Legend has it that Jennifer Vanilla was born inside a dewdrop high up in the sky, atop a leaf on the tallest tree on the highest mountain in an idyllic realm known as Jenniferia. The humanoid alien Jennifer Vanilla soon opened a portal to the eastern coast of the United States using a magical braid that became entangled with the earthling multi-disciplinary artist Becca Kauffman. Kauffman inhabited Jennifer and transformed through Jennifer, and vice versa. Their conversation in fantasy has been dutifully documented, thank Jenniferia, through music.
Kauffman was a member of the experimental Brooklyn pop band Ava Luna before they began releasing music as their alter ego, Jennifer Vanilla. Through this persona they’ve crafted musical albums, choreographed stage shows, a neighborhood variety hour, fake commercials, a public access television program, and sought-after merchandise-as-conversation-pieces that have been the talk of the town in New York’s music, art, and fashion spheres.
Collaboratively crafted by Kauffman and co-writer/co-producer Brian Abelson, “Body Music” is a jennifreaky journey into ‘90s dance music and art pop. Like much of the Jennifer Vanilla oeuvre, it’s organized around a sense of travel and motion: Jennifer asks the listener over a propulsive beat, What does your body music sound like? It’s a question that prompts participation and engagement, the through-line of all of Jennifer Vanilla’s work. “Body Music” is an irresistible glimpse at more to come from Jennifer Vanilla in the very near future.
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released May 11, 2022
Written by Becca Kauffman and Brian Abelson
Vocals by Becca Kauffman
Produced and Mixed by Brian Abelson
Saxophone: Thesan Polyanna
Vocals Mixed by Ronnie Stone
Mastered by Sarah Register
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