Born and raised in Billings, Montana and now living in Los Angeles, multi-award winning Musical Artist, Actress, and Psychic Danielle Egnew's name is synonymous with success. Danielle first broke into the national spotlight while fronting / producing the legendary all-female band Pope Jane. Now a voting member of the Recording Academy of Arts and Sciences (GRAMMYs), The Native American Music Association (NAMMYs), and the Lesbian and Gay Recording Academy (LARA), Danielle was named as one of the “Ten Most Powerful Lesbians in Music” by Curve Magazine and one of the "Top Fe ... [Read More]

Born and raised in Billings, Montana and now living in Los Angeles, multi-award winning Musical Artist, Actress, and Psychic Danielle Egnew's name is synonymous with success. Danielle first broke into the national spotlight while fronting / producing the legendary all-female band Pope Jane. Now a voting member of the Recording Academy of Arts and Sciences (GRAMMYs), The Native American Music Association (NAMMYs), and the Lesbian and Gay Recording Academy (LARA), Danielle was named as one of the “Ten Most Powerful Lesbians in Music” by Curve Magazine and one of the "Top Female Producers" by Music Connection Magazine. Chosen as “Most Likely To Turn You Into An Obsessed Fan” twice over by the editor of Curve Magazine, Danielle's duo project Backseat Bordello was double nominated at the 2011 "OUTMusic Awards NY" for BEST HUMANITARIAN SONG and BEST FOLK / COUNTRY SONG. Her solo album Red Lodge was nominated as BEST FOLK RECORDING at the 2008 NAMMY's (Native American Music Awards). Danielle was named a three-time nominee in the All Access Music Awards 2007 (Best Overall Songwriter, Best Female Rock Vocalist) while winning Best Female Keyboardist, a repeat performance from the All Access Music Awards 2006 (Best Female Pop /Alternative Vocalist, and Best OverallSongwriter) while winning Best Pop/Alternative Female Guitarist. On July 30th of 2010, Danielle produced and released an 11 song CD entitled, "End Times Diner", under the project name Backseat Bordello, the acoustic duo with Pope Jane's drummer, Kristen Coyner, who set the drums aside to pick up an acoustic guitar and have a turn at the mic to share the lead vocals. Danielle also produced Pope Jane bassist Holly Shawver's solo rock project, Wayne's Waitress, released November of 2010, where Danielle can be found throughout the album on backing vocals, vocal arranging, and rhythm guitar tracks. With a reputation for prolific turn-around in music production, 2010 brought Danielle an invitation to write with Merle Haggard co-writer John Scott G., whose song "Bad Actor" debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Country Charts. Currently, Danielle is recording, arranging and producing several country songs for Golosio Publishing, the company in which John Scott G. is a principle. In 2008, Danielle joined forced with Maurice The Fish Records, a creative alliance that allows her the freedom to create and release music in several different genres at once while maintaining the rights to her material. Her acoustic solo album "Red Lodge" has been released on the label, and Danielle continues to front and produce several other projects including her Pope Jane , and her road-rock project, The Whiskey Roadshow Band. As a composer and actor, both Danielle’s pop and orchestral works appear in several TV and film projects, including the feature-length paranormal documentary "Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting" (Ave Vox Entertainment 2010), in which she directed, produced, and starred, as well as feature film "Changing Spots" (Clear Pictures 2008) in which she also stars as disenfranchised former rock star “Peg Franklin”. As a film composer, Danielle scored "Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting", "Changing Spots", as well as the Cannes Film Festival comedy "Tough Love". Danielle was honored to be an actor and producer in the 2011 VDay West Valley production of "The Vagina Monologues" (Los Angeles) alongside 60 celebrities. She's been part of the VDAY 2007 West LA celebrity cast of The Vagina Monologues with Jennifer Beals (The L