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johnnieboy
johnnieboy debut
album
Available NOW BUY
CD
1.
Origami
2. Hit
the Road Jake
3. Light It!
4. The Finer Things in Life
5. The Man in Blue
6. Can't Sit Still
7. Toast
8. The Screws Unwind
9. Mama's Boy
10.The Penny Show
11.Rock Band
12.Flat On Your Face
Request
johnnieboy
on XM Satellite Radio
Channel 43
johnnieboy
grew up in a small rural community outside of Lincoln,
Nebraska. At fifteen he began playing the bass. After
a few years of of listening to soul records and honing
his chops, he landed a gig in a local funk band. He
eventually tired of the midwest music scene and at 19,
headed for New York City to try his luck there.
Upon
arriving in NYC, he found a share in an apartment in
the east village. His roommate was a musician who had
a recording program on his computer. johnnieboy
figured out how to create drum loops and began writing
songs by jamming along with the beats on his bass,
then adding guitar and keyboards using an cheap casio
and an old electric piano that his roommate had. He
recorded some of the vocals with a Fisher Price toy
tape recorder. This gave his voice a lo-fi distorted
sound. Many of the lyrics were made up on the spot and
recorded right after they were written to capture a
sense of urgency.
Being
that he played all the instruments himself, it was
impossible to perform live. johnnieboy tried to put
together a band, but that didn't work out. All was not
lost however, when his his song
"origami"
attracted lots of attention on the college radio
scene.
johnnieboy
had accumulated enough songs for an album and when
headshop records heard them they offered him a deal.
The tracks were remixed and his debut album is now
available.
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