Wall to Wall Bowie is a 5 track studio recorded EP celebrating of the music of one of the greatest pop icons featuring David McAlmont and Sam Obernik.
Creator and arranger Janette Mason presents a fresh look at Bowie’s songs, with new arrangements and jazz twists. She has earned a fantastic reputation for her sell out shows and acquired a loyal fan base along the way.
Janette Mason (Arranger/Producer/Keyboardist)
Janette Mason, whose credits include Oasis, Seal, k.d.Lang, Robert Wyatt is a life-long Bowie fan. She sneaked in to see ‘The Man Who Fell Earth’ at the tender age of 13 and had the single ‘ Sound and Vision’ on permanent play on her Philips portable turntable. Smash cut forward to 2012. At this point she had taken on the role of Musical Director at London’s Hideaway Club and had free reign to unleash her creative spirit.
A chance meeting with celebrated vocalist David McAlmont solidified the project and the current incarnation of Wall To Wall Bowie was born. They have gone on to have a fantastic working relationship, a real meeting of musical minds. David introduced Janette to the sublime Sam Obernik who lends her siren-like vocals to the classic Bowie cover Wild Is The Wind.
Life really came full circle for Janette in 2020 when she joined Bowie producer Tony Visconti and ex-Spiders drummer Woody Woodmansey super group, Holy Holy.
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Wall to Wall Bowie
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Wall To Wall Bowie is a five track studio recorded EP celebrating of the music of one of the greatest pop icons featuring David McAlmont and Sam Obernik.
Creator and arranger Janette Mason presents a fresh look at Bowie’s songs, with new arrangements and jazz twists. She has earned a fantastic reputation for her sell out shows and acquired a loyal fan base along the way.
Janette Mason (Arranger/Producer/Keyboardist)
Janette Mason, whose credits include Oasis, Seal, k.d.Lang, Robert Wyatt is a life-long Bowie fan. She sneaked in to see ‘The Man Who Fell Earth’ at the tender age of 13 and had the single ‘ Sound and Vision’ on permanent play on her Philips portable turntable. Smash cut forward to 2012. At this point she had taken on the role of Musical Director at London’s Hideaway Club and had free reign to unleash her creative spirit.
A chance meeting with celebrated vocalist David McAlmont solidified the project and the current incarnation of Wall To Wall Bowie was born. They have gone on to have a fantastic working relationship, a real meeting of musical minds. David introduced Janette to the sublime Sam Obernik who lends her siren-like vocals to the classic Bowie cover Wild Is The Wind.
Life really came full circle for Janette in 2020 when she joined Bowie producer Tony Visconti and ex-Spiders drummer Woody Woodmansey super group, Holy Holy.
Includes unlimited streaming of Wall To Wall Bowie
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
The Jean Genie, featuring David McAlmont (McAlmont and Butler) and Sam Obernik, is the second of four singles to be released from Janette Mason’s EP Wall To Wall Bowie, celebrating the music of David Bowie.
Nearly fifty years on from the original recording this iconic song has been re-invented to great effect by innovative pianist, composer and producer Janette Mason, whose credits include Oasis, Seal, k.d.Lang, Robert Wyatt and is currently keyboard player for Tony Visconti’s Holy Holy.
lyrics
Verse
Small Jean Genie snuck off to the city
Strung out on lasers and slash back blazers
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters
Talking ‘bout Monroe and walking on Snow White
New York's a go-go and everything tastes nice
Poor little Greenie
Chorus
Jean Genie - lives on his back
Jean Genie - loves chimney stacks
Jean Genie - He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
Jean Genie - let yourself go! woah
Verse
Sits like a man but he smiles like a reptile
She love him, she love him but just for a short while
She'll scratch in the sand, won't let go of his hand
He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition
And keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear
Poor little Greenie
Chorus
Jean Genie - lives on his back
Jean Genie - loves chimney stacks
Jean Genie - He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
Jean Genie - let yourself go! woah
Verse
He's so simple minded he can't drive his module
He bites on the neon and sleeps in the capsule
Loves to be loved, loves to be loved
Chorus
Jean Genie - lives on his back
Jean Genie - loves chimney stacks
Jean Genie - He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
Jean Genie - let yourself go! woah
credits
from Wall To Wall Bowie,
track released May 14, 2021
Janette Mason - Piano and Keyboards
David McAlmont - Vocals
Sam Obernik - Vocals
Andrew Small - Drums
Yolanda Charles - Electric Bass
Rob Harris - Guitar
Willy Fry - Percussion
All arrangements by Janette Mason
Produced by Janette Mason
Executive Producer Mark Wilmshurst
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Tulloch at Livingston Studio and The Blue Studio London
Photography Tatiana Gorilovsky
Design Callum Hadden
Janette Mason (Arranger/Producer/Keyboardist)
Life-long Bowie fan, Janette has performed with Oasis, Pulp,
Robert Wyatt and many more.
She is currently keyboard player for HOLY HOLY Bowie supergroup led by Tony Visconti and Woody
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