55 UnderGround Presents Johanna Stahley April 4, 2008

Johanna Stahley started singing early in a family of musicians. She added the guitar to her repertoire at 18 to help develop her budding lyrics and melodies into a definite form. I use instruments to get the songs out of my head, says Stahley, who has since added bass and piano, but my true love is performing. In 2006, following the release of Im Not Perfect, The Village Voice endorsed Johannas live show with an Editors Pick saying that the album is a better and bouncier Sheryl Crow album than Sheryls managed in a while. The next day Johanna was chosen as a MySpace Featured Artist, which led to a co-publishing deal with Cherry Lane Music. But success in the electronic media is what followed. Her songs I Can and Nothing I Would Change have been heard in the opening scenes of MTVs The Real World: Australia and Laguna Beach as well as ABCs Men In Trees, among a slew of other TV shows. And Im Not Perfect is now available on V Cast on Verizon phones. However, Johannas publishing deal is only one facet of her young, but fruitful career. I want to create success through publishing as a writer and producer, but more importantly connect with people through live performances of my songs. She is doing just that, playing gigs from New York to Chicago, all the way to Tennessee, bringing high energy and distinct cheekiness to every stage.

After Party at Copper Door Tavern.

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