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NEWS
JOANNA IS
CURRENTLY IN GREECE
Joanna is currently in Greece,
discussing and preparing a Tour for Summer 2009
across Greece, where she will be
promoting and celebrating her upcoming album
(New album is currently in production).
JR2 Records will be announcing the Title of Joanna’s
new album as well as an unofficial
Release date very shortly!
Joanna sends her Best Wishes for a
Beautiful and Safe Summer to All of You!
THE
TOP 10 LIST OF JOANNA'S MOST POPULAR SONGS AS CHOSEN BY
YOU - THE FANS.
1 Until That Kiss (JR2)
2 Magic (JR2)
3 Tomorrow Keeps Me Alive
(JR2)
4
Falling For An Angel (All That's Missing)
5 What A Fool (All That's Missing)
6 All That’s Missing Remix (All That's Missing)
7 Meet Me Halfway (All That's Missing)
8 The
One That Love Me Most Of All (All That's Missing)
9 Keep It Alive
(JR2)
10
Antidote To Love (All That's Missing)
PERFORMING AT THE WAR
CHILD FUNDRAISER:
Joanna
will perform at the
WAR
CHILD FUNDRAISER "Keep The Beat"
on
Saturday, March 8th, 2008, at the Inlet Theatre in Port
Moody, B.C.
Show
starts at 7pm, Tickets are $10
For
more Info please visit the following link:
WAR CHILD FUNDRAISER "Keep The Beat"
 
PERFORMING AT THE SAWAN MELA FESTIVAL:
Performing with Juanita
at the SAWAN MELA FESTIVAL,
Rocky
Mountaineer Station,
1755 Cottrell Street, Vancouver, BC
Performance scheduled between 2:30pm – 5:00pm, June 17th,
2007
FREE
EVENT – Sawan Mela Festival
PERFORMING AT THE GREEK
DAY FESTIVAL,
On
the
TRUCH
STREET STAGE
(between Broadway and Blenheim), Vancouver, BC
Performance is scheduled for 3:50pm, June 24th, 2007
FREE
EVENT – Annual Greek Day Festival
PERFORMING AT THE GREEK SUMMERFEST
with
Special Guest
JUANITA
at
4641 Boundary Rd, Vancouver, BC (E 29th and
Moscrop)
Performance is scheduled for 8:00pm, June 2nd, 2007
FREE
EVENT – Annual Greek Summerfest
 
 
A SYNERGIE OF SONG AND
DANCE WITH JOANNA AND JUANITA!
Joanna
and
Juanita
will be performing
together at the 5th annual
Sawan Mela Festival, at the
Rocky
Mountaineer Station.
This is a FREE event for the whole family, with an array
of cultural entertainers
who will perform on
stage to enjoy!
Joanna
and Juanita are scheduled to perform between 2:30pm and
5:00pm
Date:
Sunday ,
June 17, 2007
(Fathers Day)
Address:
1755 Cottrell Street
(next to Home Depot on Terminal Avenue-
click for map on Rocky Mountaineer site)
Klick here for more images
JOANNA PERFORMING ON GREEK DAY 2007
It’s that time of
year again when Vancouver kicks off the summer with the
month long Greek Festival 2007.
Joanna is very proud
to celebrate her Hellenic Heritage and the diverse styles
of Greek music and culture.
She will be
performing a versatile set that represents the Modern
Laika (Greek Pop).
The performance is
scheduled to take place:
On Sunday,
June 24th, 2007 at the Trutch Street Stage at
6pm
(Located on
Broadway between Balaclava and Blenheim)
“It is my pleasure
and honour to be invited to perform at the Greek Day
Festival for the 3rd year in a row.
I wish all in
attendance a Happy Greek Day!! OPA!!!”
For more info on “Greek Day 2007”
please visit
GREEKDAY.COM
JOANNA ON MP3ProRadio
JR2 Records is
pleased to announce that Joanna Rader has been added to
the MP3 ProRadio play list.
