Vancouver Island musician Jeanie Chaney, who sings and plays with local dance band Timberline has made a decision to fulfill a vision and goal she has held next to her heart most of her life.
Raised in a family where music was enjoyed deeply, she and her brother often sang in talent shows, so creating enjoyment for others became a natural part of her core values.
Once she got a taste of performing with a real band in central Alberta, she fell in love with the experience and worked steadily with the group for six years. her husband, TC, also a musician, would pester her to do more with her talents and would have her singing for friends and neighbors — who all agreed she would go far.
Since performing with Timberline each week at the Legion in Parksville, this charming and delightful singer has gained quite a following who continually ask when she is going to record a CD of her songs.
Faced with the advent of 2012, she took the plunge and booked a recording session with Vancouver Island’s new media enterprise, Upper Room Music Productions, a small recording studio, CD manufacturer and record label.
Once inside the comfortable cliff-side home studio, she got straight to work, as producer and engineer Don Soucy set up the mics and readied the digital gear.
It took a little over two hours to capture all of 16 songs, plus some personal comments to go on a special edition of the disc just for Jeanie’s mom.
“Mom is my inspiration” said the shy but forthright artist, “and I’m doing this because she taught me to carry through on my plans.”
The CD, aptly titled Songs For Mom In the Key of Love, is entering the final production stage and copies will be available in just a few days.
“Having Upper Room’s Studios right here in Bowser is awesome,” Chaney said. “Don has the skills and technology to do absolutely everything I needed, and he is a wealth of knowledge and experience. His patience and calm manner made me feel perfectly at ease and I forgot all about my nervousness.”
Chaney is already making plans for a second more elaborate CD but is keeping all details a carefully guarded secret for now.
“One thing I can say for sure, my next record will definitely be done in Upper Room Studios by Don Soucy,” she said. “He is my producer and my mentor. I am so glad to have met him, and I’m eternally grateful for his help.”
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