The Swell Season, Sufjan Stevens, Selah Sue, Damien Rice, Ray Lamontagne, The Doors, J.J. Cale, Howlin Wolf, Bret Dennen, Ali Farka Toure, Vienna Teng, Ellen ten Damme, Patty Griffin, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Fabiana Dammers, An Pierle, Snoop Dogg, 16HP, Ilse de Lange and all great blues artists.
Biography:
Sunday 04-03-1979
Born in Alicante, Espana. Moved to the Netherlands after one year and lived here until now. The first encounter with a guitar was when somebody gave me an old Spanish guitar when I was about 7. Immediately I felt in love with this instrument. After attending some guitar lessons and getting bored of playing House of the Rising Sun all the time I decided to teach myself. Shortly after this I composed my first song, called "The Spanish Walls" This song existed out of a few notes though I was very proud of it.
When I was a teenager in the early nineties hip-hop music started to take of all over the world and I loved the upcoming 2-pac and Snoop. I was listening to this music too much and also wrote my own lyrics. Around this time I forgot about my guitar until I discovered the Blues.
I grew up with a family that was in to the Blues and world music like African. After my hip-hop rage at the age of 17 I really started to love this music. Especially the Blues. After hearing a lot of different Blues styles and artists I started to pick up my guitar again to imitate the great blues legends. Then I started to compose my own blues songs. I still play the blues with a band called "Out of the Blue" This band consist out of friends with whom I share the same passion for this music (see You Tube-example below).
Around the age of 26 I needed to write more songs of my own in order to fully express my feelings and everything that I wanted to say with my music. If I have to describe my solo-repertoire it would be a combination of pop, blues and sometimes hip-hop. I carefully started to share my songs with rest of the world and since June 2008 I’m regularly performing as a singer/songwriter across the country in theatres, cafes and several festivals.
This year I will hit the studio to record my first EP.
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Welcome to my new site, Fabian. Thank you so much for the add and let your good vibes flow. Stay in touch if you like and have a wonderful friday. Grtz, John. NEW C.D. "EASTERN JOURNEY" OUT NOW !!!
Welkom MySpace Vrienden. . De meesten hebben ons profiel goed doorgekeken, maar ondanks dat zijn er toch nog een paar vragen door jullie naar voren gekomen. . Muzic Chapter is een radio-programma die onbekende bands promoot. Heel het jaar door proberen wij zoveel mogelijk bands te promoten. Dit kan dmv . In de studio. Cd draaien en een interview. In de studio. songwriter/rapper live met cd mee of begeleiding gitaar/keyboard Bij een optreden. Opname audio + video + interview. . Je kan jou band aanmelden via muzicchapter@gmail.com . En stuur jou mp3 op. Als je slim bent dan doe je er gelijk je gegevens bij met telefoonnummer. Dit voor de interview. . Maar ook zoeken wij soms bands. Let daarom goed op de Muzic Chapter MySpace, via blog en bulletin. Dit zijn dan optredens of festivals waar wij veel bands kunnen neerzetten en opnemen voor de radio. . Wij zijn er voor jullie. Maak daarom gebruik van deze optie om jou band eens te promoten. Alle bands zijn welkom, van beginnende bands tot gevorderden wij zijn er voor jou. . Simon
Voorburg is vlakbij, dat kan makkelijk. Ik betaal je buskaartje. (moet je wel even the magic word zeggen: rastabasta! Tijdens het derde nummer heel hard schreeuwen... okay?)
WHAT IT IS...ITS YA BOI J-RIV! THANK U FOR THE ADD/REQUEST! I GOT THE HOTTEST MUSIC ON MYSPACE...PUT THAT ON MY CHILDREN! THANK U FOR YA TIME...AND FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.COM/JRIVGRINDHARD
I spent several summers with a relative in Cordoba, Spain...I loved the feel of the small town and the restaurant food was great. Of course, the airplane landed in Madrid's airport, but I also visited Madrid while I was there. Hablo Espanol, un poquito...lol.
Thank you for the request. I enjoyed your video of the live performance. Soon as I figure out how to upgrade my flash player, I'll have a listen to your playlist. So far, I'm impressed. I visited Spain for several years. Loved the place! But you were reared in the Netherlands, eh?
