“To say Jana is a natural is an understatement, vigorous at points and softer than dew on a peach the next;
her songs lift off and mesmerize the room before you know it.” -South by Southwest
J A N A C R E N S H A W is a singer-songwriter and composer of film and theater scores, sad piano songs and 3rd Grade Musicals. She has performed on Broadway, toured throughout the U. S. and Canada, had a #1 video on LOGO (MTV), and in 2019 she was awarded a RACC (Regional Arts and Culture Council) project grant for ‘More to the Story’, a 3rd grade musical telling of Portland’s History through a Social Justice lens.
Jana moved to Portland, Oregon in 2008, to compose music and soundscapes for shows at Portland theaters and has composed scores for:
Portland Center Stage: Kodachrome, Constellations, Oregon Trail, Vanya, Sonia and Masha and Spike, futura, Small Fire, Chinglish, Other Desert Cities.
Portland Playhouse: No Candy, Left Hand of Darkness (by Ursula K LeGuin with Hand2Mouth Company).
Liminal: Our Town.
Profile Theater: 2.5 Minute Ride, Fires In the Mirror, (Un)Conditional.
Fertile Ground Festival: Please Validate Your Identity (cast and composer).
CURRENTLY - I am working on scoring a short film for a non-profit, finishing my bachelors degree, and working out my technical fears learning how to produce my own music. I promise to be more prolific than ever within the next year!!!!!
Jana moved to Portland, Oregon in 2008, to compose music and soundscapes for shows at Portland theaters and has composed scores for:
Portland Center Stage: Kodachrome, Constellations, Oregon Trail, Vanya, Sonia and Masha and Spike, futura, Small Fire, Chinglish, Other Desert Cities.
Portland Playhouse: No Candy, Left Hand of Darkness (by Ursula K LeGuin with Hand2Mouth Company).
Liminal: Our Town.
Profile Theater: 2.5 Minute Ride, Fires In the Mirror, (Un)Conditional.
Fertile Ground Festival: Please Validate Your Identity (cast and composer).
CURRENTLY - I am working on scoring a short film for a non-profit, finishing my bachelors degree, and working out my technical fears learning how to produce my own music. I promise to be more prolific than ever within the next year!!!!!