Cat Janice

Music career Janice released her first album, with her singing and playing piano, in 2014. At the time, Janice was working as a geospatial information scientist, taking classes toward a master's degree in coastal geology, and writing and singing her own music. Co-written with Max Vernon, the song is about being one's absolute best, going out, and deciding to just dance troubles out of one's head. Janice decided to release the song independently, rather than through her usual recording label, to release the song more quickly. The song was inspired by a line, "Dance until you love me", that she and her son randomly sang over and over while on a drive one day. The song also debuted at number 2 on Billboards Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales and number 11 on the overall Digital Song Sales chart. On iTunes, the song reached number 7 worldwide, number 1 in Romania, Ireland, and the Czech Republic, and number 12 in the United States. The song won the Robert Allen Award from the ASCAP Foundation.

Death Janice died of Ewing sarcoma at home in Annandale on February 28, 2024, at the age of 31, surrounded by her family. Her brother shared on Instagram that additional projects created by Janice would be released posthumously with her consent. "Starry Night (Loren's Lullaby)", a lullaby for her son Loren, was her first song released posthumously, on March 8.