Alto singer Janese began with Walt Tolleson Musical Organization in San Francisco in the eighties. She performed lead in several Bay area little theatre musicals including Mame, Anything Goes, Grease, and South Pacific. Janese was lead vocalist for various Bay Area groups including the Danville-based Steely Dan cover band Steely Danville. Janese lives in Oakland and enjoys skiing, learning languages, swimming, and shooting sporting clays.