Janice Kephart is a prolific and respected soft-spoken music artist and owner of the recording label Trip Poetry. All her work is written and performed by Kephart, as well as the designs for cover art, lyric booklets and CDs. Since she began making music in 2007, Kephart has over 60 published tracks available in the commercial market including six albums, four singles and appearances on collaboration records, including one prominent feature on a United Nations international spoken word album featuring Dan Ackroyd. Her poetry has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Poetry Award.

Kephart's collaborators include Grammy winners and nominees such as Ricky Kej, Ken Eros, Kevin Mackey and Gavin Lurssen, platinum UK songwriter Jake Hook, award winning guitarist Buddy Speir and internationally renowned Native American flutist Alexandro Querevalú. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Poetry Award, and three times she has been listed on the initial Grammy ballot in spoken word. 

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As a proud mother of three, Janice raised her family as a single mother. She is a Duke University and Villanova Law graduate who was dubbed one of the most influential Duke graduates of her decade for her work as counsel to the 9/11 Commission. Her first love is as a professional artist, yet her commitment to a secure America and her family remains intact.