20-year-old Jer Coons would have won American Idol, but he slept thru the audition.
Raised by a family of marsupials until the age of six, Jer eventually found a home in the Green Mountains of Vermont. His pop songwriting tendencies left him largely ignored due to the region’s affinity for granola munching and doing the hippie-shake. Ignored that is, until now.
Story:
Jer hit the ground running in 2009, with an impressive batch of new songs earning him comparisons to a younger John Mayer, or an older Nick Jonas (the talented Jonas Brother) and everything else in between. Jer and his live performances are better than virtually all singer songwriters for several reasons:
• He does not shop at Urban Outfitters trying to buy trendy things in an attempt to look ten years younger, because if he did look ten years younger, he would look like a ten year old
• His backing band is better than the tapes Milli Vanilli used
• He won most musical in his high school year book
And boy, can this kid write a pop song.
Armed with drop dead catchy melodies, boyish good looks and a charm equal to or greater than Paris Hilton, Jer is poised for national recognition during the coming year. In the meantime, look for Jer Coons on a crowded street near you. His debut LP "Speak" drops September 29th and you can hear his song "Legs" playing in all Hollister stores.
Epilogue:
Jer often receives comparisons to many singer songwriters and performers. Before jumping to make one too quickly take a look at these facts:
Jason Mraz Similarities: They both have a huge vocal range and can sing many words in a short amount of time with few pauses Differences: Guys actually listen to Jer Coons
Howie Day Similarities: Both play killer live shows with full bands, or solo acoustic with many loop pedals Differences: Jer has never been addicted to heroin, gone to rehab, or dated Britney Spears in rehab.
Damien Rice: Similarities: Jer has traces of Irish in him Differences: You don’t need Zoloft to listen to Jer
Bono Similarities: Jer can count in Spanish Differences: Jer’s real name is good enough to be his performance name unlike Paul David Hewson
John Mayer
John Mayer is probably better than Jer Coons
Cat Stevens Similarities: Jer plays acoustic guitar Differences: He is not on the U.S.A. terrorist watch list
Kanye West Similarities: Kanye now tries to sing, which we can only assume is because he wants to be like Jer Differences: Jer is totally modest
Hey! Thanks for adding me! You’re a true gem! If you wouldn't mind, I'd love it if you could take a couple minutes and check out my tunes. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think! And it would be much appreciated if you could spread the word about me! If your feeling my tunes, don’t hesitate to add me to your top friends! Also, my song is now on ITunes, please check it out! If you enjoy it, please download it! Thanks for your support!! By the way, I love your style! Thanks a lot!
Hi Jer! Haha no problem for the profile song! I heard it in Hollister awhile back and instantly liked it so kudos to you! Everything is going good, i'm sad im not in the city cause you have been playing so many shows/showcases down there lately! hopefully in the fall i'll see you! How are you?
So basically I work at hollister co. and every time I hear your song on our stereo I sing every word. I get really funny looks because I'm supposed to be working but it is so worth it :) I really want to go see your shows like asap.
No, thank YOU for the add. Your music truly is a breath of fresh air above all of the mess i've seen these days. I truly hope you can continue to get your music out there, and receive the credit you deserve for your work. You really do deserve it.
much love friend! you're sounding better and better every day. its funny i still have really old jer recordings on my computer. keep it fresh brotha <3
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