Album Notes

Jill Gioia (Joy-a) is a gritty, soulful rock singer/songwriter/actor from New York. Her lyrical bite and musical style blends current pop edginess with genuine rock.

Jill is the female lead singer for the West Coast touring company of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. She has sang the National Anthem for a NY Knicks, NY Rangers, and NY Liberty games at Madison Square Garden and has performed at the Manhattan Center with INXS, Jeffrey Gaines and Gloria Gaynor as part of the Bali Benefit Concert. Jill's song, "Don't Make Me Wait" has been sub-published by Chrysalis and Clipper's Music and just went gold in Spain.

Jill has been featured on Fox 5's Good Day NY and News 12 Long Island. She has appeared on 102.7FM WNEW's "Ron & Fez" Show. Her song "He's My Bitch" had been in regular rotation on WLIR 92.7 FM. She has also been heard on WBLI, WDHA, WNEW, Q104.3, MTVs "The Real World" and NBC's "Passions". You can currently hear Jill on 98.5 "The Bone."

Jill was the winner of the first Steve Madden "Rock n' Sole Band Search Contest". As a result, Steve Madden made the "Jill Joy Boot", a boot designed and named after Jill. She also headlined a 5-city tour sponsored by Steve Madden, ending with a performance at the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.

Jill has opened for Third Eye Blind at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. She's performed with Third Eye Blind on David Letterman as well as the GQ Men of the Year Award Show. She has also recently opened for 98 Degrees, Jeffery Gaines, B-52's, Nine Days, Dee Snider, Berlin, The Alarm, and Greg Raposo,.

Jill was featured on the cover of Flatiron Magazine. She also appeared in Newsday, Glamour, Billboard, Inside Connection, RockrGrl, and GoodTimes.