A little look into history: Joanie Leeds is a singer/songwriter born and raised in sunny Miami, Florida. Involved in music, theater, and piano lessons at a young age, she knew one day that New York City was to be her destinatio [+]A little look into history: Joanie Leeds is a singer/songwriter born and raised in sunny Miami, Florida. Involved in music, theater, and piano lessons at a young age, she knew one day that New York City was to be her destination in order to pursue a career in performing. Within one month of her arrival to New York, Joanie was swooped to play the prestigious Bitter End in Greenwich Village.
Joanie's interest in music was enhanced in high school when she learned how to play guitar, which qualified her to audition and be selected as an east coast Song Leader of students from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee in the group SEFTY.
As a graduate of Syracuse University (BFA) Drama Department, Joanie took advantage of many types of classes and studied theatre, drama, music, music industry, and related business studies.
It wasn't until college that Miss Leeds enhanced her musical talents by writing her own music and lyrics. Joanie combines her love for folk, rock, jazz, blues, and soul.... The outcome? An original, unique sound and composition, bringing her many new fans and supporters.
Critics and professors alike have called her voice crystal clear, and flexible with a large range. Her beauty and verve come through in her melodies , which deal with love, politics, and life. She continues to develop her music, experimenting with new complexities and differing qualities with each arrangement and song, yet presenting her own original style through her words, thoughts, and dexterous piano and guitar arrangements.
After classes were through for the day, she worked the coffee house circuit performing in such venues as No Borders No Boundaries, Zopies, Schine Underground, and Happy Endings. She was involved in a women's benefit called "Rock for a Cause", and also self- directed and implemented a night of original works in a Songwriters Circle styled event she called "Striving for Serenity". Held at Syracuse Stages' Sutton Pavilion, it was a weekend Joanie arranged for singer/songwriters to perform their own music for the Syracuse area, with an overwhelming turnout.
With all of the Syracuse performances, it was only natural for Joanie to want to perform in her hometown Miami. And so she became a regular in Coc
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