Artist, Composer And Songwriter
CurrentUTAH CAROL is a Chicago, Illinois-based indie pop duo consisting of Grant Birkenbeuel and JinJa Davis. The group, formally launched in 1997, takes its name from a traditional cowboy song. Grant and JinJa, composers since 1995, formed their own label, Stomping Ground and have had their music featured across a wide variety of media. Although the duo draws many comparisons, their music falls into an eclectic realm of genres, their melodic, orchestral, harmony-laden, guitar-driven original compositions range from light country to soft folk to pop.DISCOGRAPHYWonderwheel (June, 1999), Orchard Records-The song, “My Fear,” was included in The Rough Guide to Americana and in Scott Prendergast’s film, Anna’s Being Stalked.-The song, “Mabel Custer,” was featured in the David Gordon Greene Sundance award-winning film, All the Real Girls.-Four songs from this album ran for a 2.5 year advertising campaign created by Borders, Perrin and Norrander for Spirit Mountain Casino Corporation.Comfort for the Traveler (April, 2002), Stomping Ground RecordsThe song “Angel” was featured on an advertising spot for Concur Breeze created by the Seattle office of the global ad agency Weber Shanwick.The song "Silver Space Rocket" was featured on an advertising spot for Chevy, developed by the Chicago office VerveLife.Rodeo Queen (May, 2007), Stomping Ground RecordsThe song, “In The Lake,” was featured in the Ice Cube documentary Straight Outta LA for ESPN's 30 for 30.Several songs have been featured on a variety of television and web commercials and reality shows, most notably on People.com and OWN Network.Several selections have been featured in three films (Kabluey, Love and Mary, Rodeo Queens) and on a variety of music compilations, most notably, Paste Sampler and Urbs in Orto.For more information on Utah Carol, visit:http://www.myspace.com/utahcarol
