Janine Rainforth

Janine Rainforth is a singer-songwriter who co-founded original post-punk band Maximum Joy. She returned to performing her solo music in 2014 and also formed an offshoot of Maximum Joy MXMJoY when she was 18 years old. The band released 4 singles, the last produced by Dennis Bovell and an album on Y Records an album part produced by Adrian Sherwood in 1982. Her career in music at that time and with her band Maximum Joy was cut short by a serious violent sexual attack from within her close professional circle. She subsequently lost her performing nerve so eventually retreated from her music career. In 2014 Maximum Joy for Simple Things Bristol. The band carried on initially under the name of MXMJoY, they made a new album P.E.A.C.E. it was released in 2018 and released EP, Joy Again in 2022.

Her father is John Rainforth – who competed in the Italian winter Olympics.

Career Rainforth was original founder of Maximum Joy aged 18 years old along with the sax player of Glaxo Babies. They recruited ex-Glaxo Babies players and an ex Pop Group player joined them in the initial line up. The line up changed several times – a new bassist, percussionist and keyboard/ trumpet player joined them and eventually Rainforth left the band after a serious sexual assault upon her within her close musical professional circle gave her no choice but to do so. White and Green Place – Maximum Joy In the Air – Maximum Joy Man of Tribes – Maximum Joy Station MXJY – Maximum Joy Have Brave Heart – Rainforth Rumination of Us – Rainforth Beast – Rainforth Blood of Life – Rainforth Chimera – featuring Mark Stewart and Janine Rainforth – Textbeak P.E.A.C.E. – MXMJoY Soul Retrieval - Janine Rainforth This Is The Rain - Fateful Symmetry - Mark Stewart