Jennifer Grassman Music Video Wins Second Award

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Pretty Girls Wins Gold at Worldfest Houston Film Festival Zenfilm and Jennifer Grassman’s music video collaboration continues to earn respect among artistic peers.

Houston, TX – April 28, 2009 – Jennifer Grassman Music and Zenfilm celebrate yet another award for their music video collaboration Pretty Girls. The Worldfest Houston Film Festival presented the artistic team, which includes TLM Productions, with the coveted Gold Remi.

In February 2009, the video also received a Silver Addy from the American Advertising Federation. “This recognition means so much to me as an artist,” says Grassman. “It is a true honor to have Worldfest and The American Advertising Federation recognize our work with such distinguished awards.”

Pretty Girls, Grassman’s first music video, unveiled worldwide in December 2008. The visually stimulating production is garnering significant US and international attention, including airplay on MTV-UK and festival screenings across the United States. The track single hails from her debut album At the Back of the North Wind and is described as a “surreal, dark and beautiful homage to women through the centuries and the joys and dangers that their beauty has drawn into their lives” by Zenfilm director Ross Wells.

Filmed in and around a 150 year old rural farmhouse outside of Richmond, Texas, Pretty Girls captures dramatic and dangerous moments in the lives of attractive females throughout the ages. The narrative is intercut with dynamic performance footage of Jennifer Grassman filmed in Studio A of ‘The Abbey Road of the South’, historic SugarHill Studios, in Houston. The award-winning video is gaining a rampant online viral presence on channels such as Vimeo and YouTube.

To view Jennifer Grassman’s Pretty Girls music video, visit www.JenniferGrassman.com.

About Jennifer Grassman: Jennifer Grassman is a vocalist, pianist, composer and recording artist. Grassman’s music effortlessly fuses diverse elements of classical, Celtic, gothic and rock styles into a beautiful, moving genre all her own. She resides in northwest Houston, Texas with her husband and two cats. To learn more, please visit www.JenniferGrassman.com or www.rainnoverhouston.org.

About Zenfilm: Zenfilm is a film production company and postproduction boutique founded by the award winning team of Executive Producer Merideth Melville and Director W. Ross Wells. The company has produced award winning music videos that have received international airplay and festival recognition in recent years. Zenfilm worked together with Dan Workman and Andrew Amelang of TLM Productions to bring this project to the screen. For additional information, visit www.zenfilm.com or http://wrosswells.com.

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Jennifer Grassman; Haunting Melodies From Heaven

Start with super-concentrated talent , add a dash of Sarah McLachlan, a touch of Enya, a little  of Norah Jones, a bit of Simon and Garfunkel and a liberal portion of originality and you get Jennifer Grassman.

Jennifer’s angelic voice makes it easy for her songs to touch the soul and transport the listener to a different place and time. An unusual but superb feature of her music is the infusion of slightly heavy, overdriven, and very melodic guitar riffs. The overall effect is simply magic.


Jennifer Grassman “Pretty Girls” Music Video from W. Ross Wells on Vimeo

Jennifer’s heart is as golden as her voice. She has organized a fundraiser concert in Houston, Texas this upcoming June to benefit Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN). Jennifer’s MySpace page provides a glimpse to her cool personality:

In addition to Jennifer’s strong classical influences, she also holds an affinity for U2, the Irish rebel band headed by social activist, Bono.

“I was obsessed with Boy, War, and Unforgettable Fire when I was in my early teens,” Jennifer reminisced smiling. “Besides the fact that they were my first introduction to rock music, I was enthralled by their passion for a cause. There was always something just nauseating about the millions of pop songs revolving around boyfriends and cattiness. I wasn’t interested in that sort of thing. I needed something to latch onto and believe in. I had no idea of the cultural or historical background behind U2’s convictions, but I got the anti-violence message loud and clear. I’ve always believed that it is important for us as individual human beings to have a cause. We need something worth dieing for. Otherwise, merely living is so hollow.”

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