Jes, I’ll Be Home For Christmas Review
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Jes is a vocalist, DJ and producer based in New York. She has received 3 Grammy nominations, most recently in 2015 for her song “Hold On.” Jes has four solo albums, two Billboard #1 singles, international touring and countless superstar DJ collaborations that span multiple genres. Since her legendary release As The Rush Comes with Motorcycle, she redefined the landscape of EDM, JES has propelled an unending stream of solo hit songs and collaborations with a who’s who of the world’s most prominent DJ’s including Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, ATB, Kaskade, BT, Richard Durand, Cosmic Gate and Roger Shah. JES has collected awards from the prestigious International Dance Music Awards at Miami’s WMC, The ISC (International Songwriting Competition ‘08’ 09 and ‘10) and topped Billboard’s “Most Played Dance Songs of the Decade” chart (2000-2010). JES is now putting her talents on one of our favorite Christmas tunes with her single “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” Her vocals are strong, and the music is subtle while striking a balance between relaxed Holiday cheer and an undercurrent that implies her dance music background. That’s the short of it!
Positives:
Jes creates interesting arrangements that offers soulful singing, that builds to a climatic emotive.
Bottom Line:
Jes’ singing has just the right amount of grit to keep your interest as she takes us through the classic, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” With a full keyboard pad and steady drum pattern, elements of electronica are dropped in to keep our ears perked. Jes phrases the melody with emotion and style. The interlude is a beautiful wordless vocal melody over an arpeggiating chordal figure. Vocal harmonies are also used to accent various phrases. The tune builds nicely and showcases Jes’ engaging and uplifting rendition of this classic gem.