age 30, she boasts more than 30 collaborative albums, 3 full length solo albums, 20 years of classical violin study, and 12 years of cello&ndash;and s</strong><strong>he is considered one of the leading women in audio engineering today.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>Strings Magazine</strong></em></p> <p align="center"><strong>Her extensive background in music and sound covers a colorful spectrum from award winning video games &ldquo;Dance&nbsp;Dance Revolution and Karaoke Revolution&rdquo; and for various films as a sound editor, sound design and composition and has nearly a decade of experience as a seasoned studio musician.</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>&ldquo;The revered daughter of San Francisco&rsquo;s electronic music scene&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>OEM Radio</strong></em><strong>&nbsp;&mdash; Jones has made a mark on the world of downtempo music.</strong></p> <p><strong>&rdquo;It may be ambient but unlike much of the downtempo music around it&rsquo;s certainly not background music.&rdquo;&ndash;&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>Total Music Magazine</strong></em></p> <div><em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></em></div>

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