Jetty Rae (born January 13, 1987) is an unsigned

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American singer-songwriter (also part of the group Pen Pals) whose career began in

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but now resides in

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. Notable appearances include Lilith Fair 2010, CMJ Music Festival, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, The Red Jacket Jamboree, and a number of CFA festivals including Agapefest, Big Ticket, and Fandana Festival. Jetty Rae's music has been used by companies such as

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, and

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to promote their brands. She is known for "taking lyrics and adding a depth that few artists can.". Jetty Rae's album ''Drowning in Grain'' peaked at No. 130 on the CMJ Top 200 Radio charts.

Personal life

Jetty Rae was born in

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on January 13, 1987. She was raised by her parents, Tyvin and Kathleen, in an art-friendly family near the mountain town of

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before moving for a short time to

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. Her parents were

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which required them to move often before finally settling down in

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where Jetty Rae attended Charlevoix High School. Jetty's mother started a theater group, called the Ragamuffins, in which Jetty held many roles. Rae was initially introduced to songwriting through her affinity for poetry. Following her graduation from high school she tried out for

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but was not accepted. Jetty Rae eventually decided to attend the Youth With a Mission ( YWAM) discipleship training school in Kona, Hawaii where she partook in 3 mission trips over two years to China,

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, and Australia. After graduating in 2008, Jetty Rae returned to

where she met her husband, Jason Stewart (to whom she now refers as her "husband-ger"). The two initially met on Facebook and were married at the

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Paraiso del Mar on the

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outside Cancun, Mexico on December 21, 2008. If not for music, Jetty has stated her interest for both cooking and makeup, citing them as art forms themselves. Jetty Rae has a pug named Otis a son named Beck and two daughters, one named Rowin and another named Jude. She also had a daughter, Ella, who was stillborn; she keeps a blog entitled "The Singing Hitchhiker" about her. In May 2016 Jetty Rae and her family moved into an

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, which they renovated after purchasing it on

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for $3,000.00, and began living a minimal lifestyle. In a 2019 interview, Rae revealed that after 3 years on the road she intends to settle down in a conventional house.

Jetty Rae namesake

Jetty Rae adopted the name of her paternal grandmother Jetty Rae Thom, who was a full-blooded

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Native American. Jetty Rae Thom was known for her nomadic lifestyle, her propensity to want to be outdoors, and for battling mental illnesses, including

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. Jetty Rae (musician) took her grandmother's namesake out of admiration and respect.

Musical career

Jetty Rae, who considers herself a blue collar musician, attributes the start of her musical career to the death of her grandfather, which prompted her to write her first original song "Sunshine". She says she first began writing and playing music to process her feelings but now uses her music to "serve her listeners and audience". Her first show was at Durty Jake's bar in Kona, Hawaii. While there she joined the rap and hip-hop group Soul Chronicle, and toured the Hawaiian Islands, as well as mainland China. Her connection with Soul Chronicle lead to her recording with another hip-hop group, The S.O.G. Crew. In 2009, Jetty Rae was chosen to play at the grand opening of

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terminal as the grand prize winner of a competition from OurStage.

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and Terry McBride chose Jetty Rae as their featured local talent for

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2010 in

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at the

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. Jetty Rae won this opportunity through OurStage. Rae has been described as "a musician that has matured within every release, while still being true to herself." Since becoming affiliated with

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in 2011 Jetty Rae has been chosen as a showcasing artist four times: Northern Plains 2011, Mid-West 2012, Mid-America 2012, and Northern Plains 2013. In 2015, Rae and fellow musician Heath McNease formed the group Pen Pals, subsequently touring and releasing albums under the moniker. Jetty Rae is signed to

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(IPI #00607322083) and publishes her music under Jetty Rae LLC (IPI #00677859763).

