Jonathan Sexton- Vocals/Guitar/
Dave "The Animal" Campbell- Drums/Vocals
J.Niles Haury-Bass
Andrew Sexton-Guitar
Elodie Lafont-Vocals
Influences
All things most high: Love and Spirit.
Sounds Like
The sun peaking through the clouds after a tremendous storm that reshifted the face of all existence as a reminder that there is always one thing, a new day.
According to Knoxville News Sentinel staff writer Randall brown, "Jonathan Sexton is overflowing with big ideas of universal love and good vibes. It's also overflowing with great vocal chops by Sexton and solid musicianship by the Big Love Choir"
Its amazing what can happen in a year. Jonathan Sexton went from a solo artist to a frontman, from a man alone on a journey to the leader of a team. "Big Love (2008)" not only allowed Sexton to reclaim his place on the map in the music world, but more importantly it put in place the series of events that led to the creation and solidification of "The Big Love Choir" -at least the core members that as, because the band maintains "if you have a voice you can sing, and if you wanna sing along, then your in the choir" says drummer Dave Campbell. Sexton adds, "thats right, its open invite, as long is its about love and respect, its all family." It truly is all about family, nothing makes this more evident than the addition of Andrew Sexton, Elodie Lafont, and J. Niles Haury to the choir. Drummer Dave "the animal" Campbell has been in since jumpstreet.
What was not even a band a year ago is already getting nods from major concert promoters and sharing the stage with some of the biggest acts from around the region such as DMB collaborator Tim Reynolds and singer songwriter Dave Barnes. This incredible momentum is further evidenced by being added to the Sundown in the City concert series line up for 2009. They are also beginning to make waves regionally swapping gigs with some of the best independent musicians the south has to offer.
Committed to integrity and hard work, great things lie ahead for Jonathan Sexton and the Big Love Choir ~~Rose Cortez 2009
Jonathan Sexton enjoyed a long stint in the rock bands Oversoul, the Redhouse Project, and redhouse during Knoxville, TN's early 21st century music scene, and then helped found the heartbreaking Whiskey Scars. After the band’s demise, Jonathan took an extended break from writing and performing – during which time he experienced an abyss of personal turbulence, and successfully acquired a master's degree and a "real job.” Sensing that his life was missing something, Jonathan returned to writing and performing with a new voice, a new band, and a new mentality. "Music was my identity, and then was gone. I was still writing, playing shows and things but it became about money, how much I was playing, how many cities I had reached, and how many people were coming.", Sexton says, "I took a trip and I discovered some things - I remembered some things in Central America, and I remembered some things in my son's eyes. It brought me back to my roots, who I am and what I exist for, and that is to share and express the glory of the most high strength, the source of all hope, love, acceptance and forgiveness. I am merely a reciprocal and a tool for the One Love to share itself." This new vibe and message is plainly expressed in the lyrics of the new album "Big Love", and can be felt in the conviction of Sexton's voice. Sexton says "It is nice to play again; it’s nice to be free of the tyranny the financial component plays in the music business. It aids in focusing on the vision of the music, the spirit of the songs, and the integrity of the message. This is all for fun now, it's about love now, not survival, and that freedom is what opened up the door to all this material, after being closed so long by fear. Now, joy reigns supreme. It is exciting to see what can happen with no expectation and no fear. So much of the world is run by fear, so many of our decisions are fear-based, but there is no fear here, not in this music, not in this band." By Rose Cortez
Jonathan Sexton was featured in a recent article at thedailytimes.com. Check it out here
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LOVED the show Saturday night. Sounded great and the energy was awesome! LOVE you guys! And Robby and I agree that... 1) Andrew freaking rocks!!! and 2) Jonathan is one of the best huggers we've met in a long time!
damn! you guys are hot! ;) and you are going to be in nashville on the only 2 dates i won't be.... what's up with that?!?!? i will be in knox on the 2nd of oct. and you will be here. bummer!
Hey big brother! I need your number. I moving to Alabama monday then Im moving to Panama City in Febuary but I wont be back to TN for a while. Love ya man
Hey Jonathan...How'd the movie premiere go Friday night? Sorry I didnt get a chance to come down, we're in Cincinnati this weekend visiting family...I'd love to see you again, I'll check out your schedule and be there to hang...it was so great seeing you at Sundown...you & your band just RAWK...I love your sound and always knew even from back in the day, you'd be a great in the music field! Hope you've had a great weekend!!! I will catch up with you when I get back into town. I'm so happy about your new video comin out!! Great Song!
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