Jen Trynin
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Trynin, also credited as Jen Trynin, is an American
singer-songwriter
and author
from Boston
, Massachusetts
.
She recorded her debut album Cockamamie
in 1994 at the age of thirty-one while running her own desktop publishing
business. The track "Better Than Nothing" received considerable airplay on alternative rock
radio station
s across the United States
. She later released her second album, Gun Shy Trigger Happy, in 1997.
Trynin most recently played guitar for Dave Wanamaker's band Loveless. Their CD, Gift to the World
was produced by her husband Mike Denneen, with whom she is raising a child.
Trynin released a book entitled Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be
in 2006 about her experience in the music industry.
with the band LOVELESS
United States
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and author
Author
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from Boston
Boston
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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.
She recorded her debut album Cockamamie
Cockamamie
Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston, Massachusetts-based musician Jen Trynin. Released in 1995 to generally positive acclaim, the album failed to do well on the charts....
in 1994 at the age of thirty-one while running her own desktop publishing
Desktop publishing
Desktop publishing is the creation of documents using page layout software on a personal computer.The term has been used for publishing at all levels, from small-circulation documents such as local newsletters to books, magazines and newspapers...
business. The track "Better Than Nothing" received considerable airplay on alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
radio station
Radio station
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s across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She later released her second album, Gun Shy Trigger Happy, in 1997.
Trynin most recently played guitar for Dave Wanamaker's band Loveless. Their CD, Gift to the World
Gift to the World
Gift to the World is the debut full-length album by Boston, Massachusetts indie rock band Loveless. It was released on Q Division in 2003....
was produced by her husband Mike Denneen, with whom she is raising a child.
Trynin released a book entitled Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be is a book by Boston, Massachusetts-based musician Jen Trynin. The book chronicles her short career as a musician on Warner Bros...
in 2006 about her experience in the music industry.
Discography
- Trespassing (12" vinyl EP and cassette) - Pathfinder Records - 1988
- CockamamieCockamamieCockamamie is the debut album from Boston, Massachusetts-based musician Jen Trynin. Released in 1995 to generally positive acclaim, the album failed to do well on the charts....
(CD) - Warner Brothers/Squint Records - 1994 - Gun Shy, Trigger HappyGun Shy, Trigger HappyGun Shy, Trigger Happy is the second album by Boston, Massachusetts musician Jen Trynin. It was released in 1997 on Warner Bros. Records. It was listed as Entertainment Weeklys album of the year for 1997 and topped many other critic's lists....
(CD) - Warner Brothers - 1997
with the band LOVELESS
- Loveless EP (CD) - Q Division - 2001
- Gift to the WorldGift to the WorldGift to the World is the debut full-length album by Boston, Massachusetts indie rock band Loveless. It was released on Q Division in 2003....
(CD) - Q Division - 2003
Compilations
- For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings NilssonFor the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings NilssonFor The Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson, released in 1995, is a tribute album to Harry Nilsson recorded and released after his death. Proceeds went to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.-Track listing:-External links:*...
(CD) Music Masters Jazz - 1995 (track "Mourning Glory Story") - Safe and Sound: A Benefit in Response to the Brookline Clinic Violence (CD) Mercury Records - 1996 (track "Don't Take It Out On Me")
- Respond - A Compilation by Boston Women to Benefit Respond, Inc. (CD) Signature Sounds - 1999 (track "Sad Girl")
- Viva Noel: a Q Division Christmas (CD) Q Division - 1999 (track "The Christmas Song")
Charting single(s)
- (1995) Better Than Nothing (Modern Rock Tracks #15, Mainstream Rock Tracks #40, Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
#74)
External links
- Jen Trynin's webpage
- Roller-coaster ride -- The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
- 'It took me a really long time to cross over a certain bridge' -- The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...