True Blood's Janina Gavankar Set To Release Debut Single August 28th; Readies IDM EP

[Angela Burke]

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JANINA GAVANKAR RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE "WAITING FOR GODOT" AUGUST 28
Debut EP Set For Winter Release
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NEW YORK, NY, August 20, 2012-Experimental music's newest heroine, Janina Gavankar, will release her debut single, "Waiting for Godot," on all digital retail platforms August 28, 2012. Previously dubbed an "audio schizo" by The New York Post, Gavankar musically crosses from a dub drop to an A Capella choir on "Waiting for Godot"-the end result of a collaborative creation with Apparat and producer Cory Enemy (Peaches, Ellie Goulding).  "Sometimes the starting point is a question, sometimes it's an instrument, sometimes it's a person I've been dying to collaborate with," Gavankar says about the song's conception. "I've never had one way of approaching things. But the process is always experimental."
Lyrically, Gavankar references the famous play, of the same title, by Samuel Beckett, on "Waiting for Godot," over a haunting, ambient foundation, that later progresses into dub-step, then into a choir-yes, a choir, of 25 moving parts.  The mix of experimental, quirky, electro-pop, on her debut single is just a taste of what to expect on her not-yet-titled, upcoming EP, which drops later this year via Randy Jackson's Friendship Collective label.  "One day Randy Jackson called," Gavankar explains of their musical union. "He said 'You're weird! I like it! I think you're going to make great music!' Now I'm releasing those works on his label."
The never-musically-monogamous, classically-trained, experimental songstress has crafted highly-collaborative music on her debut EP, fusing IDM and classical elements together.  Gavankar has recently enlisted electronic musician, Trifonic (BT, Hecq, Hybrid), to help her create her EP, with more to come!  "I don't give a s*** about who's 'cool'," says Gavankar.  "I'm only interested in working with people I already know and love, or people I've been salivating over for years."
Gavankar is no stranger to making music, having been classically trained in voice, piano and percussion as a child.  In 2010, she reworked Kanye West's "Love Lockdown"(listen HERE<http://soundcloud.com/janinagavankar/love-lockdown-janina-gavankar>) to much acclaim from fans and fellow artists, including West and ?uestlove.  Later that year she released the dub-step banger "Kali Ma."  As a true lover of the arts, Gavankar is also an actor, credited with roles that include "Papi" from The L Word, "Leigh" from ABC's The Gates, "Shiva" on The League, and currently as shape-shifter, "Luna Garza," on HBO's True Blood. Fan's of True Blood will be able to purchase Gavankar's single  right on the heels of the much-anticipated Season 5 Finale, airing August 26th at 9pm local time on HBO.
"I'm ready for listeners to strap into this ride with me!" declares Gavankar.  And a ride it will be, a ride through everything musically unusual and...weird.

Website:  www.janinagavankar.com
Twitter:  http://twitter.com/janina
Listen:  soundcloud.com/janinagavankar
Instagram Handle:  janinagavankar


For More Information on JANINA GAVANKAR Please Contact:

Angela Burke at PRESS HERE
angela at pressherepublicity.com // 212- 246-2640




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