JET, Rolling Stones, Mooney Suzuki, Black Crowes, Steve Miller, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Joni Mitchell
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The beginning of the universe, only louder...
"His songs chime with such a clear and literate brilliance" Sunday Express
"Rock without apologies, seamless songs with undeniably catchy choruses" Time Out New York
"Mick Jagger meets Bill Withers" New York Daily News
"An artiste who apparently and unusually arrives fully formed and confident" Blues Matters
"A well crafted, soulful and superior effort full of radio friendly
tracks. Stigers voice is pleasant and striking." Classic Rock Society Magazine
"Sounds like T-Rex filtered through the Georgia Satellites" Kool Kat Music
"Do You Feel High slaps you upside the head and makes you want to turn around and ask for more. This is an album full of power pop with bits of bluesy rock flavor that should be in your collection" Ear Candy Magazine
"Jake Stigers has a great voice that seems to blend the pipes of front men of rock's glory days with the swagger of more contemporary artists. If only they all came this great." Pop Matters
"The result if Mick Jagger, Steve Miller & Danny Wilde got together & made an album…I think Keith Richards would be full of envy if he heard this stuff…" Melodic.net
Jake Stigers and the Velvet Roots are pleased to welcome their 2008 UK tour sponsors;
Hi Everyone and welcome to my little corner of Myspace, I hope you enjoy the music and photos, check out our tour schedule and can come and see a show sometime, we have a fun time. I check out this page as often as I can between the studio and the road and love receiving your messages and comments, it's great having so much support from so many people and I hope you'll check back often as we've got a lot going on this year, thanks for dropping by!
Jake Stigers is quick to answer when you ask about his relationship to his music. For this singer/songwriter, music is less something he does and more about what he is. “I hear it in my sleep, I hear it in my head all the time,” he admits. “It haunts me, it won’t let me be; it’s like that Dream Police song from Cheap Trick.
Stigers has built an impressive following on both sides of the Atlantic with a reputation for powerful vocals, accomplished songwriting and exceptional live performances with his band The Velvet Roots. Unusually for an independent artist, media support has also been strong, with extensive AAA radio in the US and live performances on a multitude of BBC and independent radio stations in the UK. In May 2007, Jake was invited to headline the Colchester Garrison Roadshow sponsored by Dream 100fm as well as the BBC Blast on Tour 2007 in conjunction with BBC Radio Norwich.
Now, after appearing on a US nationally-broadcast reality show, Star Tomorrow an invitation to showcase at the prestigious NXNE Music and Film Festival in Toronto, extensive touring in the US and UK, and his recent release, Do You Feel High, available throughout the UK at HMV music stores, Stigers is poised to be set apart in the indie rock universe. The first 1,000 copies sold also include a bonus CD, Live and Loud in The UK, which is, as the title suggests, a record of Jake and the band doing what they do best – ripping it up in front of an enraptured crowd from the band’s October 2006 UK tour.
He launched his latest release armed with plenty of critical support. UK Sunday Express said, "His songs chime with such clear and literate brilliance".
The Daily Vault said, "And then there are those rare indie artists who seem to emerge fully formed from the ether with just about every little detail; hooks, vocals, arrangements, production; in place and ready to blow up your radio. Indie stars like Jake Stigers” .
The level at which he performs is no accident. Stigers has been honing his craft for a long time, and he’s not afraid to work hard. As a kid he listened to every kind of music he could and sang in a church choir with his musically gifted mother, then embarked on a two-year mission after high school and was deeply influenced by people and music that surrounded him. The deep soul rock n’ roll of the South would have a profound effect on his performance.
He took those experiences and connected with musicians who shared his view of performing and recording. Lead guitarist Nunzio Signore, who has toured and recorded with such acts as Bo Diddley, Brian McKnight, Kelly Price, Destiny’s Child, Will Smith, Tina turner and many others, was recommended by another musician in NY, and has also produced the CD. “He’s my Joe Perry and I’m his Steven Tyler,” Stigers says. “Roberto Ruiz (bass) and drummer Rob Draghi have been with me for a long time too. I can’t even remember not being with them”
Jake’s older brother, Curtis Stigers, who is one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, co-wrote the disc’s fifth track, Only Wanna Be with You The two had already proven that they work well together when Jake provided background vocals on Curtis’s album Time Was (Arista).
The buzz is growing, fuelled by his performance at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, six successful tours to the UK with shows at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool; and supporting blues-man Albert Lee in London at the Borderline (with extensive support from BBC and local radio, press and audiences country-wide); a mailing list with more than 25,000 subscribers; glittering reviews from music webzines and magazines; being a three-time ASCAP Plus Award Winner, and being selected to appear on the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame New Writers Showcase compilation. Add the latest album release I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, another due in October 2008 and an extensive tour in support of the album that will include an eighth return to the UK in March and October with a packed promotional schedule including, festivals, the release of a documentary film from Jake’s first trip to the UK through the October 2007 tour, and there’s a very good chance that what Jake Stigers hears in his head from now on will be arenas filled with thousands of screaming fans.
Nunzio Guitar Solo A totally slamming instrumental break from Nunz, Berto and Rob...
Hi guys! I hope you are all well and busy with projects! :O) Hopefully, we'll see you in the UK at some point. It's been too long and you've been missed :O)
Our latest addition is this trailer for a powerful independent feature film documentary on the animal rights movement from SHAC to Peta, the ALF and the FBI's declaration that animal rights activists are a greater terrorist threat to the USA than Al Quaeda. Featuring key figures like Josh Harper and Kevin Kjonaas with celebrity comment from Jessica Biel, Katherine Heigl, Kaley Cuoco, Joss Stone and James Cromwell. Funded by a political lobbyist to criticise Peta indie filmmakers Curt Johnson and Maura Flynn decided to give the activists a fair hearing leading to a long courtroom battle. A critically acclaimed independent film with 91% at Rotten Tomatoes it continues to cause controversy, getting pulled from DVD stores after pressure on major retailers from food industry lobbyists; you can still get a copy direct from distributors Halo-8 and check out the latest work from Curt Johnson's Indie Genius Productions on their Myspace.
just thought I drop by and say hi, its been far to long since you were over her in Maidstone@ the Lower Bell We miss the great night out. and miss you guy to, so come back soon Jon and Emma
hey! - i'm back on the east coast and i wanna hear some Jake Stigers...hope to see you out there again sooon....cuz you rock! u know i'm you're biggest fan! say hi to the fam...
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