Musician Jacinta seems to feel at home no matter what the venue.
The American born Aussie came to Austin in March 2002, hoping
to lure South By South West (SWSX) Music Festival audiences to
her free-spirited style of electrocopic (mixture of electronic,
rock, and pop) dance music. She quickly felt at ease in the Live
Music Capitol, making Austin her first home in the U.S. since
leaving Australia.
Make
no mistake, Jacinta is a musician. Labeling the artist as just
a vocalist excludes her other abilities. She's a Jill of all trades,
combining her keyboard and string talents with a keen knack for
arranging, programming and mixing music. Later this year, she'll
throw actress into the mix. "All You Can Eat" directed by local
Austinite, Ben Torres, is Jacinta's first film debut and stint
into acting. She not only plays the principal character, Autumn,
but also provides five original titles for the movie. The movie
began production in September 2002 and will likely complete production
in Winter or early Spring 2003.
Jacinta
writes all of her own lyrics and music, crediting 1980s new wave,
pop and rock music as her early influences. "My music has bits
and chunks of different styles of music," says the artist whose
website www.chunkymusic.com
details career highlights. More recently, Moby, Prodigy, and the
Chemical Brothers are artists she most models her music towards.
The
Lounge (located in Austin's Warehouse District) was an ideal setting
for Jacinta's debut. Understated and intimate, the bar really
enabled listeners to get a feel not only for the music but also
for the artist's personality. She began her set with a little
technical difficulty, playing in the dark for her first few songs
until some problems with the lighting were resolved. As Jacinta
tussled through her first two songs with keyboard trouble, what
left a lasting impression was how much she really loves music
and performing. You really get the sense that Jacinta's music
makes her happy; and in turn when you're in the audience the experience
is enjoyable even if her style of music may not be what you typically
listen to. The most memorable songs, Now That I Am With You,
Step Into the Sunshine, and Fly, reflect most of her
music style. Step Into the Sunshine (dance mix), with a dance
disco-tech feel, was an audience favorite. Jacinta's single Fly
has had some commercial success. You can visit her website to
download one of several mixes. Some of her keyboard music is mindful
of the early 1980s rock sound in an electronic medium. It trips
over your ear as though you've heard it before, or something like
it. After being part of a band for few years, Jacinta prefers
being solo. Unfortunately, the same traits that make her so varied
a musician can also be somewhat of a distraction to her music.
It's very easy to lose sight of the music while watching her juggle
multiple tasks - vocalist, keyboards, guitar, synthesizer, etc.
Hopefully, as Jacinta takes on other venues in Austin such a little
wrinkle will iron itself out. Keep an eye out for the busy artist,
who hopes to perform in SXSW, appear in her first movie, and introduce
a full length CD this spring.
Musician Jacinta seems to feel at home no matter what the venue.
The American born Aussie came to Austin in March 2002, hoping
to lure South By South West (SWSX) Music Festival audiences to
her free-spirited style of electrocopic (mixture of electronic,
rock, and pop) dance music. She quickly felt at ease in the Live
Music Capitol, making Austin her first home in the U.S. since
leaving Australia.
