Danielle Egnew

Danielle Egnew
Born	February 28, 1969(1969-02-28) Billings, Montana
Nationality	American
Occupation	musician, actress, media personality

Danielle Egnew is a psychic, musician, actress, media personality, and activist known in the areas of music, film, radio and television for both performing and producing in all four genres. Born in Billings, Montana on February 28, 1969, Danielle Egnew currently resides in Los Angeles¹.

Psychic

Danielle Egnew is recognized in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand for her work in the spiritual and metaphysical fields as a Clairvoyant Channel, Paranormal Investigator, and Healer. She is alleged to have successfully assisted law enforcement on cold case profiles, as documented on TV pilot Missing Peace. Danielle Egnew has worked as a creative consultant for paranormal television programming and has consulted for corporate and private clients including Hollywood Studio Heads and Fortune 500 Executives².

In 2006 Danielle Egnew co-founded the paranormal investigation group, The Western Pacific Paranormal Alliance and launched the paranormal website Haunted Playground³. In February 2010, Haunted Playground with Sheena Metal and Danielle Egnew became a paranormal talk radio show²⁶ on LA Talk Radio, with a companion webseries, both co-hosted by Egnew and talk radio veteran Sheena Metal. Danielle has been a guest Psychic on many paranormal investigative teams throughout the country^1,2,13,14. In 2009 Danielle Egnew wrote, produced, directed and starred in the feature length paranormal documentary Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting^10,13,14, chronicling the haunted history of the Montgomery House Bed and Breakfast in Kalama, Washington.

Her great great grandmother being Cherokee, Danielle claims to inherit her psychic ability through family lineage, citing a cousin during numerous interviews who also claims to experience extra-sensory perception, and a grandfather who claimed to see "death masks"², a paranormal phenomenon that allegedly occurs prior to a person's death.

At the age of three, Danielle claims to have witnessed a deceased aunt, with whom she was never acquainted, the aunt having died prior to Danielle's birth. She claims to have experienced paranormal occurrences all throughout her childhood, and in 1985, at the age of 15, Danielle allegedly experienced the collapse of the World Trade Centers while on the observation floor in the North Tower. Distraught, she recounts grabbing a railing, reporting the sensation of the floor dropping out from beneath her feet.^1,2

A licensed minister and former Christian pastor², Danielle Egnew acts as a media activist through radio, television and film in an attempt to bring understanding and education to the public on the subjects of clairvoyance, clairsentience, channeling, psychometry, telepathy, mediumship, and many other paranormal and spiritual subjects^{1,2,3,13,14,18}. Though she is alleged to utilize many spiritual aptitudes, she is widely known by film and radio audiences for her claims that her primary form of direct communication with spirit life is through angelic entities^1,2.

Danielle Egnew currently owns and operates her own private metaphysical practice in the Los Angeles area².

Music

Egnew is a singer/songwriter/composer (ASCAP) with many songs to her original catalog in the areas of pop, rock, alternative rock, country, industrial, and folk. She has also composed numerous ambient tracks and film scores⁴.

She has served as the frontwoman, writer, and producer for several projects including female alternative rock band Pope Jane⁵ from 1996–present (on hiatus), alternative rock band Junkie Cousin from 2006–2007⁶, and Backseat Bordello^6a, an acoustic guitar and vocal duo formed in 2009 with Pope Jane drummer Kristen Coyner. She has portrayed the character of the keyboard-playing Eastern European block "Angel of Metal, Ivana Rock" in the theatrical satire 1980's hard rock band "Sheena Metal's Beer Bong" from 2007–present⁷. Egnew has also penned country music both on her own and with former Chris Ledoux writer Wayne Lembcke and Merle Haggard co-writer John Scott G^7a. Egnew's superior vocal ability, flexible vocal style, prolific production of viable musical product across many genres, and marketing contributions to pop and rock music have been the subject of numerous interviews¹.

