Janey Clewer and Bruce Gaitsch have joined their talents to bring you an exquisite original, contemporary classical CD, entitled One On One, featuring piano, guitar and strings. All of the compositions were composed by Janey at the piano and are beautifully embellished with Bruce's acoustic guitar. Several selections feature Randy Waldman's incredible string arrangements. One couple claimed they couldn't believe One On One helped them put their marriage back together, but it did. Janey Clewer Janey's love affair with music began at the age of three when she received a toy piano from Santa. From that point she was sure her life would be devoted to her passion for music. Janey is a singer/songwriter whose music background is rich in education and professional experience. At age 5, Janey began her classical piano studies with Virginia Reinecke and studied intensely until she was 17. At 15 she began playing keyboards and singing in local bands continuing through her college years. Her appearances include opening for Maynard Ferguson and his orchestra as well as Mercer Ellington and the Duke Ellington orchestra. A graduate of Indiana University's School of Music, Janey received her BM in Voice, studying with Grammy Award winning Wagnerian soprano Eileen Farrell of the Metropolitan Opera. Upon graduating she moved to NY where she landed a featured background singing position with Julio Iglesias. She traveled extensively for years and soon moved to Los Angeles where she became a top session singer for films, TV, record dates and commercials. Over the years she has recorded and performed with Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, Olivia Newton-John, Michael Bolton, Luther Vandross, George Benson, Peter Cetera, Harry Connick Jr., Cher, Elton John and Mel Torme to name a few. As a writer, she has penned songs for such artists as Sarah Brightman, Lara Fabian, Patti LaBelle, Olivia Newton -John and Richard Marx. As a singer/songwriter, she has released 3 solo CDs on Pioneer LDC, a various artist Christmas CD on MCA Records, one compilation solo CD on Angelynn Music, an unplugged Christmas CD released in 2003 a 4th solo CD released December 25th 2004 on Cool Sound in Japan. One On One is her 1st instrumental CD recorded with her husband Bruce Gaitsch. Currently, she continues to work on her Broadway musical, writes songs for various artists established and new and has begun recording her new CD to be released in 2007. Bruce Gaitsch Bruce was born in 1953 in Chicago. Son of a music store owner, Bruce was exposed to many musical influences at an early age. He started playing guitar at the age of eight and joined his first rock band in 7th grade. He continued working in the Chicago music scene during high school, eventually joining Jim Peterik's (Ides Of March/Survivor) band . Touring and a record deal for Epic ensued. In 1984, after hundreds of live gigs and 3000 recording sessions, Bruce moved to LA to focus more on writing. While in LA, Madonna, Richard Marx, Peter Cetera and Chicago as well as hundreds of other artists recorded his songs. He also played guitar on most of the recordings. La Isla Bonita went #1 AC in 24 countries around the world and was co-written by Bruce with Madonna and Pat Leonard. Don't Mean Nothing went #1 AOR and was co-written by Bruce and Richard Marx. Since moving to Nashville in 1996, he has played guitar on CDs for Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant, Lara Fabian, Charlotte Church, Richard Marx, Elton John, Gladys Knight, 4 Him, Bryan Adams, Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard and Rodney Atkins . He also appears in the most recent Christopher Guest film A Mighty Wind as (you guessed it) a guitarist. Bruce played guitar for Peter Cetera's orchestra concert series in summer and fall of 2003 and for Verve recording artist Joshua Payne’s promotional tours of the US and the Philippines in 2004. In 2005, Bruce produced an album for Dutch superstar Ilse DeLange. The record entitled Clean Up was #1 on the charts for 5 weeks. That year he continued performing with Peter Cetera and recording for various artists stars. In the fall of 2006, he released his 4th solo CD entitled, “Sincerely” on Autumn Records. The CD features the renowned Howard Levy on harmonica and Janey on vocals as well as Samantha, their daughter, on flute. Currently, Bruce continues to write and record for other artists as well as for himself while doing sessions and performing with various artists. Please visit Janey and Bruce at their web sites janeyclewer.com and brucegaitsch.com for more information. We hope you enjoy One On One.