NEW JUBEUS ALBUM "NATURAL MOOD" COMING IN JUNE 2007
Jason Masi: Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Mike Jarvis: Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals
Brian Reed: Multi-instrumentalist
Seth Thomas: Lead Guitar
Eric Jack: Drums
Influences
Paul Simon, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, The Codetalkers, Ben Harper, Agents of Good Roots, Carbon Leaf, Rusted Root, Jeff Buckley,Billy Preston, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, The Temptations, John Scofield, Wes Montgomery, Bob Schneider, James Taylor, The Doors, Joe Cocker, Gibb Droll, Steve Miller Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Dire Staits, Guster, The Grateful Dead, Umphreys Mcgee, The String Cheese Incident, Widespread Panic, Chris Cornell, Fuel, Rush, Phish,The Dave Matthews Band, Traffic, The Cars, Bob Dylan, Prince, Loreena Mckennitt, Metallica, Sarah Mclachlin, Blind Melon, Kebmo, Jack Johnson, George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, Santana, Sting, Pat Matheny, Talking Heads, Gin Blossoms, Bruce Hornsby, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Barenaked Ladies, Beck, Cake, Green Day, The Doobie Brothers,Sade, Collective Soul,Led Zeppelin, The Counting Crowes, Live, CCR, The Commodores, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Alice In Chains, Faith No More, Jimmy Hendix, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Joni Mitchell, Sublime, The Black Crowes, Patsy Cline, Tom Petty,The Cure, Eric Clapton, The Flaming Lips, Marcus Miller, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Acoustic Alchemy, Allison Kraus, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Artatum, Bella Fleck, Bill Frisell, Blues Traveler, Karl Denson, Charlie Christian, Christian McBride, Dave Brubeck, David Grey, Dennis Chambers, Derek Trucks, Dizzy Gillespie, Enigma, Vionna Apple, Herbie Hancock, Joe Pass, Jobim, Joshua Redman, Medeski Martin and Wood, Mike Stern, Miles Davis, Rick Whitehead, Roy Haynes,Scott Harlan, Shawn Colvin, Thelonious Monk, Ulf Wakenius, Victor Bailey, Weather Report, Wynton Marsalis, Gato Barbieri, Don Henley, Dead Can Dance, Dave Holland, John Abercrombie, Jack Dejohnette, Charlie Parker, Charlie Haden, Charlie Byrd, Bud Powell, Stravinski, Al DiMeola, Afro Cuban Allstars, Gipsy Kings, and many more....
The name Jubeus is derived from a South American tree whose nectar is utilized in the preparation of wine.
Bio
An intoxicating spirit of roots-rock and soul best describes the sound of Jubeus, an innovative quintet bearing songs filled with warmth and vigor for the listener. Basing most of their compositions around Jason Masi's singer/songwriter approach, Mike Jarvis (bass), Seth Thomas (guitar), Eric Jack (drums) and Brian Reed (keyboards, auxiliary percussion and instrumentation) display a unique ability to blend various styles including Latin, folk, funk and reggae into contemporary pop rock tunes. While parallels have been drawn between acts such as Rusted Root, Maroon 5, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Carbon Leaf, Jubeus provides audiences with a life and pulse unmistakably their own.
"While displaying shades of Maroon 5 and Incubus, Jubeus' latest album Natural Mood proves these guys are naturals when it comes to funky roots rock ... Natural Mood takes their sound to dazzling new heights." -- Performing Songwriter, January/February 2008
"The high-quality vocals are strong and reminiscent of performers like Edwin McCain. The instrumentals however, are in a genre all their own and in this case, that's not a bad thing. Jubeus pulls off their attempt at something new and something they call their own. This album does not have a stale, boring sound in the least and you will be compelled to listen to the entire thing, wondering what they will come up with next. It's strange, it's daring, and it works." - Sharon Tharp - Hot Indie News .com
Music and the Ultimate Emotion
Much of the music crafted by Jubeus is concerned with love, a common theme in every genre. But Jubeus eschews trite or hackneyed ideas, choosing instead to genuinely explore this most profound of emotions and create a personalized soundtrack for each listener to relate to their own life experiences.
"Light the candles, pour the wine or your other favorite libation for seduction - and then off with the lights and everything else. Favorite "Love Is In The Air," is just one of the romantic offerings on this nice compilation of easy-to-listen-to, poignant, tug at your heart strings songs from this Richmond, VA band. Soft and jazzy, Natural Mood would be an excellent addition for your library for those "special" occasions or a rainy day...Other standouts are, "Lotus," "Silence" and "Up Your Sleeve." Buy a ticket and get on board, Natural Mood is worth the fare." -- Skid Dickson www.harderbeat.com
Making the Music
With two albums, Two Tone Circles and Natural Mood already under their belt, Jubeus is continuing to pursue various forms of visual media to accompany their musical compositions. Playing shows, writing songs that excite the band as much as fans, Jubeus is showing its dedication for not just music but what the music means. Jubeus is currently working with A&R Select, an independent A&R firm that shares these artists unified vision and is working hard to reach others with it.
Sup guys, Great show @ the Bartenders Ball in Roanoke. Thanks for letting us jam with ya on the last two songs. We were pretty juiced @ that point in the evening. Hope we didn't kill your groove. Keep the vibes fellas.
See you guys shortly. Looking forward to meeting your new drummer. Hopefully you'll have room in your van for the "goodies" that I'm bringing you! Love ya.
Yeahhhh. I'm still smiling inside from getting to spend some long overdue quality time with my favorite boys. It was SO great to see you all again and hang out like old times. We really need to work on getting you some shows out here. Can you say "slumber party at Stacy's" ??
Love and Hugs and next time won't be soon enough!!
your fav. ex roomie (well, I'm just assigning myself that title)
We have some very exciting news to announce: A track entitled 'Sleeping Giant' from our upcoming album Hiding Place will be featured on the Diamond Cuts segment of ESPN's Baseball Tonight this Sunday, July 27. The show airs at 7pm just before the Yankees vs. Red Sox game and again at 12:30am. We hope you guys tune in and check it out. After it airs, we will be adding the segment to YouTube and will send out a link so that you can pass it along to help us reach as many new listeners as possible! Thanks again for all the support and stay tuned for more exciting news as we get set to release the album.
Dooley Noted - THIS FRIDAY - July, 18th at The Corner Bar. With special guests: Shag Wagon Deluxe, Johnny Mundayne and the Sweetspots, and Oridjinns. A must see show! 9 pm sharp!
See You There! The Corner Bar is located on the corner of Mills and Vine, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008
Hey guys, love to have as many fellow musicians and local bands as possible come and hang with us on thursday (we all know getting crowds on a Thursday can be dicey sometimes) at Cary Street Cafe. Definitely dig the music, and hope you can come. Hope all is well and keep rockin. Matt
someone broke into my car and stole my discman among other things but my natural moods cd was in the disc player I'm heart broken when are you guys coming back to no va I want another cd (boo)
Peter Beliaev is a one of a kind artist and musician who pours his heart and soul into his work. The Richmond Buzz is proud to present The 2008 Men That Rock.
Hello Artesian friend!
Artesian Entertainment Group will be hosting a music business seminar called "Marketing & Managing Your Music in Today's Modern Market". It will be on Tuesday, July 29 at In Your Ear Studios from 7Pm - 9PM.
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Thanks so much, and I look forward to seeing you there!
Best,
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Artesian Entertainment Group
