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H owdo and welcome to my myspace write-up.
S alut! et bienvenue à ma description de ‘myspace’.
I write songs and tunes, usually based on life-experience or imagined experience, which I think is how most people do it. My musical and literary influences are many, and these affect my song and tune-writing. Most notably, I used to have a penchant for 60's and early 70's psychedelia and prog rock, but later-on I turned to almost any style of music and joined a punk band and a folk-rock outfit. These have fallen by the wayside and now I am back to being mostly myself, with the occasional foray into the world of Irish trad.
D onc, alors. J’écris les chansons et la musique, partout au sujet de vie vraie, ou les expériences imaginaires, dont est au façon des personnes plupart. J’ai beaucoup des influences musicale et littéraire, et mes compositions sont affectée par ceux choses. Le plus notamment, j'ai eu un penchement pour les années '60 et le debut des années '70 – le ‘psychedelia’ et le ‘prog-rock’ - mais par le temps je tournée à presque toutes styles de musique, ce qui m'a donné les droits de tenir un place en groupes ‘punk’ et ‘folk-rock’. Ceux-ci sont tombés par le bord de la route et maintenant je suis de nouveau à être la plupart du temps moi-même, avec l'incursion occasionnelle au monde du traditionnel irlandais.
A nyway, the world of Zonn was big in the late 80's - when (as 'Alias' John Riley ) I left a rock/goth band for the beauty of 'Mike Oldfield-style' home recording - and then again in the late 90's and early 00's - when I decided that I really am obsessed with pushing rhyming words into 'plucked and strummed guitar' or 'any-genre' musical backdrops.
A lors, dans les années '80 en retard, le monde de ‘Zonn’ était grand – quand (dans le caractère de ‘Alias' John Riley ) je partait d’une groupe ‘rock/goth’ pour la finesse de enregistrement chez moi au façon de ‘Mike Oldfield’ – et de l'autre côté vers la fin des années '90 et des années '00 tôt – quand je décidé que je suis vraiment hanté aux actions que finissent avec une melange creatif des contextes musicaux ‘guitare plumée et percussif’ ou de 'tout-genre'.
S ince my first live solo spot in 1997, I have moved towards creating a new expanded Zonn discography and concert output - whilst in turn, travelling further and further away from rubbish employment...
D epuis mes solo-concerts debut, en 1997, j'ai roulée vers la creation d’une ‘Zonn’ discographie neuve et concert rendement – tandis qu'en même temps, je mis à plus loin distance, les emplois ‘McJob’…
2 001 proved to be a boon in terms of songwriting and recording, with PHOTOCOPY OF MY MIND occupying the position of 'come-back' album for me. One track got played on Hospital Radio, Swindon .
L ’annee 2001 se sont avérés être un avantage en termes de l’écrivant des chansons et l’enregistrement – le disque PHOTOCOPY OF MY MIND a occupée la position de billet ‘allez-retour’ pour moi. Le Radio de Hôpital Swindon jouée un chanson de la disque!
T he next year, I had the cover for the 1988 album HARD FRUIT re-designed, and it is now available in CD format. Hear some tracks at Carbon Logic .
L ’annee prochaine, j'ai eu la couverture pour ‘HARD FRUIT’ - l'album de 1988 - remodelé, et actuellement, le CD format est disponible . Ecoutez-vous des chansons au site ‘Carbon Logic’ .
T he single DON'T SPEAK TOO SOON was a huge minority success in 2004 -
L e ‘simple’ DON’T SPEAK TOO SOON était un success massif en l’annee 2004, avec une minorite –
- being on the playlist at: KIDN, KFMU & NPR radio stations, Colorado.
- étant sur le playlist à : Stations par radio de KIDN, de KFMU et de NPR, le Colorado.
C oupled with an extensive tour of parts of south-east England, the feedback from this single gave me the vavavoom to record the 'acoustic singer/songwriter' long-player PORTFOLIO CAREER, which is available to purchase through the gardneronline website (see opposite) and which gave me a Silver Artist Award at Radio Gets Wild online radio station.
C ouplé à une excursion étendue des parties de sud-est Angleterre, la rétroaction de ce simple m'a donné le 'vavavoom!' pour enregistrer la PORTFOLIO CAREER de long-joueur 'de singer/parolier acoustique ', qui est disponible pour acheter par le site Web de 'gardneronline' (voyez vis-à-vis de) et qui m'a donné une récompense argentée d'artiste à la radio obtient la station par ‘Radio Gets Wild’ .
