Joan performing at the festival, 2006 Background information Birth name Joan Wasser Born ( 1970-07-26) July 26, 1970 (age 47) Origin, Genres,, Occupation(s), Instruments,,, Years active 1991–present Labels Associated acts,,,, 2001 Website Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970), known by her stage name Joan As Police Woman, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer. She began her career playing violin with and played with Black Beetle, Antony and the Johnsons, and Those Bastard Souls. Since 2004 she has released her solo material as Joan As Police Woman. She has released five regular studio albums, one EP, a number of singles and a collection of covers. Esp not available see owners manual. Throughout her career, she has regularly collaborated with other artists as a writer, performer and arranger. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Early life [ ] Born at the Saint Andre Home in, to an unmarried teenage mother, Wasser was given up for adoption at infancy. She was raised in, with her adoptive younger brother Dan, who is a visual artist. She credits her background as an adoptive child with her 'very extroverted' personality and dressing up a lot. Joan Wasser's first Joan as Police Woman album, Real Life, mourned the loss of her lover, Jeff Buckley, while her second, To Survive, mourned the loss of her mother. The Deep Field, however, finds her alone but not lonely, still searching for something and finding beauty and even happiness, if not answers. Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970), known by her stage name Joan As Police Woman, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer. The Deep Field. Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970), known by her stage name Joan As Police Woman, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer. The Deep Field. ![]() GigsShe explained that 'when you are in a situation where you're not blood-related to your family, it does become extremely obvious that you're born with your personality'. Wasser began piano lessons at age six and had her first violin lessons at age eight. She played violin in school and community orchestras before leaving Norwalk for her college studies. At the age of 18, Wasser began her music career during her studies at the College of Fine Arts,, where she was an early admittance student. She studied music under, among others, Yuri Mazurkevich and played with the Boston University Symphony Orchestra. Wasser soon grew disillusioned and found that she 'didn't want to make classical music my life, the symphonies have already been played a million times and I am not going to do it any better.' Instead she joined a number of local punk bands trying 'to bridge the gap between the guitar and the bass and play the violin really loud.'
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