AUDIO PROFILES

Jennifer Paige
Positively Somewhere

In her latest CD, pop singer Jennifer Paige builds on the success of her 1998 hit single, "Crush," and shows how adept she's become in a range of modern pop styles. Paige worked with top producers to create Positively Somewhere, and the result is an impressive CD that is alternately energetic, reflective, danceable and personal.

- Jennifer Paige says she wanted a CD of modern pop songs that sounded honest and like a live performance.

- Paige said she worked with a half-dozen producers to showcase songs in different pop styles.

- One of the CD's party tunes was written by Andy Goldmark, who wrote and produced the Top 10 single, "Crush."

- Paige says she was drawn to the drama in this song.

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Orixa
2012e.d.

Orixa is an energetic, modern Latin rock band whose home is the San Francisco Bay Area but whose musical influences and styles are wide-ranging. A successful independent rock band, Orixa plays upbeat, at times theatrical songs with positive messages - especially for people with foreign roots who live in the States.

- John Mayer's debut CD is an unabashed collection of finely-crafted, personal pop tunes.

- Caipo says one of the band's favorite songs is about paying your dues and paying back the Earth.

- The story of two famous street hustlers from popular Salsa songs continues.

- Another song with a protest feel, about being yourself at home.

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