Janet Robin - Yesterday  Janet let her fingers do the talking while she  was lead guitarist of Precious Metal....

Janet Robin - Today ...but these days she's singing her heart out as  the lead vocalist of her own band!

Inspired and motivated by a variety of innovative and skillfull songwriters such as Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Costello, Lindsey Buckingham and Harry Nilsson, Janet Robin has been honing her own musical craft. Driven by memorable guitar work, Janet's songs place great emphasis on melodic arrangements with expressive vocals and lyrics. Her style has been described as "edgy electro-acoustic pop" (L.A. Weekly) with "gutsy original songs" (AXIS Music and Media) and her performances as "rockin' with excellent songs and guitar work" (L.A. Weekly- Recommended Live Dates).

Following in the footsteps of one of her brothers, Janet's broad musical history in Los Angeles began when she started to play guitar at age six, studying guitar with the (late great) Randy Rhoads, who taught locally in Janet's neighborhood. (Whereas her brother eventually grew up to become a dentist), Janet continued on playing and writing with local neighborhood bands.

Eventually, Janet landed a spot in Fleetwood Mac member Lindsey Buckingham's band. She toured with Lindsey on two U.S. and Canadian tours and recorded with him in the studio. After working as a touring musician for a few years, Janet decided to break out on her own as a solo artist- writing, recording and touring. She has toured with and/or opened for Colin Hay (from Men at Work), Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart), The Wild Colonials, Catie Curtis, Loudon Wainwright III, Buckethead, the Smithereens, The BusBoys and many other national touring artists. She also traveled overseas as one of two American performers to be featured at The Pacific Circle Music Convention in Sydney, Australia.

Janet's CD entitled "Open the Door," features 13 original diverse songs described by Buzz Weekly as "Smart, savvy, fuzzy, hooky pop..." Co-produced with Mark Karan, "Open the Door" is released on Janet's own independent label Little Sister Records and is available by mail-order and through internet distribution online at: www.janetrobin.com, www.cdbaby.com, and www.mp3.com/janetrobin. "Open the Door" has also been receiving college radio airplay at several stations in the Northwest area, including KBGA (Missoula, Montana), where it has been added, made the stations top 30, and listed in the playlist section of CMJ. Janet has performed live on the air on KBGA'S "Live in Missoula" radio show, and NPR station KUFM's "Acoustic Spotlight. Other radio adds include: KBOO, KUOI, & KAOS in the northwest region of the US.
As a songwriter, Janet was signed to Bug Music Publishing who is administrating her publishing company. Two of her songs are currently featured on songwriter/artist Maia Sharp's release "Hardly Glamour," released on the Ark 21 label. Together Maia and Janet also co-wrote the songs "I Swore," "Steppingstone" and "Broken" on "Open the Door." Janet's song, "Formosa Cafe" is also featured in the independent film, Free Enterprise, released by Regent Films who produced Gods & Monsters.

While continuously playing live in and out of town, Janet handles her own business with her label-including CD orders, press, & promotion. Her vigorous touring across America has built her a loyal following by playing theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals. Equally adept at performing shows both solo-acoustic or with her full band, Janet's energetic performances are always received by her audience with great enthusiasm.

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