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Jo Wymer

Freehold’s Best Kept Secret

Since 2005 when they stepped into the local area music scene, Jo Wymer and the Itty Bitty Band have become a respected, skillful, musical partnership of songwriting, musicianship, and superior live performance. Jo Wymer (a resident of Freehold, NJ - a town known for producing some prominent musicians) leads this collaboration and has been making a name for herself, as well as her Itty Bitty Band, all throughout the Mid-Atlantic States.

Awards

In the past few years she has proven herself as an accomplished songwriter and band leader.....She has been selected as a finalist in several national songwriting and band competitions such as: 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2005 Billboard Blues Songwriters Challenge 2006 Telluride Brews and Blues Acoustic Blues Competition, placing 4th 2007 International Songwriting Contest 2006 and 2007 International Blues Challenge 2007 and 2008 Mamapalooza All Star Showcase 2005 VH1 New Artist Jam Many of Jo's lyrics have been featured in American Songwriter Magazine. In recent news....Jo and her band were NOMINATED for "Top Blues Band" at the 2006 and 2007 Asbury Music Awards. Jo's powerful, searing vocals got her a nomination in 2007 for an Asbury Music Award in the category of "Top Female Vocal".

Gear

I am mainly a Taylor guitars person or Eastman. While my primary instrument is acoustic guitar I also am a vocal coach - Juilliard Trained.


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SHINEBONE MAGAZINE - April 2008

By Rob Wheary

Jo Wymer and the Itty Bitty Band

There’s a quote from Kid Rock that says, “If it looks good, you’ll see it; if it sounds good, you’ll hear it; if it’s marketed right, you’ll buy it; but... if its real, you’ll feel it.” Jo Wymer is real. Playing the blues from the guitar and with a voice that rivals that of Heart’s Nancy Wilson, one of the greatest voices in rock history, Wymer brings out the soul of the music that she is singing about. Her song, “Boulevard” is one of the best that I’ve heard in a long time. All of the tracks that I heard were live songs, so I can only hope that there is more to come from this artist in the future, so that more can feel what music needs today, a singer like this.

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Primary Instrument

Guitar, acoustic

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

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