S oon afterwards, I got a bit understimulated with the response I was getting and chose to steer towards a couple of enjoyable sabbatical years, which ended in renewed vigour and realistically-lowered expectations. I think it's better not to care too much about what you do, and care more about how you do it...blah, blah...
B ientôt après, j’ai devenir un peu ‘sous stimulé’ par le reponse que j’ai été recevoir, et donc j’ai choisi pour conduire deux années sabbatical agréables, ce qui fini dans la vigueur remplacée et les espérances réaliste-abaissées. Je crois qu'il vaut mieux de ne pas s'inquiéter trop de ce que vous faites, et pour s'inquiéter plutôt davantage de la façon dont vous le faites... etc., etc...
O K. So since then, I have appeared in the Wiki Music Guide (with exclusive interview and biog) and in Rock Circle online music magazine (now-obsolete) - where one of my toons reached No. 1 in the charts! I have also been stretching my performing legs, with appearances at Scaledown , Viva Viva and the Six Bells Folk n' Blues Club - amongst the many notable venues available...
A lors! Depuis lors, je suis apparu du ‘Wiki Music Guide’ (avec l'entrevue exclusif et le biog) et en magazine en ligne de musique de ‘Rock Circle’ (actuellement désuet) - où un de mes airs atteint le numéro 1 dans les diagrammes ! J'avais également étiré mes jambes d'exécution, avec des aspects aux 'Scaledown' , 'Viva Viva' et ‘Six Bells Folk n’ Blues Club’ - parmi les nombreux rendez-vous notables disponibles...
M ost importantly, I released the 3-song EP LOS GALGOS that broke previous records: by being played 3 times at the poshest restaurant in Monsanto, Portugal (where it was also heard on Rádio Clube de Monsanto ) and through selling 3 copies during the summer 2007 London/Oxford weekend tour...it's been played at The Juggler café in Hoxton, London as well...
D 'une manière primordiale, j'ai fait disponible le 3-chansons EP LOS GALGOS qui a cassé les disques précédents : en étant joué 3 fois au restaurant le plus bourgeois dans Monsanto, Portugal (où aussi on l'a entendu sur Rádio Clube de Monsanto ) et en vendant 3 copies pendant l'excursion de week-end de l'été 2007 de London/Oxford...il également est joué au 'The Juggler' café à Hoxton, Londres...
...you can catch one track right now at the Virtual Open Mic ...
... vous pouvez attraper un chanson a ce moment au Virtual Open Mic ...
D ecember 2007 brought more good news when the classic tineolacide tune Night of the Moths achieved Song of the Day status at: BeatTheMix online music platform (again, now obsolete)...
D écembre 2007 a apporté des nouvelles meilleures quand l'air classique Night of the Moths a réalisé 'Chanson le Statut de Jour' à la plateforme en-ligne de musique de BeatTheMix (actuellement désuet)...
A nd to cap it all, I was recently interviewed and recorded playing live for 'The Friday Show' at Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication at Chislehurst, in Kent...
E t pour faire un képi, récemment j'ai joué un chanson et a été interviewé pour 'Le Friday Show' au Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication chez Chislehurst, dans Kent...
B ut that's not all. This year I have been judging for the 1st Annual Native-E Music Awards (for Native American & Canadian Aboriginal artists), which was celebrated in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the 20th September 2008 - check the Native-E Music Awards website. Congratulations to all who took part!
C ar cela pas tout. Cette année j'avais jugé pour les 1ères récompenses 'Native-E' annuelles de musique (pour les artistes Indigènes Américains et Canadiens Indigènes) qui etait célébré à Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique - visitez au site Native-E Music Awards . Félicitations à tous ce qui ont participé !
A nd finally (for the moment), the new EP - BACK IN BLIGHTY - is out NOW!!!
E t enfin (pour l'instant), le nouvel EP - BACK IN BLIGHTY - est disponible MAINTENANT!!!
H ave I said enough yet? You want more? Why not ask me to play a bespoke gig for you [johnzonn(at)fsmail.net] or buy a recording? Hey, and check out my friends!
E st-ce que j'ai dit assez encore ? Vous voulez plus ? Pourquoi ne pas me demander de jouer une gig personnelle pour vous [ johnzonn(à)fsmail.net ] ou achetez un enregistrement ? Hé, et découvrez mes amis!

