Jenna Drey Bio
Jenna Drey is a multi-Billboard Charting Dance / EDM songwriter and artist. Her songs uniquely demonstrate powerful female vocals and soaring catchy melodies with inherent pop/country undertones.
As a classically trained pianist and vocalist, Jenna studied music in school and college, and gained exposure winning or placing in multiple international songwriting contests early on in her career.
This eventually led to having Nile Rodgers produce her first single, followed by a multi-album project with multi-platinum producer / engineer, Kevin Churko.
"Kevin Churko definitely helped me find my own sense of style, and his background working with Shania Twain definitely influenced the direction of the productions," Jenna states. "Kevin definitely taught me how to be a studio artist and producer in my own right, and has been a great mentor for all my work."
Billboard Charts
The Dance Era
Eventually Jenna Drey was signed by label executive Cory Robbins in 2006. Robbins was historically known as the founder of Def Jam records and broke a slew of #1 Hot 100 global dance hits like Cascada's "Everytime We Touch," September's "Cry for You," & Afrojack.
Jenna Drey released two full albums which incredibly contained 3x's consecutive Billboard Dance Airplay and 3x's Dance Club hits between years 2006 and 2015.
In attempt to finish a third album, she also released multiple CD singles that were well received at Dance Radio, including 'Summer Night in Seattle," "Can't Let Go," 'Making Me Love Again," and her re-make of "All Our of Love."
The dance version of the Air Supply classic ended up actually being better received at Top 40 Pop Stations while being unfortunately shunned at dance radio. With a featured writeup in Billboard Magazine, the record ended up giving Jenna opportunities to join the mega-stages at Beatstock and large venues alongside major artists.
Jenna's music was eventually selected and placed in multiple film and television episodes, and even used in multiple episodes on the current re-release of 90210 , modernized with more current music (one of the most popular TV show series in history).
Jenna Drey enjoyed being a main-stage headliner at major pride events and club tours until an unfortunate injury to her back and jaw in 2015 left her unable to perform for 4 years. Once Covid hit in 2020, things stalled again giving Jenna some time to change her focus while exploring music in other styles.
Jenna also lost her long time manager, Bill Friar, due to complications from long Covid in 2024. "It was definitely a string of incredible challenges during the past few years. But these always lead to new opportunities," Drey states.
A third album is now underway in 2025 including a string of new uplifiting pop / dance song that blend across classic disco and EDM combined with a big synth sound.
"Just like fashion, seems what's old always becomes new again, and I've always loved mixing things up," Jenna states. "I've never been one to follow any rules!"