Visit
MP3 ProRadio to listen to
your favorite Joanna Rader songs.
“I Am You
And You Are Me” Ringtone
Good news for all
USA Joanna Rader fans. You can now download the “I Am You
And You Are Me” Ringtone
Klick here to get your
RingtoneTone
GREEK EASTER
WEEKEND CELEBRATION
The 2006-2007 New Years Eve
performance was a successful collaborative experience.
Juanita's Belly Dancing talents
were a key part of the lively show as well as a
special
treat for the audience in
attendance.
Having shared such a successful and
enjoyable experience, Juanita and Joanna have
decided to meet again with a
follow up performance. Joanna Rader is now joining
Juanita
for a special
Greek Easter Weekend
Celebration
at the Alexis
Greek Restaurant 2287 West Broadway Vancouver
on April
7th 2007.
Call to
reserve your table today. 604-773-0503
For more information visit
JUANITA.CA
"I feel very honoured to be invited to participate in
this auspicious
occasion. I look forward to a celebratory evening of
Singing and Dancing!
OPA!" – Joanna
FAN
REQUEST ANNOUNCEMENT:
For a while now,
fans have been asking for a list of the most popular
downloaded
Joanna Rader songs.
At long last, here
is the Top 10 List of Joanna’s most popular songs as
chosen by
You - The
Fans.
1
Falling For An Angel (All That's Missing)
2 What A Fool (All That's Missing)
3 Tomorrow Keeps Me Alive
(JR2)
4 Magic (JR2)
5 All That’s Missing Remix (All That's Missing)
6 Meet Me Halfway (All That's Missing)
7 The One
That Love Me Most Of All (All That's Missing)
8 If I Surrender (JR2)
9 Tomorrow Keeps Me Alive Remix (JR2)
10 Stone’s Throw (All That's Missing)
The
JR2 album has only
recently been made available from all download sites. As a
result,
this list may change
periodically based on your downloads and sales. Check back
soon
to see if your
favorite song has made the top 5 list.
Thank you very much for your support!
From Joanna and your JR2 Team
A
MESSAGE FROM JOANNA:
First of all I would
like to Thank everyone who was able to be in attendance
for the
2006 New Years Eve Show at the Quality Inn
Hotel. The show was a great success
thanks to the many
fans in attendance. Personally I would like to thank my
friends for
making this night
extra special for me.
A
special thank you to
Juanita
for the fantastic Belly Dance performance
at the
New Years Eve show.
We started out as
two strangers performing at the same venue and ended up as
fast
friends who have already made plans for future
collaborations. Special thanks to the
beautiful Hip Hop
dance group
for a fantastic performance, and to
Cezar (Fresh Productions) for making this
possible.
Thanks to the
Hippo’s Sports Bar for offering the venue in which we
could ring in the
New Year.
Special thanks to
Sandy and Silky for hosting this wonderful New
Years Eve event.
I am looking forward to future projects
together.
My very best wishes
to You and Your Loved Ones!
Have a Very Happy
New Year!
NEW
YEAR’S PERFORMANCE
Come down to
celebrate New Year’s Eve with Joanna,
at the
Airport Quality Inn in Vancouver, BC, 725 South East Marine Drive.7
25
South East Marine Drive.
Joanna selected to perform a special set of songs from
“All That’s Missing”, “JR2”, as well as a
set of
Greek POP songs. Joanna will
be joined by special guests, JUANITA, a Belly
Dance
performer, and the “FRESH PRODUCTION” Hip Hop
Dance performers.
Advance
Tickets are $25.00 or $30.00 at the door.
Tickets
include drinks, appetizers and midnight bubbly.
For tickets,
reservations or more details, call 604-321-6611.
11.
