JANANI is an alternative rock band from Orlando, Florida.
The band was formed by Janani Vaidyanathan and Erick Campos in January
of 2011. In early 2014, JANANI released their very first extended play
titled, Three Step System EP. The Three Step System EP was produced by
Brett Hestla, former member of Creed. The EP spawned moderate success
for the band, most notably with their hit single, “Where Was I?”. Kat
Coffin of Examiner.com wrote, “Songs don’t get much catchier than Where
Was I. JANANI’s spunky vocals are full of attitude as they cascade
over a steady walking blues rhythm...” and “[Jananis] strong voice
takes lyrical delivery beyond heartfelt to a more character driven place
conveying toughness, anger, bitterness, passion and a host of other
feelings...”.
JANANI released their hit single, Run (Pick Up The Gun), in May of
2015. Shortly after its release, the single won the Akademia Award for
Best Alternative Rock song. ExposedVocals.com wrote, “[Run (Pick Up The
Gun)s] killer chorus latches itself in your memory after the first
listen. Its a well-crafted song that acts as a wonderful homage to the
classic rock sound but also just a good piece of songwriting in itself.”
Their music has been heard on radio stations such as CKCU 93.1 FM in
Ottawa, Canada, KISS 104.7 FM and Orlandos own XL 106.7 FM. It has also
been featured in DIRECTTVs documentary, Gone Until December. JANANIs
latest single, Run (Pick Up The Gun), will be the theme song of the
upcoming television series, Hit Women.
From over two-hundred competing bands, JANANI was selected to compete
in the top 8 for the Hard Rock Rising Orlando competition, where they
performed in front of a panel of judges including Chris Kirkpatrick of
NSYNC. Of over 70 acts in the Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the
Hard Rock Cafe Tampa, JANANI walked away as one of five bands selected
to be a Hard Rock Energy Ambassador. JANANI is currently number 1 on
ReverbNation Alternative Orlando charts and collectively has over 35,000
fans spanning over 5 different social networks.
