Janine Smith is singer, songwriter, entertainer, choir director and vocal coach. For over 20 years she is performing and inspiring her audiences in and around Germany with her blend of soul, jazz, blues and gospel.
Janine was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where she studied Music Education. She worked as a music teacher for the Board of Education during the day and performed in many different blues clubs and cabarets in Manhattan at night.
In 1998 she moved to Germany where she has been working and developing herself as a professional singer, artist and entertainer ever since.
As a choir director and gospel workshop coach she has brought together the voices of many passionate children and adult singers. Through her gospel roots and expertise Janine has always provided them a safe space to explore their voices without fear of judgement. She has transformed the most shy and timid singer into a confident stage ready performer!
Janine accompanies herself on Keyboard with a mixture of cover songs of different genres and her own compositions as a lounge singer for Hotels such as the Marriot Hotel, Atlantic Hotel and the Swissotel. During her own performances she provides an openness for her audiences to sing along. She improvises special melodies, harmonies and lyrics for the ideal spontaneous audience participation until the room is filled with laughter, high energy and an array of various tone colours!
Currently Janine is working on her new project called “Travelling Light” which is a film about her journey from New York to Europe. Click on the “Travelling Light” link to find out more!