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“John Myers is the reason why discovering new music from new artists is cool, with a voice as delicate as D’Angelo…his range when it comes to creativity hears and sees no boundaries” BLUES & SOUL Soul? Funk? Hip-hop? Rock? Jazz? Folk? This North London based singer and multi-instrumentalist of Irish parents isn’t too bothered with the straitjacket imposed by such generic terminology. Born
in Camden Town, John Myers taught himself several instruments from an
early age, with the exception of the violin, which he was introduced to
at the age of 8. Hearing the music of Scott Walker, Jimi Hendrix and The
Modern Jazz Quartet played around the house was bound to have an effect
on his future musical direction; he even liked AC/DC long before they
became the favoured choice of Mondeo drivers. Upon his return to London, he quickly realised an ambition of his to perform on Top Of The Pops as part of Shane MacGowan And The Popes, promoting Shane & Sinead O'Connor's single "Haunted". This led to touring work with Shane that involved playing many prestigious venues and festivals worldwide such as The Forum, The House Of Blues (LA), The Point (Dublin), The Fleadh (USA and UK), Montreux Jazz Festival, Roskilde (Denmark) and Pinkpop (Holland). In addition, he could also be seen on TV shows such as Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC) and Late Late Show (RTE), as well as heard on live radio sessions for Radio 1. He
was also featured on a wide array of recordings for acts such as Kylie
Minogue, Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke) and Mike Oldfield; being an in demand
session multi-instrumentalist/vocalist, John continues to contribute to
other recording artists releases, as well as recently remixing a Jamie
Lidell track and producing other acts (including co-producing tracks with
Pete Waterman for Same Difference's Syco/Sony BMG album "Pop").
He is also a member of Martin Guitars' prestigious Artist Relations Programme.
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