Official Website: http://www.jose-gonzalez.com/
I don't know that I could ever give Pandora enough credit for introducing me to so many good artists, but here again is another artist I discovered through my Pandora station and have been hooked on a while...Swedish born singer-songwriter Jose Gonazalez. Yes, you read that right, born in Sweden to Argentine parents, Jose grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music, and Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez.
Gonzalez spent his early years playing with hardcore punk and rock bands. Some of this influence can still be heard in his music, though he is better known for a trademark soft voice and his solo classical guitar from which he seems to drain a wall of sound.
Gonzalez released Veneer in 2003 while studying for a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Gothenburg, which he has yet to complete (a music career can kind of get in the way of something like that). Most of Gonzalez's music consists of originals, but he also covers a number of other artists as diverse in genre as fellow Swedish act The Knife, Bruce Sprinsteen, and Massive Attack.
Below is a live performance of his track "Deadweight on Velveteen".
González is also a member of Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.
Here's is a live performance of Junip's "Rope and Summit" from the EP with the same title...
Showing posts with label acoustic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acoustic. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Jack Johnson
Official Website: http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/
To write about (primarily) acoustic music and not mention Jack Johnson would be a gross oversight and since I've written about 2 artists that are on his label, I figured it was about time to introduce him to those that haven't heard of him.
Jack Johnson is a singer-songwriter, surfer and musician. He was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He is the son of well-known surfer Jeff Johnson. Jack took an interest in surfing at an early age and at 17, became the youngest invitee to make the surfing finals at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu's north shore. Unfortunately, one week later, his stint as a professional surfer was ended when he suffered a surfing accident at the Pipeline that put over 150 stitches in his forehead and knocked a few of his teeth out.
He is a key organizer in the Kōkua Festival. He currently has sold 8 million albums worldwide.
His highest–selling album is Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George, with 4 million albums shipped worldwide, due to the success of the 2006 film.
He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, and graduated with a degree in film. While in college, he developed his passion for music, and played rhythm guitar for a local party band.
Johnson's professional career began after befriending G. Love while surfing.
Johnson then co-directed Thicker Than Water, a surf documentary that was released in 2000, for which he also composed the soundtrack.
Here's a couple of Johnson's videos, starting with my kids' favorite, "Upside Down" and a live version of "Better Together".
To write about (primarily) acoustic music and not mention Jack Johnson would be a gross oversight and since I've written about 2 artists that are on his label, I figured it was about time to introduce him to those that haven't heard of him.
Jack Johnson is a singer-songwriter, surfer and musician. He was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He is the son of well-known surfer Jeff Johnson. Jack took an interest in surfing at an early age and at 17, became the youngest invitee to make the surfing finals at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu's north shore. Unfortunately, one week later, his stint as a professional surfer was ended when he suffered a surfing accident at the Pipeline that put over 150 stitches in his forehead and knocked a few of his teeth out.
He is a key organizer in the Kōkua Festival. He currently has sold 8 million albums worldwide.
His highest–selling album is Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George, with 4 million albums shipped worldwide, due to the success of the 2006 film.
He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, and graduated with a degree in film. While in college, he developed his passion for music, and played rhythm guitar for a local party band.
Johnson's professional career began after befriending G. Love while surfing.
Johnson then co-directed Thicker Than Water, a surf documentary that was released in 2000, for which he also composed the soundtrack.
Here's a couple of Johnson's videos, starting with my kids' favorite, "Upside Down" and a live version of "Better Together".
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Website: Acoustic Oklahoma
I happened across this Facebook profile a few months back and "liked" it. The site has been delivering videos of a large variety of Oklahoma's talented singer/songwriters since sometime around September 29th of this year (as that is as far back as I can go on their wall).
If you aren't on Facebook or can't access the page, the videos are also archived to the owner's YouTube channel here.
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