Influences

In an AnnArbor.com news article, Jetty Rae's musical influences are cited as including

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, and

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. One reviewer compared her voice to

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and

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while others refer to her as a female Jack Johnson. Still others have noted her

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influences and similarities. In addition to those noted above, Rae cites her influences as

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and

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. Categorically, her music has been described as "typically good-natured acoustic pop". Situationally, Rae cites her living in her renovated

caravan as a major influence as well as "everyday hopes and heartbreak".

Discography

Jetty Rae has released a number of albums and singles in her career:

Blackberries (2008)

Jetty Rae's first album. It was recorded at Runyan Studios in

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and was released on April 16, 2008. In retrospect, Rae has noted her musical inexperience prior to working on this album with comments like "I didn’t know what EQ was when I first started... in fact, the whole recording process was a bit of a mystery."

Nobody (2009)

Jetty Rae's second album is an EP and was recorded and produced in

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; it was released on August 20, 2010.

La La Lu and the Lazy Moon (2011)

Jetty's first co-produced album was released on July 1, 2011. The album is considered a

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album, and Rae cites it as one of her most commercially successful despite its low budget.

Drowning in Grain (2012)

Jetty Rae's fourth album was recorded at Solid Sound Recording Company in

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. The album was released on August 1, 2012 and has been described as "nuanced and often downright idiosyncratic." It peaked at No. 130 on the CMJ Top 200 Radio charts. The track "Nice Ones" was featured by

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Climbing Clouds (2013)

The title track from Jetty Rae's August 2013 album "Climbing Clouds" and an associated music video was released on August 6 bearing the same name. "Fallin", another single from the album, was released on August 27 also with a music video. The last single from the album, "Kerosene", was released on October 11 in memory of her daughter; a music video for the single was also released. The music videos for this album were produced after a successful

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campaign of $11,850. Rae cites the source material for this album as briographical and the inspiration coming from grief she experienced after the loss of her 1st child Ella Rae.

More Than December (2014)

This is a Christmas-themed album released on November 26, 2014. Tracks include two original songs ("More Than December" and "Christmas Kiss") as well as four covers of classic Christmas songs (" O, Holy Night", "

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", " Little Drummer Boy" and "

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"). The album was produced on an extremely tight timeline and was produced by Eric Sproull with featured vocal performances by

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and Katie Lee. The title track has been described as "energetic".

Forever and Always (2015)

A single, released on March 16, 2015. Rae cites this track as being notable in that it's the result of a single, uninterrupted vocal recording. The song itself has a running time of 3:18, was produced by Eric Sproull, and was recorded at Bottle Rocket Studios in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Can't Curse the Free (2017)

Released on February 17, 2017 with a running time of about 39 minutes. The album was produced by

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award-winning producer Mitch Dane, with musical accompaniment including many of the members from the band Jars of Clay. It was recorded at Sputnik Sound where demoing, pre-production and tracking were completed in 3 weeks. The album was mastered by Chris Athens, Published by Jetty Rae LLC and distributed by Tone Tree Music. 3 singles from this album were released prior to the full album release: Queen of the Universe; Can't Curse the Free; Take me to the Mountain. Musically, the album has been described as "more rock and western than some of erprevious releases" and "americana, blues, country, folk, pop, southern rock, and soul". Rae herself describes the album "victorious" in theme and biographical in content (a contrast to her previously autobiographical projects). Reviewers point to her nomadic lifestyle as influential in the album subject matter. Rae herself differentiates this album from her previous by saying " ..following my own grief and processing that with Climbing Clouds, this album is on where I tell other peoples' stories." She also cites the inspriation for the title track "Can't Curse the Free" as a prompt from her brother asking her to create a song for a girl who's cursed. The album received positive attention across online media distribution platforms, including iTunes.

