Jeff
James
Contact: Jeff James Management
[email protected]
Electronic Press Kit Online:
www.jeffjamesmusic.com/presskit.html
Phone:(651)494-4541
Web Site:
www.jeffjamesmusic.com
The Performer (Over 2500 shows!)
After years of performing in the genres of Rock, Country, and
folk, (9 years in MN, 6 in Nashville) Jeff James is highly seasoned and has been well received by crowds ranging from 3 to
3000. Jeff’s shows include the uniqueness of having his audiences feel included, drawing them into his music.
The Unique Live Looping Show:
Timeline:
1992- Begins Solo Career
Professionally
1993-95 Midwest Tour with GLL
1996-98 Frontman in Keystone opening
for several Major Artists
1998-04 Moves to Nashville and releases
5 albums.
1999- Commissioned to write and record
the score for ESPN’s”The Pull”
1999-04 Performs full time in several well
known Nashville clubs.
2004- Performs on the Ernest Tubb Radio
Show
2004- Continues career in
Minnesota - with Release of
“Two Hands” -Top Ten recommended album! - John Shelton
Ivany's Top 21
2004- TV show "Holiday with Jeff
James" airs.
2005- TV show "Take in the Fall"
airs.
2007- Show is recreated with
Live Looping as the focus.
2007- Releases 1st DVD - "Take
in the Fall"
So you’re at a Jeff James show - you see a guy with an acoustic
guitar and a few pedals at his feet. The show starts and you
hear this high hat sound followed by something that could be a
snare drum and then kick drum. You think “Oh this guy must
be using a drum machine” No Drum Machines, it’s all LIVE!!
In less than a minute you are hearing percussion of some kind,
an acoustic guitar rhythm, and a bass guitar while he’s playing
another rhythm guitar part while he’s singing and then he breaks into a
lead. Now you’re thinking “this must be karaoke or some pre-recorded
tracks!” No Pre-recording, it’s all LIVE!! Jeff uses an RC-50 Loop Station
to help fill his songs up with depth of more instrumentation and the width
of improvisational lead guitar. The RC-50 allows him to play lines of guitar that get recorded with a quick punch of a foot pedal and plays back
when he wishes. He then stacks other instruments on top of those lines
- all LIVE!! With the latest edition of the GR-33 you hear the sound of a
full band with sax, keyboard, and assortment of other instruments!
The Songwriter,
The Music
Two Hands - ©2004 Drawing
from the talents of several top
notch Nashville musicians this
album is flavored with an all
around acoustic feel tastefully blended with piano, violin,
mandolin, bass, and some percussion. The music is a wonderful compliment to the thought
provoking lyrics.
Life's
Song ©1999 “is a
mellow easy listening CD which is perfect for those times when one
needs to kick back and take load off. The musical and vocal stylings
suggest influences from singer/songwriters such as James Taylor, Arlo
Guthrie, and Randy Van Warmer.....quite pleasant.” - Carlean Dean
- Kandiyohi Times
Take in the Fall ©2007 Predating James' Live Looping Show
you can jump back and experience an acoustic show as well as
the stories behind some of the songs featured on this DVD.