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Raining Jane is an all female American indie-rock band based in Los Angels. The band members are Mai Bloomfield (vocals, guitar, cello), Chaska Potter (vocals, guitar), Mona Tavakoli (drums/vocals/percussion), and Becky Gebhardt (bass, guitar, sitar). The band members first met in 1999 in the UCLA music scene and formed the band. Their first album, Raining Jane which features a rendition of Ani DiFranco's "Both Hands" was released in 2001. Since then, they have released Diamond Land(2005), Paper Nest EP (2008), and The Good March (2011). Raining Jane co-wrote several songs with Jason Mraz and their co-written song, "A Beautiful Mess" was released on Mraz's EP We Sing and was also included in Mraz's third studio album, We Sing We Dance We Steal Things. The band teamed up with Mraz again to collaborate on his fifth studio album, Yes!, and has been on traveling with Mraz for his international "The Yes! tour.

In addition to music, Raining Jane has devoted a lot of efforts in community outreach. In the summer of 2007, all four band members volunteered at the Rock & Roll Camp For Girls in Portland, Oregon, where they coached girls how to rock out in a supportive, creative environment. Based on their volunteer work and experience at the Rock & Roll Camp For Girls, Tavakoli and Gebhardt spearheaded a campaign to establish Rock N' Roll Camp For Girls Los Angeles. In 2010, Rock N' Roll Camp For Girls Los Angeles was lunched as a non-profit dedicated to empowering girls through music education.