Word, Flashdance), Alexandra Hedison (Designing Blind, the L Word), and a host of others. She is also an alumni of the New York 2006 VDAY cast of The Vagina Monologues alongside Ally Sheedy (High Art, The Breakfast Club) and Kathryn Erbe (Law and Order: Criminal Intent). Having received two full-ride scholarships for theater from two different Universities (The University of Arizona / Tucson, Montana State University / Billings) , Danielle has anchored the lead on the boards in many classical and contemporary stage productions ranging from Shakespeare's "As You Like It" to Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd". You may even recognize Danielle Egnew from her appearances as herself, the Psychic / Medium on ABC, NBC, and TNT, even on "The Weakest Link: Psychic’s Edition", or her weekly radio show, the LA Talk Radio Paranormal hit, "Haunted Playground with Sheena Metal and Danielle Egnew" (Tues. 3-5pm PST). She also appears as "The Resident Psychic" on top-rated daily show "The Sheena Metal Experience" on LA Talk Radio (Mon-Fri 5-7pm PST). As a Psychic, Danielle has been a creative consultant on a number of hit paranormal TV series as well as part of numerous ghost hunting teams across the country. She has been called in to advise law enforcement on cold and active cases, having been cast in TV's "Missing Peace" (Hansen Productions, 2011) as part of a Psychic crime solving team. As a writer, Danielle has penned screenplays, stage plays and sketch comedy, having her original screenplays optioned by Los Angeles production entities and her original dramatic plays produced on stages in Montana, Arizona, and Seattle. On a comedic note, Danielle performed as a stand-up comic on the southwest circuit while writing and performing as a sketch comedy troupe member with famed college comedy group "Comedy Corner", whose other notable alumni include Emmy-nominated writer Alex Baze ("30 Rock", "Saturday Night Live"), actress Nicole Johnson ("MadTV"), and actor Paul Goebel ("Will and Grace", "Beat the Geeks"). Danielle has been the subject of several magazine and newspaper cover stories highlighting her diverse career as a Musician, Actor, Psychic, Writer, Director, and Producer, as well as being featured in books about the music industry on Billboard Publishing. Danielle Egnew is endorsed by Minarik Guitars, Studio Devil Software and Scoop Straps . Discography / Film Score: 2010 - Backseat Bordello (with Kristen Coyner) 2010 - Wayne's Waitress: The Holly Shawver Project (Producer) 2010 - "Tough Love" Film Score 2010 - "Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting" Film Score 2008 - Red Lodge (solo) 2008 - Slightly Used: The Best Of Album (Pope Jane) 2008 - Changing Spots Film Score 2007 - Junkie Cousin (EP) 2006 - Otherworld (ambient) 2006 - Wild Lamb (Solo) 2005 - Rise (ambient) 2004 - Vast (ambient) 2004 - Pulse (ambient) 2003 - Dog and Pony Show (Pope Jane) 2001- Industry Whore (Pope Jane) 2000 - Hide Me From The Moon (Pope Jane) 1998 - Relief (Pope Jane) 1996- Pope Jane (Self Titled) 1995 - Country vs Western (with Wayne Lembcke) 1992 - Danielle Marae Live Press Highlights: “Danielle Egnew has been finding herself in demand as a producer, thanks to a reputation she earned…” - Music Connection Magazine Cover Story “…it was my extreme pleasure to share a candid conversation with the power-sexy, in-demand, multi-talented creative visionary that freely writes her own heavy-hitting Hollywood ticket: Danielle Egnew…to shed some light on what it’s like to live in her genius skin.” - Pride and Equality Magazine Cover Story "Danielle Egnew is a beacon, shining without remorse, becoming in the process exactly what it is that real entertainment legends are made of -- Magic." - New Music Weekly Magazine Danielle Egnew chosen as “Most Likely to Turn You Into An Obsessed Fan.” - Curve Magazine “Danielle Egnew’s Midas touch is something that everyone wants a piece of, and not without reason.” - Afterellen.com “Danielle Egnew has earned her rank as a multi-talented creative prodigy in the mainstream entertainment industry, with Hollywood’s deepest respect.” - Boston Girl Guide

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