Greer has been writing and performing original tunes throughout the Southeast for the past 13 years. A native of Mobile, Ala., she first took to the stage at church, performing with her two sisters as The Greer Girls. To appease their dedicated fans, the trio taped their songs on a cheap double-deck boom box and made copies to give away.

In high school, Greer wrote songs with friends and played in bands with names such as Furble Buster & Her Magic Sausage, and Moo Shoo Kitty. As she puts it, We played at the typical places where high school bands play, like coffee houses and church basements. Nevertheless, these venues proved the perfect training ground for a performer. Upon graduating from high school and enrolling in Auburn University, Greer moved up to playing festivals and taprooms, and soon thereafter recorded her first album of 10 songs.

But her two years in Atlanta is when Greer's stage and song-writing craft truly ripened. Here she became a familiar face at open-mic night at venues such as Eddy’s Attic, Red Light Café and Smith’s Old Bar, often taking home open-mic prizes. Performing before such large audiences gave her a renewed confidence, and working with other musicians helped her hone her song-writing skills. "I made a lot of musical friends in Atlanta who influenced my style, teaching me jazzy chords and urban rhythms to blend with my folk sound," she says.In 2002, Greer moved to Asheville, N.C., a town that’s known for its live music scene. In the spring of 2003, she soon hooked up with Clint Weninegar and Neil Hendrix and Jen & the Juice was born. The trio – along with Joe Cain on percussion – recorded the first Jen & the Juice album that summer in a friend’s bedroom, and the demo helped them land gigs throughout Western North Carolina. The group has evolved into the snowball of energy and disturbingly appealing music that quickly catching speed and grabbing the attention of many music lovers. email jen