NJ was formed by poet Rich Ferguson and musical mayhemist Paul Junior Garrison with the intention to radically combine spoken word and music. Nightlight Jesus' MO is to juxtapose the personal with the eternal, the sacred with the profane, the sensitive with the abrasive.
The duo first met during the recording of Rich's CD 'This Is Where I Come From'. The first gig they played together was at Los Angeles' Disney Hall's Redcat Theater.
After experimenting with different approaches, they struck upon their final concept/ incarnation. They combine the analog sound sources of vocals, spoken and sung, and heavily altered guitar electronics with the digital domain of computer based sound sources.
PJG - Originally from Vancouver, musical mayhemist Paul Junior Garrison (www.myspace.com/pauljuniorgarrison) straddles the fence between the improv, art jazz scene, and experimental electronics. He and his electronically altered guitar has toured North America and Asia, and has recorded for Columbia/Sony Records. He has performed at the SXSW Music Festival, CMJ Festival, and Singapore's Mosaic International Music Festival. He has performed at Los Angeles' Disney Hall as a member of Glenn Branca's Guitar Orchestra. He has toured with Rickie Lee Jones, where many shows ended with a duet of her and his guitar loop sonic explorations. He has performed on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, and twice on The David Letterman Show.
RF - Rich Ferguson (www.myspace.com/richferguson) has performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival, the Knitting Factory in NYC with Patti Smith and Janet Hamill. He’s been published in the LA Times, is a regular contributor to The Nervous Breakdown (www.thenervousbreakdown.com) and is also a featured performer in the sequel to 1 Giant Leap--What About Me--which also features Michael Stipe, Michael Franti, KD Lang, and others. About Ferguson, Mitch Myers of Amazon.com once said: “Spouting a peculiar blend of spoken-word poetry, Ferguson has developed a poetry style that is both intellectually challenging and emotionally direct…”