“I would
like to wish YOU and your loved ones a peaceful, safe and
beautiful Holiday Season,
and a very Happy New Year! I look
forward to seeing you all in 2007!” – Joanna XOXO
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Joanna with Friends at a private
Halloween Party in Vancouver
Pictures taken by Silky
 
A MESSAGE
FROM JOANNA:
“First of
all I would like to thank all friends and fans who
were able to attend the “JR2” CD release party.
Without
your devotion, I would not be able to do what I love
most.
Special Thanks to:
The ORANGE ROOM:
For providing us such a wonderful venue.
Great atmosphere, Great food, Great service. What else can be said?
To SAM’S FALLING:
For their beautiful opening performance. Special thanks to my musicians, who were able to translate the
full album songs into simple, yet warm, acoustic versions.
SAM ASFARI (Acoustic Guitar), C J OSTROM (Vocals-Acoustic Guitar) and MURAT KAYALAK (Percussion)
Special Guest: PIM BOUWENS on guitar, who is also the producer of “JR2”. And last, but not least, I
would like to present pictures from the CD release performance that were taken by MORGAN TURNER.
Thank you Morgan for the wonderful pictures. You make us
all look good. Stay tuned for announcements of
upcoming performance dates.
   
"JR2" CD
RELEASE PARTY
Joanna would
like to invite you all to come down to celebrate the
release of her new CD "JR2"
Saturday,
August 19, 2006
at
The Orange Room
The Show
will be starting at
9:00 pm,
with a very special
PERFORMANCE by “SAM’S FALLING”.
Come early
to get good seats as they are sure to fill up fast.
The
Orange Room is located on
620 Sixth Street, New
Westminster, BC
(Tel.
604-520-6464
) Admission is FREE!
Joanna's
will be showcasing songs from her second album entitled
"JR2", as well as favourites from
her debut CD
"All That's
Missing". Copies of both CD's will be
available to all in attendance at
VIP Guest
prices.
Artist's
message: " A lot of work went into this album and I can
honestly say, there is something of me
in each and every
song. I look forward to seeing you all at The Orange
Room and, I am extremely
pleased and proud to share the
evening with
“SAM’S FALLING”. I promise you’ll be
mesmerized!"
At long last, the wait is over. JR2
Records is proud to announce the release of
Joanna’s second full album
simply titled
“JR2”.
This combination of tracks has
something for everyone. Joanna’s versatile style will
grab you from
the very first song and keep you
enchanted through to the upbeat dance mix as the final
track that
is sure to bring you to your feet.
With songs like
“Magic”,
“When I Cry, It’s Goodbye”
and
“The One That Loved
Me Most
Of All” this will, without a doubt, please Joanna’s many
fans,
as well as appeal to those newly introduced to
her music. Joanna also touches on her song writing
passion with songs like “When We Kiss (Ena Fili)” and “You Left (Efeyes)”
which she has
co-written into English versions from
the Greek originals, as well as
converting
“Tomorrow Keeps Me
Alive”, into Greek.
When asked to
describe her second album “JR2”, Joanna smiled and
said, “There is a little piece
of me in every song.
This album was a joy to make, because I truly love each
and every one of these
songs. I couldn’t have dreamed it
would turn out so well. I would like to thank all my fans
for your on
going support and I look forward to performing
for you this summer. I encourage all to take a listen
to the samples from my latest album for your listening
pleasure. They can be found under
the Music
section under JR2 or simply use the "CD Player"
down left on this page.
JOANNA WOULD LIKE
TO THANK:
I am so grateful to each
and everyone who participated in the making of this album.
I thank all of you for your support and encouragement, and
I would like to begin with my wonderful
producer
Pim
Bouwens
Thank you from the bottom
of my heart for your hard work, dedication, total
commitment, and your
incredible talent as both
musician and a producer. We started out as complete
strangers and I feel
proud to call you my
friend.
I have learned so many
things from you; you gave me the strength and freedom to
be very involved in
this project. I am
constantly growing and I owe this to you, THANK YOU! I
can’t wait to start working on the
next project soon!