Danielle Egnew is also a music producer within the pop, rock, and country-crossover genres. She has been noted in magazine articles and interviews as a strong female producer due to creative production choices and musical direction^7b, superior technical skills^7c, and commitment to budget^7d. In 2010, Egnew produced Pope Jane bassist Holly Shawver's rock solo project, The Holly Shawver Project^7e, also contributing vocal arrangement, backing vocals, and rhythm guitar.

In 2008, Egnew signed a multi-tiered recording contract with Maurice The Fish Records⁸, allowing her to create music in several different genres simultaneously. Her solo album Red Lodge was her first label release (2008), nominated for the 2008 NAMMY Awards [Native American Music] in the Best Folk Recording Category⁹.

As a composer, Danielle Egnew writes film scores and television theme music for a number of broadcast endeavors including the feature films Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting (Paranormal Documentary - Ave Vox Entertainment / 2009), Changing Spots (Drama - Clear Pictures / 2007), and the Cannes Film Festival Tough Love (Comedy - 2010)¹⁰.

Egnew is endorsed by Minarik Guitars, Scoop Straps, InTune Guitar Picks, and Studio Devil Software¹.

Discography / Film Score:¹

2010 - Backseat Bordello (with Kristen Coyner)
2010 - Wayne's Waitress: The Holly Shawver Project (Producer)
2010 - Tough Love Film Score
2009 - Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting Film Score
2008 - Red Lodge (solo)
2008 - Changing Spots Film Score
2007 - Junkie Cousin (EP)
2006 - Otherworld (ambient)
2006 - Wild Lamb (Solo)
2005 - Rise (ambient)
2004 - Vast (ambient)
2004 - Pulse (ambient)
2003 - Dog and Pony Show (Pope Jane)
2001 - Industry Whore (Pope Jane)
2000 - Hide Me From The Moon (Pope Jane)
1998 - Relief (Pope Jane)
1996 - Pope Jane (Self Titled)
1995 - Country vs Western (with Wayne Lembcke)
1992 - Danielle Marae Live

Film, television and stage

Having earned two full-ride college scholarships in stage performance (University of Arizona [Musical Theater] and Eastern Montana College¹¹ [Theater]), Egnew went on to be an actor, film producer and screenwriter. Her original screenplay Thunder Walk was optioned by Los Angeles production entity Light Renegade Entertainment (2003)¹². As an actor, Egnew starred as "Peg Franklin" in the Clear Pictures feature film Changing Spots (2008), for which she is also credited as a Producer¹⁰.

Egnew appeared as herself onscreen in a Psychic / Medium capacity in Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting (2009)^10,13,14, a feature length paranormal documentary covering the haunted history of the Montgomery House Bed and Breakfast in Kalama, Washington, that was written, produced, and directed by Egnew through her production company Ave Vox Entertainment¹⁵. The film contains Egnew's contributed musical score¹⁰.

Egnew has made other numerous TV appearances both as an actor and as herself, as well as garnering a classical and contemporary theatrical career from 1987 to present^1,10.

While at The University of Arizona, Egnew was one of the first featured female members of the sketch comedy group "Comedy Corner", sharing alumni status with other notables such as Saturday Night Live writer Alex Baze¹⁶.

She has contributed as a repeat bi-coastal cast member of The Vagina Monologues for both the 2007 V-Day WestLA Celebrity Charity Cast, as well as the 2006 V-Day New York Celebrity Charity Cast¹⁷.

Radio

In February 2010, the weekly paranormal talk radio show Haunted Playground with Sheena Metal and Danielle Egnew²⁶ was launched on LA Talk Radio, along with a companion webseries, produced by Danielle Egnew and co-hosted with talk radio veteran Sheena Metal. The program airs Tuesdays from 3-5pm PST.

Egnew is also a regular re-curring guest on the top-rated talk program The Sheena Metal Experience¹⁸ on LA Talk Radio¹⁹, a daily two hour talk radio program hosted by stand-up comic, radio personality and celebrity journalist Sheena Metal, Monday-Friday 5-7pm PST. Danielle Egnew has produced and co-hosted the world-syndicated talk-music hybrid The Music Highway with Sheena Metal²⁰, also airing weekly on LA Talk Radio²¹.

