Jennifer Majura Indrasen (born Stuttgart, West Germany, 16 June 1983) is a German guitarist, bassist and singer of Thai descent.
About Her
She started in music at the age of six, and has played professionally since 2000. She featured on Rage’s “Lord of the Flies” track and toured with the band from 2006–2009 on several international tours.
As of 2015, Majura founded the bands Black Thunder Ladies (lead guitarist and backings), Knorkator (guitarist 2012–2014), Equilibrium (bass 2014), and Evanescence (guitarist). On 7 August 2015, Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee announced that Majura would replace lead guitarist Terry Balsamo in the band. On 2 November 2015, Equilibrium announced via Facebook that Majura had parted ways with the band to focus on Evanescence.
Departure from Evanescence
In 2022 Evanescence posted “It has been a very special chapter in the band with our dear friend Jen Majura, but we have decided it’s time to go our separate ways,” EVANESCENCE said in a statement. “We will always love her and support her, and can’t wait to see what she does next! We are so grateful for the good times and great music we made all around the world together.”
During an appearance on THE HAUNTED guitarist Ola Englund’s YouTube show “Coffee With Ola”, Majura spoke about her split with EVANESCENCE, saying that she is still “hurt” by the move and comparing the situation to a divorce.
“I believe, honestly, it’s three weeks now since I got the news, and I’m still in this blurry, oblivious momentum,” she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I guess I’m still in shock, kind of, because after being married six years, all of a sudden you’re divorced.”
“You know me, I always try to find the positive in a situation, so every day, step by step — I’m not doing great yet — but every day I find little tiny things that I’m, like, ‘Oh, actually, this is good.'”
Asked how she found out that her services were no longer needed in EVANESCENCE, Jen said: “Honestly, I was cleaning my apartment, and I got the phone call. And first of all, I was, like, ‘Is this a bad joke?’ And I remember, after I got the news, I hung up, and I have this hallway in between my studio and my living room, and I just lay there on the floor, staring at the ceiling, wondering what that was, and literally looking over to my suitcase that I had already started packing, because I was two weeks from going out on the road until pretty much the end of the year.”
Asked by Ola if she is “okay” with the fact that her tenure with EVANESCENCE has come to an end, Jen said: “I’m hurt. I’m hurt and still in this blurry confusion of what just happened.” But she added: “I’m getting there. Like I said, it would be wrong of me if I would play the ‘hey, I’m totally okay’ Jen. It’s tough. And like I said, I’m still not great. But I’m getting there every day with tiny little things that make life beautiful.”
