Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Jan Britten Owen knew he wanted to become a musician after seeing The Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show," and spent his teenage years performing with his first band in a local exotic dancer lounge. (The gig with the topless dancers ended when a TV repairman came to his family's house and recognized him in front of his Dad.) He's a two-time Beatlefest sound-alike contest winner, has appeared on Jimmy Fink's 92.3 K-Rock radio show in NYC singing his originals and a Beatle song, been interviewed by Kelly Quinn of Star 99 in Connecticut, and talked and played live on Joe Daily's Morning Show on 92.1 Lite-FM in New York. His performance at the Mohonk Mountain House in New York, for the annual "Cousin Brucie Rocks Around the Clock" weekend, with the legendary DJ and Beatles' friend, Bruce Morrow, has become a staple of his gig schedule, and has led to Jan performing on the charity telethon synonymous with Bruce Morrow, the annual Variety - The Children's Charity. The tremendous response to that performance and encouragement by his fellow performers, the audience, and the staff, led Jan to focus on performing his incredible Beatles solo performances and to add in his original compositions. 2005 marked Jan's first appearance at the Cavern Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they nicknamed him, "El Maestro!" and 2006 saw him perform at the 26th Annual Lennon Tribute in New York City, with Ben Taylor, Sonya Kitchell, Garland Jeffries, Michelle Shocked, and Aztec Two Step. Jan opened the show with Lennon's "Starting Over," and did another set after intermission.

Listen to his CDs and hear why Jimmy Fink formerly of 92.3 K-Rock and now on 107.1 The Peak, calls Jan Owen "an artist in his own right," and why Jan won the Beatlefest sound-alike contest two years in a row! Why Sid Bernstein, the Beatles' promoter, and manager to artists like The Rascals, said, "You're good! Very good!" Why Beatles' friend, Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow of Sirius and the old WABeatlesC in NYC, said, "Man, where have you been hiding? Jan, you've got a gift -- a real gift!" Little wonder crowds everywhere -- from the Turning Point, where Jan opened for Roger McGuinn (of The Byrds), to The Ritz where Jan was showcased in a night of new musical talent, to private parties all over the area for such celebrities as Ron Howard, Stanley Tucci, Matt Dillon, and Dave Letterman's Late Show guitarist Sid McGinnis (who told Jan, "Man, you're GREAT!") -- have gone wild for Jan!

In addition, Jan has played nearly every college on the Coffeehouse Circuit from NYC to LA; played at The Bitter End, The Improv, and Kenny's Castaways; and has opened for or backed up Sid Bernstein, Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, The Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian, Robert Klein, Aztec Two Step, Andy Kaufman, The Drifters, Don Imus, The Coasters, Robert Gordon, The Shirelles, Lenny Welch, The Chiffons, Buzzy Linhart, The Crystals, and The Platters. The NEC Contemporary Reports artist rating gave him five stars (the highest) in most categories, and rated him as "highly recommended."

And while Jan only briefly played for Paul McCartney - a story he'll tell during his performance - he has had run-ins with other artists, like the time he was playing a gig and decided to sing "Come Go With Me" by the Del Vikings. A gentleman came up to him and said, "You did a great rendition of 'Come Go with Me', and I should know." Jan replied, "Thanks, but what do you mean by you should know?" The gentleman responded by saying, "Because I sang lead on the original recording with the Del Vikings. I'm Norman Wright."

Jan Britten Owen ~ Selected Career Highlights

·Appearing at the 26th Annual Lennon Tribute with Ben Taylor, Sonya Kitchell, Garland Jeffries, Michelle Shocked, and Aztec Two Step
·Appearing Edinburgh, Scotland, during the famous Fringe Festival, 2006
·Appearing on the Variety - The Children's Charity Telethon 2005 PAX-TV
· Performed at the 2005 & 2006 Semana de Beatles, at the Cavern Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina
· Performed at Strawberry Fields for Jornal de Record, Brazil TV
· Performed at Strawberry Fields for Ken Dashow, Q104.3 FM
· Invited back to the Mohonk Mountain House for the Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow "Rock Around the Clock" weekend
· Invited back to the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, for International Beatle Week, by it's owners, Bill Heckle & Ray Johnson
· Played musician in the new movie, "Homecoming" to be released soon.
· Three-time guest on the Joe Daily on the Joe Daily and The Breakfast Club show and performed live on 92.1FM LiteFM
· Played at Daytrippin' Magazine's 40th anniversary salute to the Beatles with Sid Bernstein, Larry Kirwan, and Bruce Spizer
· Performed for a screening of "A Hard Day's Night", and speaker Sid Bernstein, at the Hoboken, New Jersey's, 40th anniversary celebration of the Beatles and their first film, held at the Steven's Institute of Technology
· Interviewed by DJ Jimmy Fink and performed three songs live on 92.3 K-Rock, NYC
· Original compositions and cover songs in regular rotation on Pat Matthews' top-rated Live365 radio station, "Beatles-A-Rama"
· ATV radio jingle played for over a decade on NYC area stations
· Heard in the UK on Peter Dicks' "Beatles and Beyond" radio show
· Two-time Beatlefest sound-alike winner
· Performed Beatles songs with 60-piece Waterbury, CT, Symphony Orchestra
· Performed an "Evening of Beatles Music" at the Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport, CT