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Ringo Skywalker

Love & peace for those who can't handle the truth

About Me

I am Jan Pohl, 28 years old, a drummer, songwriter and producer and this is my band "Ringo Skywalker". I started off as a drummer in 1992. I played in all kinds of bands. A few years ago when I had my lonely-nights-alone-at-home phase, I started writing my own songs. Some of them ended up in my band Monokay but most of them didn’t fit the concept. So my songs remained untouched in my head. But half a year ago I decided that the time was right to put everything on one record - my record. I recorded everything by my self at various locations (most of it at home). I played 95% of the instruments by myself. The rest was done with a little help from my friends. My music is pure, raw and honest - what you hear is what you get! I make my music with all my heart. This is who I am and what I feel! So listen to my songs, play it loud, enjoy and spread the word! The best,Ringo Skywalker

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/22/2006
Band Website: ringoskywalker.com
Band Members:Jan Pohl: everything (please check my blog "credits" for the studio-helpers)
Influences: Nirvana, QOTSA, Damien Rice, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Foo Fighters, The Who, Led Zep, Oasis, Roxette, Pearl Jam, Elbow, PJ Harvey, Susan Vega, The Police, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Neil Young, The Raconteurs, Soundgarden, Massive Attack, Tim Christensen, The Peppers, Jeff Buckley
Sounds Like: Ringo Skywalker’s-old school-alternative songwriter-rock
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"new" songs for free!

Hey world! It took me a while, I know... But here I am again with 2 more songs from my lovely album. Check out "Feel you" and "Midsummer night" and download them for free! Enjoy and spread the word!!!...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:38:00 PST

Ringo Skywalker @ Riverfrontradio (St. Louis, USA) and tour review

What a great week...! I just got home from my Italian-tour. We had a great time down there! Travelling was heavy - 17 hours to get there and 16 to come back. But it was worth the effort!!! We played 4...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:04:00 PST

Ringo Skywalker is "hollandse nieuwe" at 3voor12

On wednesday I was introduced on Radio 3voor12 at the program "Doublecheck".I had a telefon-interview and they played 2 of my songs!You can listen to the interview at http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:25:00 PST

Ringo Skywalker’s Italian-tour

Dear friends, Ringo Skywalker will be touring in Italy next week!The tour will be from 9 till 15 october. Please check my Space for the dates! The performance time may differ from the information on M...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:09:00 PST

Ringo Skywalker back behind the drums

Hey guys, it's time for a new blog - I guess. From July 2007 I'm drumming for the Dutch alternative band "16 Down". Please check out their great music! www.myspace.com/16downmusic or take a look ...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:30:00 PST

order "Love & peace for those who can't handle the trurth"

You 'd like to order my album "Love & peace..."? No problem! Just send an email to [email protected]. The cd is ¬ 10,- incl. shipping. It's as easy as that!...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:08:00 PST

cd-release

Hey guys, I had my cd-release party two days ago and I was having such a blast! The band played amazing! The crowd were great! It was my first on-stage experience as a frontman/singer/guitar pla...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:41:00 PST

"Love & peace" is number 1 in the Lowlands Top 25!

Within just one week my record "Love & peace fot those who can't handle the truth" is top of the list for the Lowlands Top 25!  THANK YOU Lowland is Holland's biggist alternative Festival (50...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Tue, 29 May 2007 02:59:00 PST

Ringo Skywalker is newcomer on radio NDR2!

Dear friends, You made it possible! Ringo Skywalker's "All I see is you" is the winning song on NDR2 (one of Germany's biggest radiostations)! You did it! You've got tast! You are unbelieveable! Than...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Fri, 25 May 2007 01:50:00 PST

What the critics write...

I got the first reviews of my record: "...it gives me the creeps as "All I see is you" resounds out of the speakers..." Speaker Nr. 57 May/June 2007 "Mooie titel alvast! Ringo Skywalker is e...
Posted by Ringo Skywalker on Tue, 15 May 2007 01:07:00 PST