WIESBADEN \u2013 \u201cMy first song came to me while I was brushing my teeth,\u201d recalls Wiesbaden-based guitarist Vanessa Jung. She wrote her very first piece four years ago. However, it was only a few weeks ago that she officially released her first songs, accompanied by music videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What sets her music apart: there is no singing. This is intentional, as Jung focuses on instrumental rock. Her compositions follow the structure of a typical vocal song rather than just presenting a melody. \u201cThere are verses and choruses, but they\u2019re expressed through instruments,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jung discovered the guitar around 20 years ago, at the age of eight. \u201cI was just plucking at the strings, but I couldn\u2019t put the guitar down after that,\u201d she says. Her parents soon enrolled her in music lessons. Although she plays both acoustic and electric guitar, her passion has always leaned more toward the electric side. This is hardly surprising, given her affinity for classic rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and Guns N\u2019 Roses. \u201cThat\u2019s something I owe to my father\u2014he\u2019s always had a huge vinyl collection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 13, Jung played her first live show in Nordenstadt, performing in a confirmation band that occasionally appeared at small local events. Since then, she has been active in various bands, gradually building a network of fellow artists who support one another. This community also played a key role in the production of her recently released songs and videos: local creatives from around Wiesbaden contributed to recording, editing, and promotion. She also received funding from Initiative Musik to help bring the project to life. For Jung, music is far more than a hobby\u2014it\u2019s what she wants to pursue professionally. \u201cI used to be unsure whether that was realistic, so I first studied media studies and economics to have something solid to fall back on,\u201d she explains. She later followed her passion and enrolled at the Popakademie Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg in Mannheim, where she completed a bachelor\u2019s degree with a focus on electric guitar. Notably, she became the first female guitarist to graduate from the program. \u201cUnfortunately, there are still too few role models\u2014there\u2019s this persistent clich\u00e9 that women are more likely to take up instruments like the piano,\u201d says Jung, who is currently continuing her studies in a master\u2019s program at the same institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing a musician is a great job because it offers so many different possibilities,\u201d Jung emphasizes. Looking ahead, she plans not only to continue performing live and touring, but also to share her knowledge through teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone curious to hear her music can find her songs on all major streaming platforms. \u201cThere\u2019s more to come\u2014we\u2019re already working on new material.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a9 Emily Davies, Wiesbadener Kurier, September 24, 2022<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rockmusik und E-Gitarre: Junge K\u00fcnstlerin aus Wiesbaden macht Instrumental-Rock und ver\u00f6ffentlicht erste Lieder WIESBADEN – \u201eMein erster Song ist mir beim Z\u00e4hneputzen eingefallen\u201c, erinnert sich die Wiesbadener Gitarristin Vanessa Jung. Vor vier Jahren hat sie ihr erstes St\u00fcck geschrieben. Ver\u00f6ffentlicht wurden ihre ersten Lieder und Musikvideos allerdings erst vor wenigen Wochen. Das Besondere an ihren […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n