As touring musicians, it can be difficult to find time to create. For us, the Artists in Residence experience solves this problem. Although some of our residencies are sponsored by Universities or foundations, we have found a way for our fanbase to offer this to us in the same spirit as the house concert.

To participate, individuals, small groups or organizations provide a peaceful and liveable place for us to create for anywhere from five days to one month. The space is used as a hub from which to play a minimal amount of shows in the region - but first and foremost, the opportunity is used to relax into creation. Depending upon the length of the residency, we create works or bodies of work. We blog about our experience, work our craft, create recordings with our mobile recording studio and experience the community in which we’re stationed. We strive to allow our immediate experiences during the residency to inform the works we create - a sort of musical journal of our experiences. When works are published, included on albums, performed, or otherwise presented, we gratefully acknowledge the sponsors who made it happen.

If you are interested in sponsoring Genna & Jesse for an Artists in Residence program, send an email to gennaandjesse@gmail.com!