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He may be a proud product of the Detroit music scene, but his career path has certainly followed more of a Hollywood-style plot line. Born an orphan, JTX gravitated towards music for as long as he can remember. Endless hours of singing along to the radio and watching MTV convinced him to put together a band and start writing songs.
After grinding through the regular rock band regimen of rehearsals and high school gigs in Michigan, JTX ran away to Los Angeles as a teen. While working at a record store he answered an ad to be on VH-1's ROCK N' ROLL JEOPARDY and won! The prize money was used to record his first demo that made its way into the hands of rock superstar Marilyn Manson who offered JTX a job as his personal assistant on tour. JTX immediately accepted this proverbial call to adventure.
For a year JTX traveled the globe with Marilyn Manson working hard and writing songs all along the way. He was fired by Sharon Osbourne for trashing a dressing room on the OZZFEST tour and the now-legendary Manson stint led immediately to another tour offer with rock radio giants Linkin Park. While on the road, members of Linkin Park overheard JTX working on his music during some "down time" backstage. Even though the songs were only simple acoustic renditions, the band asked JTX to be their opening act for the next show. One show turned into more and suddenly JTX was making nightly appearances in front of sold out arena crowds. Thanks to the Linkin Park tour exposure, this Cinderella storyline segued into both record and publishing deals for JTX. And the momentum continues to build.
JTX's first single "(I'm Gonna) Party Like a Rockstar" has lit up request lines and raced up the charts, creating an incredible buzz at radio stations and on the internet! Programmer Kid Kelly at Sirius Radio's "SIRIUS HITS 1" says, "JTX is top 5 phones... this is a stadium anthem waiting to happen!" JTX has also cracked radio markets and topped request lines in dozens of other major cities including: New Haven, CT; Rapid City, SD; Decatur, IL; Little Rock AR, and all over Michigan. It is the theme song for the HBO show "CATHOUSE". Dave Attell even used the song on a Comedy Central special. JTX performed with Snoop Dogg and Tommy Lee at the Penthouse Magazine Super Bowl party in Detroit. Sold out shows with Switchfoot, Bowling for Soup, Rehab, and Uncle Kracker followed.
He's been seen on NBC's The Today Show, Dr. Phil, The Insider, ABC News, Entertainment Tonight, VH1's Best Week Ever, Fox's Mike and Juliette Morning Show, as well as in People Magazine, US Weekly and the NY Post.
JTX and his band recently completed a tour of Afghanistan to perform for the troops involved in Operation Enduring Freedom. Lately he has been in the studio writing and recording with Uncle Kracker and after a protest by students at Boyne Falls High School who wanted to be choose their own graduation speaker JTX was approved by the school board and gave a commencemet speech and a concert for the graduating class of 2009! INTERVIEWS ABC News NBC's Today Show VH1's Best Week Ever FOX's Mike And Juliette Morning Show The Insider US Weekly Dr. Phil Cleveland Free Times The Tennessean
hey!! i love the video:) i was at the concert on sunday in GR, you guys were awesomeee:) i thiiiink i may have talked to you afterwords, but i can't remember. annnyways, i love youu guys, you're amaaazing. talk to you later! ashleeey.
Haha.. I work for a dr and his wife as a nanny/yardworker/maid/slave.. and I've been here for a littke over 2 years and I haaaaate it now. I'm soooo over it!
Awe:/ And nothing really. I was gunna go to your show this sunday. But im goin gto my best friends boyfriends concert:b But yeah. Tell me when ever your playing around here agian. Last time was alot of funn:D
hey...whats new...so when you coming back around to michigan.....to party again.....you probably don't remember me...but we chilled for a lil bit when you played at streeters in traverse city.....in june....or 2005....hit me some time if you are in michigan....
Dude, you're an XBOX Star. My son has ripped your cd into his XBOX360 and listens to you while he plays his games. The really cool part about this is his friends are always coming over and playing with him. You should see them react to JTX. It's like they're hearing Eddie Van Halen or Prince for the first time. They want to know who it is and where can they get a copy. BTW, congrats on "Smile"! Number 7 this week, Boss!!!!!
I have not checked my Myspace in forever, Feels refreshing. I just practiced 4 hours of blazing arpeggios, followed by 1 hour of g chord strumming. If I waited any longer, I would have to wear a diaper while practicing.. that way I can get more hours in!!!
Glad to see I'm still one of your top fiends...i mean friends;-) You Rock! How is it that "PLARS" stays in my "hot recurrent" catagorey? Gotcha back, my brother!
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