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Released: Sep 20, 2010
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  • Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Indie

    Location Derry/New York, IE

    Profile Views: 53680

    Last Login: 1/7/2011

    Member Since 3/25/2006

    Website www.buildingpictures.bandcamp.com

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    .. .. Take my Advice - ..FREE.. Download people!! .. .. ..................Take My Advice........Building Pictures.......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..........Download..   ..Share........ .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ..10 things you should know about Building Pictures.. .. .. 1.) .. John Gribbin.., a 24 year old from County Derry, ..Northern Ireland.. is ‘Building Pictures.’ He is the younger brother of Ciaran (Joe Echo), a Grammy nominated songwriter. .. .. 2.) The ..Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission.. (NIMIC) in 2008 selected John to write music under the guidance of established songwriters like Iain Archer (..Snow Patrol co-writer..) and Eleanor McEvoy (a co-writer of the ..best selling album.. in Irelands history). .. .. 3.) One of John’s songs, ‘..this corner of the room..’, was selected for the soundtracks of ‘Aislings Diary’ on ..RTE1.. television in Ireland, and ‘Flat Mates,’ for ..RTP.., Portugal’s leading public broadcast channel. .. .. 4.) Two songs of Johns, "..I'm Serious.." and "..The Good Will Out.." were used on the soundtrack of an online series by ..Newsweek.com.. entitled 'The District,' which parodied Obama's first 100 days as U.S president. Check out episode 8 on youtube! .. .. 5.) John provided backing vocals on the soundtrack of British ..film ‘Heartless’.., released early 2010 starring ..Jim Sturgess.. (Lead role in hit film ‘21’). .. .. 6.) June 2009 saw the release of a special edition of ‘..Hot Press’ magazine.. with a free CD of 18 tracks from Glasgowbury festival acts. “Hidden Agenda Types” from Building Pictures was track 14. .. .. 7.) 2009 also saw the release of two self recorded EP’s, both of which have received widespread airplay on Northern Irelands ..BBC Radio Ulster.. and ..BBC Radio 1... .. .. 8.) John spent the summer of 2009 in ..New York City.. gigging with his new found Brooklyn band mates, and also made time to co-write some new songs with established pop writers who have penned songs for the likes of ..Kelly Clarkson.. and ..Robbie Williams... .. .. 9.) In recent months John was chosen by the ..Irish Music Rights Organisation.. (IMRO) to be a guest artist on their tour of schools throughout Ireland to give young people guidance with song writing, with Building Pictures also headlining a date on the ..IMRO Showcase.. tour of Ireland. .. .. 10.) John has just released his ..third EP.. (The Closing Doors EP), to critical acclaim. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......

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    "These finely tailored tunes glimmer with a nostalgic sheen, and the crowd give each one the respect they deserve by absorbing every note in silent admiration, only breaking the silence to issue rapturous praise, when the time allows for it." CHRIS JOHNSON - BBC .. .. .. "with an acoustic guitar and a trailer load of quality songs those who stop to listen are rewarded with a style and charisma not normally associated with most in his genre." THE MID ULSTER MAIL .. .. .. "John is a young musician I can safely say is one of my favourites locally....Often have I had it mentioned to me that he has the potential to be a great songwriter, and I can’t see any reason to disagree." MATTHEW ALEXANDER PATTON (PHOTOGRAPHER) .. .. .. "The alias of the esteemed John Gribbin, ‘Building Pictures’ finds the young musician in inquisitive mood, tentatively and tenderly exploring all manner of new sounds...this song highlights his restlessly questing spirit and assured songcraft." FRANCIS JONES - HOTPRESS MAGAZINE .. .. .. The Joey and the Moon EP is "full of the kind of songwriting and earnestness, barely scuzzy-sounding guitars, and slacker vocals that make an artist destined for shoe-gaze stardom." WWW.SFCRITIC.COM .. .. .. .. 'Like Minded People EP' - CLICK BELOW! .. .. .......... .. .. .. 'Joey and the Moon - EP' - OUT NOW! .. .. .......... .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........

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9 things you should know about Building Pictures

1.) John Gribbin, a 24 year old from County Derry, Northern Ireland is ‘Building Pictures.’ He is the younger brother of Ciaran (Joe Echo), a Grammy nominated songwriter.

2.) The Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission (NIMIC) in 2008 selected John to write music under the guidance of established songwriters like Iain Archer (Snow Patrol co-writer) and Eleanor McEvoy (a co-writer of the best selling album in Irelands history).

3.) One of John’s songs, ‘this corner of the room’, was selected for the soundtracks of ‘Aislings Diary’ on RTE1 television in Ireland, and ‘Flat Mates,’ for RTP, Portugal’s leading public broadcast channel.

4.) Two songs of Johns, "I'm Serious" and "The Good Will Out" were used on the soundtrack of an online series by Newsweek.com entitled 'The District,' which parodied Obama's first 100 days as U.S president. Check out episode 8 on youtube!

5.) John provided backing vocals on the soundtrack of British film ‘Heartless’, released early 2010 starring Jim Sturgess (Lead role in hit film ‘21’).

6.) June 2009 saw the release of a special edition of ‘Hot Press’ magazine with a free CD of 18 tracks from Glasgowbury festival acts. “Hidden Agenda Types” from Building Pictures was track 14.

7.) 2009 also saw the release of two self recorded EP’s, both of which have received widespread airplay on Northern Irelands BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 1.

8.) In recent months John was chosen by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) to be a guest artist on their tour of schools throughout Ireland to give young people guidance with song writing, with Building Pictures also headlining a date on the IMRO Showcase tour of Ireland.

9.) John has just released his third EP (The Closing Doors EP), to critical acclaim.

Sounds Like:

"These finely tailored tunes glimmer with a nostalgic sheen, and the crowd give each one the respect they deserve by absorbing every note in silent admiration, only breaking the silence to issue rapturous praise, when the time allows for it." CHRIS JOHNSON - BBC

"with an acoustic guitar and a trailer load of quality songs those who stop to listen are rewarded with a style and charisma not normally associated with most in his genre." THE MID ULSTER MAIL

"John is a young musician I can safely say is one of my favourites locally....Often have I had it mentioned to me that he has the potential to be a great songwriter, and I can’t see any reason to disagree." MATTHEW ALEXANDER PATTON (PHOTOGRAPHER)

"The alias of the esteemed John Gribbin, ‘Building Pictures’ finds the young musician in inquisitive mood, tentatively and tenderly exploring all manner of new sounds...this song highlights his restlessly questing spirit and assured songcraft." FRANCIS JONES - HOTPRESS MAGAZINE

The Joey and the Moon EP is "full of the kind of songwriting and earnestness, barely scuzzy-sounding guitars, and slacker vocals that make an artist destined for shoe-gaze stardom." WWW.SFCRITIC.COM

'Like Minded People EP' - CLICK BELOW!
Building Pictures: Like Minded People

'Joey and the Moon - EP' - OUT NOW!
Building Pictures: Joey and the Moon






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