Egnew has produced and anchored her own syndicated talk radio program The High Road (2004–2006)²², focusing on spiritual and sociological topics, and composed the musical themes for both The High Road and The Music Highway with Sheena Metal.

Activism

Egnew is a celebrity advocate for same-sex marriage rights, acting as a celebrity endorser for a number of local and national campaigns including Virginia's VoteNO campaign, providing PSA's and print materials for the endeavor²³.

In the past, Egnew has worked on a number of campaigns ranging from political candidates to Washington State's "Right To Die" campaign, supporting the legal upholding of living wills in a court of law, as well as working on the campaign to implement Washington State's Universal Health Care System, which is emulated by Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in their individual health care plans¹.^{[Third-party source needed]}

Danielle Egnew officially endorsed New York Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries for the 2008 Presidential Election²⁴.

Awards and affiliations

Danielle Egnew earned two-full ride college scholarships, one for Musical Theater from The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona (1987), and one for Theater from Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana (1989)¹. Egnew attended both educational institutions. Due to the 1994 restructuring in the Montana University System, Eastern Montana College was re-named July 1, 1995, as Montana State University - Billings¹¹.

Danielle Egnew is also a Voting Member of the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences - The Grammys¹,as well as an inducted member of Theta Alpha Phi²⁵, a national honorary Dramatic Fraternity which bestows national honors on both graduate and undergraduate students who distinguish themselves with consistent above-average quality in theatrical study and theatrical production at over 36 hand-selected accredited colleges and universities across 22 states.

2008 Native American Music Awards (NAMMYS): Danielle Egnew's solo album "Red Lodge" (Maurice The Fish Records) was nominated as Best Folk Recording⁹.

2007 All Access Music Awards in Hollywood, California: Danielle Egnew won in the categories of Best Keyboardist and the All Access People's Choice Award for Sheena Metal's Beer Bong, a musical project that she both produces and participates in musically¹.

2006 All Access Music Awards in Hollywood, California: Danielle Egnew won in the category Best Female Guitarist and was also nominated for Best Overall Songwriter and Best Pop Female Vocalist¹.

External links and references

• ¹Danielle Egnew official site
• ²Danielle Egnew official metaphysical site
• ³Haunted Playground-Paranormal Investigation
• ⁴Danielle Egnew in ASCAP database
• ⁵Pope Jane Official Website
• ⁶JunkieCousin Official Website
• ^6aBackseat Bordello Official Website
• ⁷Official Site of Sheena Metal's Beer Bong
• ^7aeNews Channels
• ^7b"I Don't Need a Record Deal" / Billboard Publishing
• ^7cShure Notes
• ^7dMusic Connection Magazine Vol. XXVIII, No. 18
• ^7eOfficial Site of Wayne's Waitress: The Holly Shawver Project
• ⁸Danielle Egnew on Maurice The Fish Records
• ⁹Native American Music Awards
• ¹⁰Danielle Egnew on IMDb
• ¹¹History of Montana State University - Billings
• ¹²Light Renegade Entertainment
• ¹³Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting Official Website
• ¹⁴Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting Official MySpace Film Site
• ¹⁵Ave Vox Entertainment
• ¹⁶Comedy Corner on Wikipedia
• ¹⁷Danielle Egnew in VDAY West LA Vagina Monologues 2007
• ¹⁸Danielle Egnew on The Sheena Metal Experience
• ¹⁹The Sheena Metal Experience on LA Talk Radio
• ²⁰Danielle Egnew on Music Highway with Sheena Metal
• ²¹Music Highway on LA Talk Radio
• ²²The High Road with Danielle Egnew
• ²³Danielle Egnew Same-Sex Marriage Campaign Promotional Materials
• ²⁴Danielle Egnew Endorses Hillary Clinton
• ²⁵History of Theta Alpha Phi
• ²⁶Haunted Playground with Sheena Metal and Danielle Egnew
• Danielle Egnew on MySpace
• Danielle Egnew on MySpace Music
• Danielle Egnew on Facebook

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Name	Egnew, Danielle
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Date of birth	February 28, 1969
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