Jessica Belle


 

At the 2005 Tamworth Country Music Festival, Jessica belle became the first winner of the ‘ Michael Cowdroy Memorial Award for songwriting’ (TIARA Awards), for her song ‘No Longer Mine’ Jessica
was also selected as a Toyota Star Maker Finalist 2005.

Jessica is a relatively newcomer to the industry from Woy Woy on the Central Coast of NSW but has a strong family tradition of singing and performing Country Music.

Jessica now 22yrs old was first recognised for her song writing skills when at nineteen years old picked up a guitar for the first time and within just a few months began to add music to her experiences at the time. Her first song writing effort ‘Just Walk Away’ became the title track of her first CD which was produced by Glen Hannah at Goonga Studios on the NSW Central Coast.

The eleven track album features four original songs, including “Long Gone’ co-written with Bill Chambers and “Never Reached The Stars’ co-written with Jesse’s uncle Lachlan Towers along with Jessica’s own compositions, ‘Just Walk Away’ and ‘No Longer Mine’. The Jessica Belle CD ‘Just Walk Away’ captures a moment in time for a new young songwriter.

2005 & 2006 saw Jessica as a finalist in the Pacific Songwriting Competition coming third on both occasions with the highest placed country song from Australia. In the ISC song contest 2006 also had 4 songs advance in judging and was also a finalist in the2006 Telstra Road to Tamworth.

This year 2006 Jessica Belle has travelled to USA visiting Chicago, Nashville for CMA Fanfest, Memphis and Austin Texas.

Jessica has recently toured in QLD, been working locally on the Central Coast and has also been recording some of her new works in preparation for her second album which she will co-produce with Bill Chambers.

Looking forward to Jessica’s next CD which will contain all of her own material.