jp
JP is a songwriter based on the Mornington Peninsula. After spending several years sitting and strumming alongside others, the one-time POLISH guitarist has ventured out onto the solo sidewalk, armed with hypnotic melodies and the simple beauty of an acoustic guitar. JP provides a selection of songs that capture the passion, humour and struggle that come with everyday life, drawing the listener in with his cruisy, laid-back feel.
Jp –Curriculum Vitae Skills Lyricist Writer Experienced Performer Expert Scrambled Egg Maker Film and Television Production Promotion/Marketing/PR Playstation Connoisseur Emcee… So who is the man behind the beard? Is it a Sasquatch? Is it Ned Kelly? Rasputin? Could it be Henry Lawson reincarnated? Or, maybe, it’s Moses…? Jp. The man behind the beard; Creator of the world’s fluffiest scrambled eggs; Purveyor of cult comedy; Film school drop out and ‘The High Society’s’ emcee. Since forming the beard and first gripping the mic, Jp has run his own monthly show, ‘One Mic’, from October 2006 – August 2007, performed at The Laundry, Revolver, First Floor, Bar Open, The Western Port Hotel (San Remo), Royal Botanical Gardens (Mel), Prince Bandroom, Beach Road Hotel (Bondi), Veludo, Haida, Miss Libertine and The Evelyn with many musicians he is honoured to have shared the stage with such as, Illzilla, Wylie J (Arrested Development), SS Pecker, 1/6, Jwaters, Elf Transporter, Urban Monk (Polo
With a foot that has always tapped and an over active imagination that has mixed lyrics to the rhythm, I was never going to escape the clutches of hip hop. The fact that Australia has emerged so strongly in this style only cemented my love for the music and gave birth to the prospect of being a part of it myself. I must admit it took a little time to convince myself I could do this but eventually the passion within prevailed. I write songs and make music that confronts lifes issues on a personal level while trying to inspire, reflect and relate with my listeners. I come as a late starter in the game submitting to hundreds of pages of rhymes and lyrics in folders and files, but am ready to give it my all as I craft my Ep "collision theory".
Session drummer turned eclectic songwriter, jp spent years cruising along at the back of local bands playing any style of music he could poke his sticks at. In 2015, after cutting his teeth and doing his time laying down grooves and co-writing band-songs, jp rose from his drum throne to get a view from the front of the stage – he decided that it was time to lead his own band with his own songs. With an immense passion for worldly rhythms, beautiful melodies and 90s guitar bands, jp has influences as diverse as George Clinton P-Funk, Fela Kuti Afrobeat and Brazilian Bossa Nova. With his debut EP he fuses this myriad of sounds into four distinct pop-songs that you can dance, sing-a-long, make love and break up to. All of these quirky tunes were written late into the night after gigs and sessions when all in his apartment building were soundly sleeping; they share themes and elements of yearning, longing, lonely evenings and wanting to go to bed. Sounding like a quirky mash of Gotye,
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