MUSIC BIOGRAPHY

Caitlin Russo, also known as Jass Bianchi, was impacted by two contrasting environments: Sandy Hook, Connecticut, and Yonkers, New York. 

These two cultures have shaped her distinctive approach to music. which blends elements of both. Her songs spotlight the everyday struggles of life, such as mental health and personal identity. Bianchi draws on her own experiences to create a unique sound, and her music blends a wide range of genres including hip-hop, soul, funk, jazz, and indie rock. 

In 2006, Bianchi solicited her music from record labels and received multiple offers, including one from a Sony Records subsidiary. When they demanded that she lose weight and drop out of school, she chose to decline all offers and concentrate on her academics. Instead, she interned at Koch Records in New York City, a ground-breaking music label that was among the first to focus on the independent music market.

From 2011-2015, Bianchi and her band HOLi MOLi toured the Northeast. Bianchi opened for renowned hip-hop acts such as Cormega and Lady 6.

In 2016, Bianchi established the Northeast Youth Music & Arts Festival, a 10-Stage festival that featured over 300 young New England performers. Following the festival, she acquired grant funding to build two music programs; “Creative Equals” a program that promotes LGBTQ awareness and acceptance amongst the youth, and “Sounds Off” a music program for adults with disabilities. During this time, she was hired as a Marketing Consultant for the Boston Private Industry Council, and generated a music-related inititiative to generate vocational interest amongst Boston’s at-risk youth. 

In 2019, in appreciation of her lyrical accomplishments, Los Angeles based- Artemis Film Festival- Women in TV & Music Awards presented her song “One of the Boys” with the Best Song Award. In this same year, she was hired as a marketing consultant for the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health and Network of Care Massachusetts.

To date, through her agency, Color In Sound, Jass Bianchi has booked music for over one thousand events to date and has consulted and educated over one hundred independent musicians of various ages and genres, ranging from local independent musicians to Grammy-winning clientele. Bianchi has served as a music professional for a variety of festivals, events, performances, competitions, and panels, and she has spoken at college regarding the music business. She has been featured on national and international radio. Jass has also been featured on Thisis50.com, RealHipHopForever, UK Hip-Hop, BReal.tv, and Wordplay Magazine. She has been contracted for various events to speak on the topics of music marketing and music business, that highlights her Music Biography. Currently, Bianchi is engaged as a Marketing, and Advertising Consultant with Sumter Opera House and the Tony-nominated composer Peter Link of Watchfire Media on the development of the musical broad way podcast “Rosemary and Thyme”.

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