Exclusive Live Performance of “Outside of Eden”

Jessica “Jesca” Ada Hoop (b. 1975 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who writes and performs in diverse musical styles. By 2000, Hoop had moved to Los Angeles where she became a nanny to Tom Waits’ children. He and his wife Kathleen Brennan became instrumental in developing her career and brought her in contact with his music publisher Lionel Conway. Conway sent a demo of the song ‘Seed of Wonder’ to Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW. It became one of the most requested songs on the show. Hoop then signed to Columbia Records’ subsidiary 3 Records. Her debut album Kismet was released in September 2007 in the US.

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