A Penny for Jane is an American rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, led by Anthony Valentino and Denny Mishler. The band started out as a songwriting partnership between Valentino and Mishler, but eventually grew into a full band ensemble.

History

A Penny for Jane was formed in Las Vegas in 2007. The band consists of Anthony Valentino on Vocals, Denny Mishler on Lead Guitar, Chris Bitonti on Rhythm Guitar, and Craig David on bass Guitar. The music of A Penny for Jane has appeared on The WB

The WB Television Network

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, ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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, CBS

CBS

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, NBC

NBC

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 and Lifetime

Lifetime Television

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 on shows such as Smallville

Smallville

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, The O.C.

The O.C.

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, One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

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, Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights (TV series)

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, and America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

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. The band has been featured in local and national press including Raw Vegas TV and Guitar Player Magazine. Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....

 drummer Mike Marsh

Mike Marsh (musician)

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 provides drums and some vocals for A Penny For Jane's EP. The group has opened for groups such as Lifehouse

Lifehouse (band)

Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...

, Fuel

Fuel (band)

Fuel is an American rock band formed by guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie in 1989. Originally known as Small the Joy, they changed the group's name to Fuel sometime in 1994...

, Paolo Nutini

Paolo Nutini

Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. His father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany, although both his parents are Scottish, his family having been in Scotland for three generations....

, Sara Bareilles

Sara Bareilles

Sara Beth Bareilles is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the hit single "Love Song", which brought her into the number one spot on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. She has sold over 1 million records in the United States alone and has been...

 and Colbie Caillat

Colbie Caillat

Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...

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External links

• A Penny for Jane