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When you say the phrase "singer/songwriter" in Dayton, the name Jayne Sachs is always the automatic answer. Now out working her latest disc, SUTURES, Sachs took some time recently to trade thoughts with OhioOnline music correspondent Peanuts over what she's been up to of late and how she got this far in her musical journey. |
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Who gets the credit or blame for giving you a music career? |
| JS: |
"My Mom lit a fire under my spark for music when I was a young child by introducting me to musicals. We saw many musicals together in the theatre and we also watched all of the popular ones shown on the television at the time. I was always totally enthralled by the music. The story line never really stuck with me, but the music must have had glue on it. I'm not sure this influence is apparent in my music, but I believe it has helped shape me as a songwriter." |
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Which begs the question on how your music sounds. |
| JS: |
"My music is very song orientated with a major emphasis on lyrics. The band gives the bare bones some muscle to hang onto, but the music starts with the core of acoustic guitar and vocals with lyrics being very important."
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| OO: |
What famous musicians influenced that? |
| JS: |
"I love Aimee Mann. I like Mike Doughty, formerly of Soul Coughing. I like the late Kevin Gilbert. I even like the likes of Leonard Cohen, at least his early works." |
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National acts you'd like to split a bill with? |
| JS: |
"Although we've never opened for them, my band could play with Sheryl Crow, Liz Phair, John Mayer. Any singer/songwriter with or without a band, electric or acoustic."
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| OO: |
How about bands from Ohio? |
| JS: |
"We've matched up with Dayton and Cincinnati bands mostly. Over The Rhine, Ass Ponies and various other 'local to us' bands, for some examples."
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| OO: |
SUTURES is your latest release. What is the number in the pecking order? |
| JS: |
"It is number four in the release sequence." |
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Where was it cut at? |
| JS: |
"We cut it in Nashville with a producer named Lij at his studio called the Toy Box. I enjoy studio work. It can be very challenging, combined with physically and emotionally draining, but I wouldn't hesitate to tote a bumper sticker saying 'I'd Rather Be Recording'."
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Favorite Ohio venue to play? |
| JS: |
"Canal Street Tavern in Dayton. We're releasing a fifth cd soon and it will be a live recording done at that venue." |
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To backtrack a second, are you an Ohio native? |
| JS: |
"I was born in Springfield, Ohio and at the age 10, we moved to Dayton. I attended Ohio State University and majored in broadcast journalism. After living in several different places while working in television, I relocated back to Dayton where I later began my music career."
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| OO: |
Were you in any other famous bands in the state?
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| JS: |
"I was in a band in college called Small Shoes. Were we big? No, not at all. With a name like Small Shoes, how could we possibly be big? Maybe if we were Large Toes or something like that."
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| OO: |
So glad I asked that question. Any final thoughts? |
| JS: |
"Nope." |