Queen of the Universe (2016)

The first single from the 2017 album "Can't Curse the Free", released on December 9, 2016. The track has a running time of 3:35. Rae herself cites the inspiration for this song stemming from a friend's "family drama" from which she created a larger-than-life character to be the subject of this song, originally penned as a joke. The song has been described as being "moving and meaningful", having "sweetly-delivered tongue-in-cheek rock-centric sassitude", "elements of singer-songwriter sensibilities, indie rock endeavours and pop flavour" but also grittier with descriptions like "grinds through the speakers in husky rattles" and "oozing feminine power and dominance". The work is a departure from Rae's prior works with reviewers remarking that the song has a

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vibe and "impressive vocal abilities with soulful rock melodies" while others have compared it to

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pointing to the "sultry and pop-aesthetic" vocals and a "powerful and melodic voice that's just right for some bluesy folk rock". The release received some positive notoriety including being featured on TuneCore's featured artist blog.

Can't Curse the Free (2017)

The 2nd single and title track from the 2017 album "Can't Curse the Free", released on January 13, 2017 to coincide with Jetty Rae's 30th birthday. The track has a running time of 3:28 and Rae cites the inspiration for the song as coming from her younger brother who asked her to write a song about someone who is cursed. Rae describes the content of the song as "about a mighty foe. The king of lies, who wants you to stay in darkness, confusion, and shame". It was recorded in just 3 takes. The track has been described as "a haunting tune, equal parts soul and indie rock" and "spooky, and hauntingly vulnerable" while others have noted Rae's "smooth and vibrant voice." The work received positive reception, being featured by Tunecore and by iTunes.

Take me to the Mountain (2017)

The 3rd single from the 2017 album "Can't Curse the Free", released on February 3, 2017. The track has a running time of 04:37. The track has been described as "grounded and homely" and "haunting goosebump inducing soul fused with indie rock and laced with speckles of pop".

Stardust (2018)

Initially released on

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on November 21, 2018 the album has a running time of about 31 minutes. It is Jetty's second self-produced children's album, however unlike the first this one was recorded in her vintage

travel trailer while visiting a national park.

We Share the Light (2019)

Rae's second

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, a five-song EP, was released on November 15, 2019 and has a running time of about 15 minutes. The album was composed and recorded in

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at Sputnik Sound under the production of

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. It features four holiday classics and one original song. Hannah Miller is also a collaborator on this album.

Awards and recognition

*Winner, CMJ Music Showcase *Winner, Musician Category, "Best Of Northern Michigan" Contest *Winner, "Mi Favorite Things" TV Contest *Winner, MoFilm Battle of the Bands *Winner, Lilith Fair Talent Search *Grand Prize, Live at T5 Music Competition *Winner, MTV "Needle in a Haystack" Music Series *1st place, OurStage.com Folk Competition (January 2010, September 2009, May 2009) *Grand Prize, OurStage.com Music Competition *Michigan Women Who Rock

Film, Commercial and Video Game Placements

*Original jingle for

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"Twinkle, Twinkle" (15s), Spring 2012. *Original jingle for

"Twinkle, Twinkle" (30s), Spring 2012. *Original jingle for

"Jiggle Bells" (15s), Winter 2011. *Original jingle for

"Hush", Spring 2011. *Music for Film "Meah Lane", 2013. *"Climbing Clouds" for

– Office 365, September 2014. *"Imagine" for Nabi – Tablet, March 2014 *"Favorite Songs" for

–

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, August 2013 *"Favorite Songs" for

– PuPQuiz!, February 2014 *"Favorite Songs" for

– PuPQuiz!, February 2014 *"Airplane" for

, January 2015 *Original Composition 'It Just Means More" for

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, September 2016 *"Climbing Clouds" for

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, September 2016 and July 2017 *Original Composition 'It Just Means More" v2 for

, December 2016. *"Coast to Coast" for

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in July 2017 *"Coast to Coast" for

in April 2017 *"Freedom", "Queen of the Universe" and "Take my to the Mountain" for Rebel Galaxy Outlaw (Video Game)

References

External links

Official website
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