About Jenna McIlwrath

Jenna May / Jenna McIlwrath is an up-and-coming pop singer-songwriter/performer and an emerging music professional. She graduated in May 2022 from the University of New Haven with a B.A. in Music & Sound Recording, and is currently enrolled in YellowBrick’s NYU x Billboard Music Industry Essentials course. As an independent musician, Jenna began releasing music in 2018 and released her debut album, Emotions Gallery, in September of 2022. She is known for her poetic lyrics and alluring intimate voice, with a styling akin to the likes of artists such as Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, and Conan Gray. A BMI songwriter and professional member of the Songwriting Hall of Fame, she has a passion for music publishing, licensing, rights management, and songwriter advocacy. Jenna is also passionate about environmentalism in the music industry, the topic of her senior capstone project. As a freelance writer, she has had works including exhibition reviews published in the New Haven Arts Paper and the Connecticut Art Review blog.

Work experience

  • Boston GreenFest
  • 2021
  • Music Management Associate
  • Eyes, Girl - EP, Jenna May
  • 2021
  • Artist, Songwriter, Producer
  • The Environmental Harm of Digital Music: Why Transparency Matters - Research Paper
  • 2021
  • Writer
  • The Environmental Impact of Fiberglass in Commercial Recording Studios - Capstone Research Paper
  • 2022
  • Writer
  • Emotions Gallery - Album, Jenna May
  • 2022
  • Artist, Songwriter, Producer
  • Fine Lines - Single, Galianna & Jenna May
  • 2021
  • Artist, Songwriter
  • The Real School of Music - Real Jams
  • 2019
  • Summer Intern
  • Fully Charged - A Cappella Group
  • 2018 - 2022
  • Alto, Treasurer, President
  • Audio Engineering Society - U New Haven Chapter
  • 2018 - 2022
  • Member, Secretary, Vice President, President
  • BMI
  • 2019 - Current
  • Songwriter
  • Songwriter's Hall of Fame
  • 2023 - Current
  • Professional Member
  • To Beyond - Single, Keeni & Jenna May
  • 2022
  • Artist, Songwriter
  • Save Your Soul - Single, Keeni
  • 2022
  • Recording Engineer (Guitar)
  • Moving Music - Podcast (eps. 1-2)
  • 2020
  • Audio Editor, Producer

Jenna's Skills

Art
  • Content Creator
Business
  • Artist Manager
  • Artist Relations
Engineering
  • Recording Engineer
Live
  • Artist
  • Singer
Venue Type Experience
  • Club
  • Festival
  • Theatre/PAC
Musician
  • Artist
  • Performer
  • Singer
Producing
  • Producer
Songwriting
  • Co-Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Songwriter
  • Top Line

Jenna's Genres

  • Folk
  • Pop

Jenna's Experience

As an independent artist, I have experience with administration, artist management, content creation, social media management, music promotion & marketing, music distribution, and creative & artistic direction. I also have experience performing, singing, and songwriting on my own and in collaboration with other artists. As a dedicated emerging music professional, I use my exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills to work both within a team and as an individual. I worked as a Music Management Associate during the summer of 2021, for Boston GreenFest, a multicultural environmental music festival in Boston. In this role I collaborated with the GreenFest entertainment team to discover and correspond with performers, contributed to social media promotion and interaction, and assisted the stage manager during the event. As an undergraduate I held numerous leadership positions including president of my Audio Engineering Society chapter and a cappella group. These positions involved developing programming, promoting events, running meetings, managing outreach, and maintaining administrative duties. I received the Leadership & Service Award from the University of New Haven Division of Performing Arts in May of 2022.