Joanna McMeikan



Joanna was born in England and trained in classical piano, developing an overpowering love of music at an early age. She pursued her other passion - writing - during her college years at Oxford University; but she sang in choirs and musicals, in rock bands and in showers (mostly her own) along the way. Arriving in Los Angeles in 1996, Joanna found day jobs on the TV shows Frasier and Star Trek, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and many others, doing session work for Vitamin Records and the Animal Planet channel on the side. She was a founding member of the band DragonEye in 1999. She had a moment of epiphany when she realized she could combine her two great passions by penning the band's original material as well as performing it. She has been writing songs ever since, pausing only to compose a couple of film scores (including the award-winning short "The Picnic") and commercial slots for California Clinical Trials. Joanna McMeikan’s songwriting has been described as “unforgettably original” and “hauntingly beautiful”; her memorable vocal style as “both earthy and ethereal, as if she’s a force of nature” and “talent on a par with Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox.” Joanna counts among her strongest influences those singer/songwriters who are not only exceptional musicians and artists, but are also extraordinary lyricists expressing a personal vision - Kate Bush, Bjork, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Annie Lennox, Fiona Apple, Tom Waits - sometimes with the heartfelt simplicity of Jewel or Dido. Joanna’s solo debut "Breaking the Habit" was released in February 2004 and has garnered rave reviews across the globe and generated a healthy internet presence, selling well on amazon and cdbaby, on itunes and at many independent and online stores. Joanna's songs "Merry-Go-Round" and "Galatea" have been featured on the CBS drama "The Unit", and popular track "Again" was selected for a filming of NBC's "Law and Order: Criminal Intent". She also placed in the July 2004 round of "Song of the Month" and was a recommended artist in the VH1 International Songwriting contest; going on to win "Song of the Month" in August with her innovative track “Past Unconditional”. She was featured on the October 4th, 2004 "My Day" interview segment by BBC Radio in the UK; and in December 2004 she was awarded the Muse's Muse awards for Best Adult Contemporary Artist 2004 and Best Adult Contemporary Song 2004 (for "Rainbow", her ironic paean to Prozac). Joanna's songs are now playing on popular internet radio station PANDORA. Her latest recording, a cover of Alanis Morissette's "Right Through You", is available HERE. Click here to hear/buy Breaking the Habit

Joanna was born in England and trained in classical piano, developing an overpowering love of music at an early age. She pursued her other passion - writing - during her college years at Oxford University; but she sang in choirs and musicals, in rock bands and in showers (mostly her own) along the way.

Arriving in Los Angeles in 1996, Joanna found day jobs on the TV shows Frasier and Star Trek, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and many others, doing session work for Vitamin Records and the Animal Planet channel on the side. She was a founding member of the band DragonEye in 1999. She had a moment of epiphany when she realized she could combine her two great passions by penning the band's original material as well as performing it. She has been writing songs ever since, pausing only to compose a couple of film scores (including the award-winning short "The Picnic") and commercial slots for California Clinical Trials.

Joanna McMeikan’s songwriting has been described as “unforgettably original” and “hauntingly beautiful”; her memorable
vocal style as “both earthy and ethereal,
as if she’s a force of nature” and “talent on
a par with Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox.”

Joanna counts among her strongest influences those singer/songwriters who are not only exceptional musicians and artists, but are also extraordinary lyricists expressing a personal vision - Kate Bush, Bjork, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Annie Lennox, Fiona Apple, Tom Waits - sometimes with the heartfelt simplicity of Jewel or Dido.

Joanna’s solo debut "Breaking the Habit" was released in February 2004 and has garnered rave reviews across the globe and generated a healthy internet presence, selling well on amazon and cdbaby, on itunes and at many independent and online stores.

Joanna's songs "Merry-Go-Round" and "Galatea" have been featured on the CBS drama "The Unit", and popular track "Again" was selected for a filming of NBC's "Law and Order: Criminal Intent". She also placed in the July 2004 round of "Song of the Month" and was a recommended artist in the VH1 International Songwriting contest; going on to win "Song of the Month" in August with her innovative track “Past Unconditional”. She was featured on the October 4th, 2004 "My Day" interview segment by BBC Radio in the UK; and in December 2004 she was awarded the Muse's Muse awards for Best Adult Contemporary Artist 2004 and Best Adult Contemporary Song 2004 (for "Rainbow", her ironic paean to Prozac).

Joanna's songs are now playing on popular internet radio station PANDORA. Her latest recording, a cover of Alanis Morissette's "Right Through You", is available HERE.