John Myers

Bio:

.... Soul? Funk? Hip-hop? Rock? Jazz? Folk? This North London based singer and multi-instrumentalist of Irish parents isnt too bothered with the straitjacket imposed by such generic terminology.

Born in Camden Town, John Myers taught himself several instruments from an early age, with the exception of the violin, which he was introduced to at the age of 8. Hearing the music of Scott Walker, Jimi Hendrix and The Modern Jazz Quartet played around the house was bound to have an effect on his future musical direction; he even liked AC/DC long before they became the favoured choice of Mondeo drivers. Already writing many songs, his time at Salford University studying Popular Music And Recording saw him forming his own band which toured the UK, France, Italy and Norway. He was also highly commended as a runner-up in the PRS John Lennon Songwriting Awards.

Upon his return to London, he quickly realised an ambition of his to perform on Top Of The Pops as part of Shane MacGowan And The Popes, promoting Shane & Sinead O'Connor's single "Haunted". This led to touring work with Shane that involved playing many prestigious venues and festivals worldwide such as The Forum, The House Of Blues (LA), The Point (Dublin), The Fleadh (USA and UK), Montreux Jazz Festival, Roskilde (Denmark) and Pinkpop (Holland). In addition, he could also be seen on TV shows such as Late Night With Conan OBrien (NBC) and Late Late Show (RTE), as well as heard on live radio sessions for Radio 1.

He was also featured on a wide array of recordings for acts such as Kylie Minogue, Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke) and Mike Oldfield; being an in demand session multi-instrumentalist/vocalist, John continues to contribute to other recording artists releases, as well as recently remixing a Jamie Lidell track and producing other acts. He has also been recently accepted as a member of Martin Guitars' prestigious Artist Relations Programme.

With a Top 30 single co-writing credit in addition to having recently written with Universal artist Jack McManus and Kit Clark (formerly of the band Danny Wilson), his debut EP was released on the Bluedog Records label via iTunes at the tail end of 2007, with further releases to follow this year. He has also recently produced a single by Hannah Warman, as well as producing/writing for girl band Red Blooded Women (Planet Clique) and co-producing tracks with Pete Waterman for Same Difference's Syco/BMG album "Pop". John is also available for session/live work and emergency plumbing.




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CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE FROM "BLUES & SOUL" (OCT 25 - NOV 7 2006 issue)...


TRACK CREDITS:
Performed, composed, produced and engineered by John Myers except "Divinity" co-written with Jasper Wilkinson.

Member Since:

July 15, 2005

Members:

STUDIO TRACK CREDITS:
Vocals, guitars, bass, keys, drums, violin, kitchen sink - me!


Members for live gigs include Paul Jones on drums (who has played for Spacek, Don Blackman, Mica Paris and Rodney P) and other assorted musical miscreants.

HIRE JOHN FOR RECORDING/LIVE WORK BY EMAILING info@johnmyers.co.uk

Influences:

Well everything's an influence but here's a list of stuff that's annoying the neighbours at the moment (bloody philistines)...Prince, AC/DC, Stevie Wonder, Kraftwerk, Lewis Taylor, John Martyn, Al Green, James Brown/JBs, Jimi Hendrix, Lee Perry, Teddy Riley/Blackstreet/Guy, EWF, Zappa, Zapp, Marc Bolan/T.Rex, Kenny Burrell, Aphex Twin, Eddie Floyd, Danny Wilson, Chic, The Fall, Deep Purple, Sly Stone, Mark Murphy, Chaka Khan, Throbbing Gristle, The Time, Jamie Lidell, Scritti Politti, Derek & Clive, Muddy Waters, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Jah Wobble, Jay Dee, shitty 10p easy listening 60's records which have at least one decent drum break, Bob Marley, Frank McComb, Ween, David Bowie, Mary Mary, Kurt Elling, PIL, Soul Coughing, The Pretenders, Desmond Dekker, A Tribe Called Quest, Don Blackman, The Pogues, D'Angelo, The Human League, Cameo, Elvis Costello, Focus, ABC, Erik Truffaz, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Jackie Wilson, The Cardiacs, Otis Redding, Terence Trent D'Arby/Sananda Maitreya, Jimmy Smith, Sean James, Bootsy, Marvin Gaye, pretty much everything that Stax ever released, Todd Rundgren, Daft Punk, Queen, Mint Condition, Bob James, Chas'n'Dave, Aretha Franklin, Max Romeo, James Ingram, Serge Gainsbourg, George Benson, Beatles, Donny Hathaway, Peter Wyngarde, Masters At Work, Glen Campbell, Ray Charles, Pete Rock, Jimmy Cliff, Basement Jaxx, Gang Starr, Eric Benet, Van Halen, Scott Walker, William Bell, Nik Kershaw, Prince Far I, Weezer, Beach Boys, Sinatra, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan and B.B. King amongst others. And I also like dodgy novelty records that everyone else hates.

Sounds Like:

something half decent occasionally

Record Label:

Bluedog Records