There are a handful of qualified musical examples that best illustrate arresting melody, matched only by complementary visuals that lands their entertainment and message intent, beautifully – Pilot Light is one such statement.
Written in the midst of a breakup Pilot Light, produced by David Schoenwetter and Jann in the former’s Manhattan studio in early 2020, hits the listener squarely in the aural solar plexus, in a very, very good way. Add a visual document to support the lyrical investment and what’s where the heartfelt investment lands.
Dedicated to the untimely passing of Jann’s much respected and very much-loved manager of lauded Big Management-fame, Gary Salzman, due to Covid-19, Pilot Light’s sentiment rings true to the message of overcoming adversity and rising to the challenge of a day yet to be documented and celebrated for very different reasons than originally envisaged.
I caught up with Jann last week.
Opportunity
Wheat
Comfort
Songwriting
Breaking a string in front of 1000 people is never funny no matter what anyone says!
My Internet connection
Basil Hayden
I’m the pushy kind ;)
Yanni (Hate it!)
Build computers!
Creative, adventurous, moody, impatient, passionate
Ipi N Tombi – The Warrior
Compartmentalization
Jeans
Being back in Cape Town
That I never gave up following my dreams
Noise
Sickness
Health, work, travel
Patience is a virtue (that I don’t possess)
In the ocean
I’ve worked extensively with Tutu Desk (South Africa) and Brick by Brick (Uganda)
