Janelle Tedesco
A little about Me
I grew up in a small town in Massachusetts and was grateful to be able to stay close to my home and attend the college of my choice. I spent four years singing, dancing, acting and studying every aspect of Musical Theater at Boston Conservatory where I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
After graduation my work allowed me to travel the country while playing great roles and working with wonderful people. A surprising highlight came in Orlando, Florida where I got to work as a Stunt Woman in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Walt Disney World. While in Florida, I also got a principal acting and stunt role in a national commercial that was shown at the Super Bowl. After jumping off buildings and landing safely I was blessed to be cast in the National Tour of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring the legendary Ann-Margret. That show was life changing in more ways than one, it was where I met my husband.
A couple years and a couple tours later, Janelle DeMarzo married Chris Tedesco and that’s when my life began. We have two beautiful sons and live in the magical part of New York City that is also right on the beach.
Currently I work as an actor in film, television and commercials. I am also an audiobook narrator where I get to use so many of the skills I have learned as an actor and the imagination and stamina I have gained from being a mother. And just in case that isn’t enough, I have recently jumped into the world of filmmaking. I started by writing a film where I got to bring stunts back into my life to create an awesome character and film called; Stunt Mom. I’m on a roll now and have made three more shorts. Who knows how many more are to come. Creating my own work has been an overwhelmingly rewarding experience!
Chris Tedesco
Chris Tedesco is a New York City based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, educator, booking agent, event consultant, and producer. As a musician, regular performances and recording sessions with prolific singer-songwriters including Caroline Doctorow, Jon Divello, Deborah Berg, and David Ippolito. In addition to his New York music circle, he is the founder and bandleader of Nashville based country music group The Ranchhands. A five piece touring machine that performed over 800 concerts in 25 countries from 2002 – 2009.
As a music booking agent, Chris is partnered with Midwest based DownTown Events, an event consulting company, responsible for dozens of popular community events and weekly series. He is responsible for coordinating and contracting all of the live music for these events.
As an educator, Chris works with several teaching artists, developing and crafting performing arts programs for libraries, arts centers, and other cultural institutions from California to Maine. Popular and critically acclaimed programs include Joey Leone’s “History of Blues in America“, and Karlus Trapps’ “The Roots of Black Music in America.”
As a songwriter, Ranchhands track “When Everything Changed” was chosen as the feature song on a worldwide CD release named “Stomp Out Cancer” benefiting the fight against Ewing’s Sarcoma. Chris is also a recipient of the Abe Olman Scholarship for outstanding songwriting by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
On a bigger stage, Chris performed on stage with legendary screen actress Ann-Margret for nearly two years with the national touring company of Broadways “The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas.” He has also been called upon several times to join high profile artists for one-off performances including Charlie Daniels, Kenny Loggins, Phoebe Snow, Jane Sibbery, The Weepies, Annie Golden, and The Shirts.
Chris resides in Rockaway Beach New York with his wife Janelle and his 2 sons Tony and Roman.