Welcome friends!

 

It all started when I decided to send music along with my holiday greetings to friends and family. Their reaction was so enthusiastic that I thought to myself, “Why not create cards with music for all occasions?” And that’s how With a Card and a Song was born.

 

When I looked into cards with record-able chips inside, I was disappointed with the quality of sound and the limited length of recording time. And I wanted the listener to be able to carry the CD into the car or load the song into their iPod. I also liked the idea of a blank card so that a personal message could be written inside.

 

Most of our cards with CD singles can be used for any occasion. The Small Inspirations line features inspiring thoughts and feelings, Chick Soup celebrates friendship and Things That Matter has specific themes. Check back for more products coming soon.

 

Please browse the web site and listen to the song samples. We are thrilled to offer the gift of music to you and your family and friends. We would love to hear from you!

 

Best wishes,

 

Janina
 
Contributors

GRAMMY nominated artist and producer Janina Serden Sebesky has performed as a solo singer and pianist and as a featured vocalist with symphony orchestra. She was music director for the Emmy nominated children’s television series “Allegra’s Window” on Nickelodeon and has sung on many radio and television commercials such as G.E., Kraft, Pepsi, and DHL. Janina’s narration and vocals can be heard on the CD “The Velveteen Rabbit: Love can Make You Real” 2008 GRAMMY nominee Best Musical Album For Children. Her CD of original songs about love, hope and transformation called “Small Inspirations” is a tribute to motherhood as well as the inspiration for a one-act play “Small Inspirations and Great Love”. Janina’s sincerity and enthusiasm shines through her work which comforts, inspires, motivates and entertains.

Don Sebesky is one of the most talented and respected composer-arrangers in music today. His sensitivity and versatility have enabled him to produce an enormous body of work. As a recording artist, and through his collaborations with other artists, Sebesky has received 30 GRAMMY nominations (three time winner), three Tony nominations (2000 winner), he has won two Drama Desk Awards, been nominated for three Emmy Awards, and has won four Clio Awards. Wide in scope, Sebesky's work has included composing, arranging and producing for such well known popular artists as Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Liza Minnelli, Vanessa Williams, Britney Spears, Rod Stewart, Chet Baker, Cyndi Lauper, Barry Manilow, Christina Aguilera and George Benson, among many others. 

Joe DeVico is a multi-talented musician, producer and recording engineer. He has recorded and produced projects for many artists and written music for radio and television. His promotional spots for TBS and NBC can be heard nightly. As a player, he has performed just about every style of music imaginable in the NY/NJ area as well as in Europe on such diverse gigs as Usher's 26th birthday, the Jazz Lobsters Big Band to Asbury Fever, a Jersey shore music tribute.  For more than twenty years, Joe has taught drums, percussion and keyboards both privately and in schools. As a photographer and videographer, he has captured natural beauty as well as many memories from special events.

Olivia Sebesky has been putting her thoughts and feelings to music since she started playing the guitar at the age of 12. Writing and recording music is her passion as well as painting and drawing. She has won numerous awards for her artwork and music. As a high school student, she has spent many happy hours in the recording studio and performing live with her band. Olivia is proud to be a songwriter/performer/producer for The Songs of Love Foundation, an organization devoted to creating personalized songs for seriously ill children and young adults.

 Singer Kitt Moran and her husband, arranger, composer and pianist Mike Moran live in Florida’s Sarasota county, where they perform, write and enjoy life to its fullest. Kitt and Mike Moran have performed together in many of the most popular clubs in New York City, including Michael’s Pub, the Village Vanguard, and The Blue Note. Kitt enjoyed an eight year run at Merv Griffin’s Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. She has also recorded with many great artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Merv Griffin, Jack Sheldon, Ron Carter, John Pizzarelli, Toots Thielemans, Teo Macero and Don Sebesky. In 2005, Kitt collaborated with her long time friend and colleague Janina Serden Sebesky on a new musical celebrating female friendship, called “Chick Soup”.