To
ALL
songwriters, composers, arrangers and musicians
I love each and every
song on this album, I couldn’t have done it without your
amazing talent, your
dedication and vision. My
deepest appreciation to each and every one of you.
To
CJ Ostrom, Amanda Claydon, Jackie Wood and Pim Bouwens
for your beautiful voices! Thank you for letting me
“borrow” your amazing talent.
My special thanks to
CJ Ostrom for recording this beautiful song with me.
“The One That Loved Me
Most Of All” would never be the same without you. I loved
recording with
you and I love singing
with you. Soon, the world will notice your amazing talent.
Thank you from the
bottom of my heart!
To
David Jewer and
Jeff Matheson at Spin Digital Media
for your
creativity and involvement.
To Michael Allen
at MJA Impression for your creativity and continuous
support!
To Douglas Buchan
It is such a
pleasure working with you! My warmest THANKS!
I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to perform and
collaborate with the following
musicians and performers.
It’s been such pleasure
and joy to have met you and performed with you!
I am looking forward to
future projects with you, both in the studio and on stage!
My warmest THANKS and
deepest appreciation to each and every one of you!
In
alphabetical Order:
Sam Asfari
Pim Bouwens
Amanda Claydon
David DiTomaso
Luis Garzon
Vladimir Lazic
Evie Katevati
Tim
Koutsandreas
John
Mavrogeorge
CJ Ostrom
Jackie Wood
George
Yioldassis
Victor Yong
Rick Zigouris
My special THANKS
to Indiepool, Sirius
Satellite Radio, Antenne AC and all Radio Stations,
Publishers and Promoters for support.
Thank you for supporting
all independent artists.
My special THANKS to all
organizers and promoters of Greek Day, Canada, especially
Jenny Siormanolakis.
THANKS to the Greek Music
Superstore Inc., especially John Angelo Taxidotis for your
support.
PRODUCED BY PIM BOUWENS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JOANNA RADER
MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY JR2 RECORDS LTD. CANADA
MANAGEMENT JR2 RECORDS LTD.
June 14, 2006
Joanna performing live on “Greek
Day”
Well, it is
that time of year again to get ready for Vancouver’s
annual Hellenic Cultural Week
June
16th-June 25th 2006.
During the final day (June 25th 2006), 5 blocks of West
Broadway in the Kitsilano area will be
transformed
into a little piece of Greece for the Vancouver Greek Day
Festival.
Joanna would
like to invite YOU to come down and be Greek for a day,
and enjoy festivities that
include
Street Entertainers, a free Children’s Zone, live cooking
shows, all the Greek and/or
Mediterranean food you can eat, traditional dancing, and
of course, no Greek Day would be
complete
without a Greek Concert.
Joanna
(and top notch Greek Band “Alaloum”)
John Mavrogeorge on
Guitars and Vocals,
Tim Koutsandreas on Bass,
George Yioldassis on Bouzouki,
Rick Zigouris on Drums and
Murat
Kayalak on percussion
will be taking the Main Stage at Carnavon
Street at 7:00pm, performing a mix of modern
and
traditional Greek Music, as well as additional
performances by
Evie Katevatis
Marianna Karvelis and
Thomas Makris
It is
expected to be even bigger than last year with an
estimated attendance of over 50,000 people.
The
all day festival is sure to give you an exciting and
memorable view into Greek culture.
Location:
West
Broadway between MacDonald and Blenheim St.
Vancouver,
BC Canada
E-mail:
info@greekday.com
For more
info, please visit:
www.greekday.com
April 24,
2006
Joanna's website
is going through some changes.
We are updating
Joanna's site for the upcoming new CD "JR2".
We are
also adding more links to our Buy Music page, more
pictures to the
Gallery, New Lyrics and New Songs.
Stay tuned and
visit us again!
March 17,
2006
Take some time and
listen to
"Sams Falling".
You will enjoy the
music and lyrics of Cynthia Hall (Singer) and Pim
Bouwens (Musician).
