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Bronx-born natural singer Jessica NYC has a sultry wide range versatile voice with just a touch of heat~ a perfect match for genres of House, Jazz-Fusion, Neo-Soul music. In the mid 90's she was backup singing in Soho studios and co-writing songs with emerging talents. 


Jessica NYC is a true New York City Girl that has partied at many of our beloved House and R&B nightclubs~ Underground, Danceteria, Palladium, Fun House, Webster Hall, Roxy, Tunnel, Zanzibar, Limelight, Bentleys, Bonds International, Broadway 96 to name a few and she has an affinity towards the journey in dance music hence music production is another profound passion next to vocal artistry. Jessica Hernandez is her birth name and raised by parents from the enchanted
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Jessica enjoyed choir in Junior High as a mezzo-soprano singing many songs from The Sound of Music, Westside Story and Christmas Carol as well as melancholy tunes such as Autumn Leaves and The Sounds of Silence. Jessica shares her story about what sparked her path at the tender age of 13~ There is a magical moment in one’s youth that propels you into your destiny and that moment happens to be the week of my 13th Birthday when my parents surprised me to a night of Disco! I had a wrap dress, high heels, flawless makeup and fluffy hair I looked 18 easily. We went downtown to the Ipanema Discotheque across the street from Roseland. It was mind blowing the lights, the music Dancer, Romeo and Juliet, If There Is Love, Souveniers, Heaven Knows, Come Into My Heart so many classic disco songs I sang and danced to. There I was extremely happy because I knew I belonged within this realm of joy doing something spectacular MUSICALLY. Jessica NYC is an official member of ASCAP fascinated with music technology, production, multimedia, poetry and she's already on a mission coming to a dance floor near

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