Influences include food, beverages, sleep, work, love and of course music. I really like anime, sci-fi, giant robots, and anything by the Coen Brothers, Tarantino, or Joss Whedon.
Sounds Like
They Might Be Giants, the Dead Milkmen, Tiny Tim, Brave Combo, Ween, King Missile, Atom & His Package, Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine, and Def Leppard. Okay, everything except that last one.
In case you haven't noticed, there's a brand new song at the top of this page - It's called "Fanbase of Operations," and it's the theme song for a new original web series called 'Fans.' Check out the first episode HERE.
I have a new album out called UKES NOT NUKES!! The new tracks include the trademark whimsy of "Otaku Song," "Monster Girl," and "Song Title in the Lyric." Also included are "Number Six" (a tribute to Battlestar Galactica), "We Could Be Heroes" (a tribute to Heroes), and "Eliza Dushku" (a tribute to... well, you get the idea).
I also have two previous releases available, 2007's KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FLEA WORLD and 2006's UKE-A-HOLICS UNANIMOUS. You can purchase them via download through SNOCAP from this page, or order the physical cds HERE.
You can check out some free UNRELEASED LIVE TRACKS & DEMOS HERE. Please listen and comment.
And now onto the introduction... I'm P.J., and I play the ukulele. I also play the guitar. I also sing and write songs. You may remember me from such bands as The Shake Ups, The Madeira, Mr. Muggles, Hipster Zero, Destination: Earth!, Film At Eleven, In Stitches, Mind Rift?, Larry & Rita's Boy, and Happy & Plaid. (Or perhaps not...)
Anyway, it all started in the mid-1980's when I began playing the electric guitar, very loudly. It was a time of long hair and ripped jeans, and pyrotechnics would have been welcome (and sometimes even appropriate). But something was missing...
Inspired by the death of Tiny Tim in the mid-1990's, I picked up a ukulele for the first time, wondering if it might be that something. I promptly put it back down, and completely forgot about it for several years. But eventually I picked one up again, purely by chance, while vacationing in Hawaii. Then I got one of my own, started writing songs on it, and covering songs by both artists I admired (They Might Be Giants, Leonard Nimoy, King Missile, the Dead Milkmen) and some that I didn't (Poison, Bon Jovi).
I released my debut cd UKE-A-HOLICS UNANIMOUS on Gelatinous Productions in October of 2006. It includes tracks such as "She's A Mystery," "Punk Rock Ukulelist," "Joss Whedon (Is My Master Now)" and "Let's Go! (Voltron Force!)," to name a few. I released a second album, KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FLEA WORLD, a few months later, just prior to relocating from the Midwest to west coast. In the Spring of 2008, I released my third album, UKES NOT NUKES.
So if you've ever wanted to be a professional rock music fan - or just look like one - steer clear. For the rest of you who don't mind looking a little silly or uncool, I hope you have fun.
Your CD Release Party was the most fun that I've had in awhile! You have a great comic wit! I can't remember the last time I laughed so much. Thank you! Oh, and NUMMMMBBBER SSIIIIXXXX...
Hi there P.J. Otaku first of all we'd like to say thanks for being our myspace pal. We wanted to make sure you knew the reason incase we suddenly vanish off of your friends list. The movement we've started for indie artists has grown significantly and consumes all of our time these days. We seldom sign into our myspace account and this is making several people believe that we are ignoring them. We are not ignoring anyone, we wanted everyone to know that. What we're doing has become so busy we just don't have the time for myspace any longer, so in all honesty we are probably going to just close our myspace account.
Many people wanted to use us in the future so if you were one of those people make sure you bookmark the link below so that in the event that we do close our myspace account you won't lose contact with us. I wish you the best of luck in your music career. Thanks again for being our myspace pal.
We have also built a pretty big music community which you are welcome to join if you want to meet new artists like yourself!
yes, your joss song pretty much made my day. thank you.
i hope, hope, hope you have caught on to the Wizard Rock phenomenon. i'm always more than happy to point the way to Harry Potter rock bands, if need be.
and i like the shake ups, too. the enemy within is my favorite of the songs up there. it reminds me a bit of the shins and that's pretty awesome.
Hey PJ, I had a crazy Destination:Earth! dream the other night and was just thinking about you. I thought I would stop by and say hi. Hope everything is good for you and Kathie. Miss you guys.
