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Belle Jewel rocks Indie Pop with timeless lyrics and emotive vocals

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Belle Jewel is another really talented artist I recently discovered on ReverbNation.  It's plenty easy to see (or rather, hear) why they pushed her to the top of the featured artists page recently.  With a very soothing and intentional vocal, her music carries effortlessly from one measure to the next.  Before even looking at the "sounds like" section of her profile, where similar artists are listed for search purposes, I'd already heard strong similarities to greats like Adele and Norah Jones.

Her remake of Nat King Cole's L-O-V-E is really special, too, as it gels the old time feel and originality of the song with a refreshing modern voice.  There is a simplicity to her style in this particular track that really grabbed me; a playfulness, even, which is well tempered against the music.  Belle's level of control is impressive for a teenager, too, and hence the only complaint I can find is that she does not have more music available for us to enjoy.  Keep up the good work!

What originally got you involved in music?  Tell us a little bit about your introduction to the industry.

I've always had a deep love of music and it's always been a huge part of my life, but around March of 2013 is when I decided that I wanted to pursue it professionally. As soon as I sat down to record my first single it felt so right.

If you had to pick a favorite song of yours, what would it be?



My favorite song that I've done is actually a cover.  It's White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes. this song was one that really came easy to me, and I loved every second of writing the backing track and recording the vocals. I was so happy with the outcome and it was such a satisfying experience for me.


Do you have any upcoming shows, events, or other news your fans should be aware of?


I just finished a very busy summer schedule.  I played at the Utah Country Explosion, I was a finalist for the Stadium of Fire final four concert, I just did a show at Sozo Coffe in Arizona and tucked in a few other little venues.  I'm getting ready to move so my schedule is pretty quiet right now since I don't really know when I'll be settled. So for now, I'm just working on some new music and more covers. I hope to get those released on YouTube and iTunes soon.  As far as things to be aware: buy my singles on itunes, and follow my FB, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. Those links are all on my ReverbNation page, too. You can also buy my fan shirts on my ReverbNation store now. I've got some fun projects in the works, but I can't talk about them just yet... so follow me on social media to stay tuned!

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