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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.
Already writing many songs, his time at Salford University studying Popular
Music And Recording saw him forming his own band which toured the UK,
France, Italy and Norway, whilst doing Fender Rhodes sessions for the
legendary UK deep/garage house label Freetown Records. He was also highly
commended as a runner-up in the PRS John Lennon Songwriting Awards.
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.
This led to touring work 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 sessions
for Radio 1.
He was also featured on a wide array of recordings for acts such as Kylie
Minogue and Mike Oldfield (details of which are listed in the discography
section); 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. He
has also been recently accepted as a member of Martin Guitars' prestigious
Artist Relations Programme.
With
a Top 30 single co-writing credit in addition to having recently written
with Universal artist Jack McManus and Kit Clark (formerly of the band
Danny Wilson), his debut EP was released on the Bluedog Records label
via iTunes at the tail end of 2007, with further releases to follow this
year. He has also recently produced a single by Hannah Warman, as well
as producing/writing for girl band Red Blooded Women (Planet Clique) and
co-producing tracks with Pete Waterman for Same Difference's Syco/BMG
album "Pop". John is also available for session/live work and
emergency plumbing.

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