"Reminiscent of Adele or Selah Sue...Ionie has an ability to cut between strong, sultry soul and quiet introspective moments within the same song, lending her music presence and drama. Ionie has that ephemeral 'stuff ', the heart and soul that makes an artist entertaining and relatable." -Kelly Koenig, Examiner.com Ionie is a New York-based singer, songwriter, and performer. With a melody in her blood and on her lips, ionie makes the kind of pop that hits you everywhere. While drawing a sultry sense of vocal phrasing from her roots in jazz, she also gravitates toward the rhythmic elements of rock and blues. Her candor as a songwriter and a deeply soulful sound leave her melodies lingering somewhere between the head and the heart. Ionie was born and raised in San Francisco by a jazz-loving father and a dancing mother, running everything from Diana Krall to The Buena Vista Social Club through her veins and vocal cords. Ionie's debut release, Hot October, is an infectious prelude to her upcoming full-length album, to be released in 2015.