Both artists
show their creativity and ability of developing an
unique music style with wonderful
lyrics and
exiting songs.
We are sure that
you will see and hear a lot of these talented
Vancouver based artists in the
near future.
February 22,
2006
We are happy to
announce, that Joanna's music is now also available in
Europe (Germany),
USA and
Australia.
Please visit our
"Buy Music" page.
December 24, 2005
Merry
Christmas and a very Happy New Year Everyone!
Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr an Euch
allen!
SAS EUCOMASTE CAROUMENA CRISTOUGENNA KAI ENA EUTICISMENO
2006!
October 20, 2005
Performing at the Greek Fest
Joanna with "Alaloum", Evie and Yanni.
Joanna and Top Greek Band “Alaloum” performing Live
October 20, 2005
Joanna Rader would like to invite
everyone to come to the Greek Festival this weekend
(Saturday and Sunday) at the Hellenic
Community Centre.
Show will
start at 7:00pm
If you missed
Joanna’s performance on the Greek Day Festival on June 26th,
2005, now is your
chance to come and hear a versatile performance. She
will be joining with a top Greek band from Vancouver,
“Alaloum”
that plays with fantastic adaptability. With music
styles from traditional Greek
music to modern Pop, there will be something for everyone.
And let’s not forget the dancing and the
food!
So come and be Greek for a weekend!
Come taste the delicious Greek cooking, view the spirited
Greek Dancing and clap along to the Live Greek Music. OPA!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Location:
4500 Arbutus Street
(Corner of Arbutus and Valley Drive)
Vancouver, B.C. V6J 4A2
Email:
hellenic@telus.net
For more information please visit:
Greek Festival
FINAL TOUCHES ON “JR2”ALBUM
September 19, 2005
Joanna is now putting the final
touches on her second full album “JR2”, and will
announce the
exact release date very soon.
Due to unforeseen events, JR2 Records had to postpone a
couple of recordings and therefore
Joanna’s album.
Both Joanna and JR2 Records deeply apologize to the Fans,
Songwriters and Publishers for
the
delay.
For all Vancouver Fans, Joanna will perform one of her 15
brand new songs at the “Media Club”,
on Monday, October 17, 2005. Detailed Information on this
performance as well as on an
upcoming concert will be announced soon.
ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE AT
"THE MEDIA CLUB", VANCOUVER
August 01, 2005
Joanna with Victor Yong (Acoustic
Guitar) and Clint Ostrom (Vocals) at "The Media Club",
Vancouver, B.C.
ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE AT "EL
CARAVAN", ON SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2005
June 29, 2005
Set starts at 9.00pm.
Joanna
will be accompanied by
Sam Asfari (Acoustic
Guitar) and Clint
Ostrom (Acoustic Guitar and Vocals).
"El Caravan" is located at 809 Seymour
Street (and Robson), Vancouver, B.C.
JOANNA IS
PERFORMING AT “GREEK DAY”,
on Sunday,
June 26, 2005
June 23, 2005
Joanna is thrilled to be part of this fun-filled festival,
which will be taking place on
Sunday, June 26,
2005 from Noon – 9:00pm, on West Broadway, between
McDonald and Blenheim.
She
is inviting you to come down and celebrate with her, as
she is taking the
TRUTCH STREET STAGE (at West
Broadway)
around
6:30pm, to perform songs that will
represent the modern Greek culture.
“I’m
so proud to be part of this event, that’s taking place
right here at home, in Vancouver, B.C.!”
“Greek Day” is the grand finale to Hellenic Culture Week.
A five block street festival, that features
the very best
in food,
entertainment and culture from all parts of
Greece, as well as international
talent. Free Admission
We
look forward to seeing you at “Greek Day”!
For
more information, please visit
www.GreekDay.com
Happy
Birthday Joanna!!!!!!!!
June 02, 2005
The JR2 Records
Team is wishing you a Happy Birthday!!!!
Cheers!!!
Exciting
New Projects
April
29, 2005
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