After what seems like a lifetime spent college hopping, Janis is now dedicating her life to singing and songwriting.

"Atmospheric...haunting...strangely POWERFUL" are words that have been used to describe this Jersey girl's self-titled debut EP.

Janis describes her music as edgy, mood driven rock with pop appeal. She pulls no punches either when addressing the good, the bad and the downright ugly of relationships. Fans have compared her vocal sound to Blondie, PJ Harvey, No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette and Patty Smith. Other musical influences include Sinead O'Connor, Janis Joplin, and Tori Amos.

Her collaboration with blues guitarist/producer Shaheed Shabazz started in January 2000 after she outgrew a friend's basement four-track studio. The pair have been working together ever since. The results: a five song EP displaying a dynamic range of musical styles and production techniques without ever leaving the rock world. Musically, Janis jumps from raw catchy rock tunes to polished sultry ballads; effortlessly bringing lo-fi and hi-fi tones in and out of the mix.

Janis is already back in the studio working on new songs for a yet unscheduled full CD release. She will be bringing her mixture of thought provoking rock, pop, and misery to the stage in the spring of 2002.

"There is no reality in music these days. The world needs reality,"
-Shaheed Shabazz.

Janis Duque is Reality.