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Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Website: gardneronline.co.uk/johnzonn.html
Sounds Like:
"I guess it's coffee house type music? That's a genre available here on subscription radio."
Stephen Ryan
(Canada)

"...half stand-up, half poetry, half music..."
Mike Illingworth
(UK)

"Back in Blighty is amazing! I am such a sucker for easy listening type of songs... So relaxing and exactly the song you wanna play during long drives!"
Jodelen Ortiz
(Admin Member - WikiMusicGuide )

"With the proliferation of singer-songwriters available for your delectation, how do you manage to separate the wheat from the chaff? Well my friend this is where I come in, pointing you in the direction of John Zonn. "Who?" I hear you cry. Well that doesn't really matter, you just need to feel the warmth of the acoustic songs that make up 'Portfolio Career', a selection of songs from John's back catalogue re-recorded first take in the studio. This decision is one that pays dividends, as the rough unpolished edges are one of the things that makes these songs special. The other is that he writes lyrics that are at turns: funny, heartfelt, happy, sad and much more about a range of everyday subjects. The album features some intricate guitar playing which can almost appear flamenco at times ('You Make Me Melt') and some accentuated, near crooning vocals. If by nothing else the album justifies itself over the space of one song, the heart rendingly sad 'Hands Of The Brewery'."
Russell Barker
(' Russell's Reviews ' Online Music Magazine)..br /

"Hi Zonn
Your latest release arrived yesterday - I knew what it was before I opened it, it was singing in the envelope.

What did I find? a fresh sounding e.p. by someone who has invented and mastered their own genre - 'Los Galgos' - a moody Spanish opener which just makes you glad Zonn is back in black.

'Mes parents' is full of subtle poppy chord changes and pulls you in as you try to keep up translating with a grade B in GCSE French - this is quite brilliant John.

'When science meets art' with it's intricate waltzy hooks and lunatic narrative is its equal.

I'm serious when I say you have blown your previous high standard out of the water - this is a very addictive e.p. - listened to it several times already.

The artwork is excellent too.

We demand an album."
Ginge
(from ' Up Holster ')

Record Label: JR Discs
Type of Label: Indie

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NEW PHOTOS

Check 'em out in the 'Tagged Photos' album...
Posted by John Zonn on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:15:00 PST

NEW RELEASE NOW!

BACK IN BLIGHTY - It's all done and dusted. Why not purchase (for £4.80 - incl. p&p to UK) your copy of this lovely 4-song EP now ?Also:To Europe - £5.40 incl. p&p. and International - £5.80 ...
Posted by John Zonn on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:34:00 PST

WHAT AM I UP TO AT THE MOMENT?

...I am releasing the new CD - BACK IN BLIGHTY - in my opinion, it's excellent... ...the EP - LOS GALGOS - is playing at http://www.radiogetswild.com......recently, I took part in 'The Friday Show'&nb...
Posted by John Zonn on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:05:00 PST

YOUR COMMENTS...

Thanks for the comments about me and the nice pictures and words that you send - I'm happy to receive these, but please DON'T POST TOO MANY ADVERTS ON MY PAGE or they WILL be removed! Thank you....
Posted by John Zonn on Tue, 20 May 2008 02:56:00 PST

LIST OF RECENT LIVE PERFORMANCES...

For a full archive list of dates, check out: http://www.gardneronline.co.uk/johnzonnnewevents.htmlFor the most recent live performances, see below - 'Acoustic Night', The Dyke Tavern, Brighton, UK.'Sc...
Posted by John Zonn on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:28:00 PST

MORE ABOUT SONGS AVAILABLE ON THE NET...

I have songs available to purchase in their entirety (CD album/single/EP format) at: http://www.gardneronline.co.uk/johnzonn.html......or in mp3 format at: http://www.indiestore.com/johnzonn and:...
Posted by John Zonn on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:16:00 PST

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW...

"Extra! Extra! Read all about it!! John Zonn gets interviewed" at: http://www.wikimusicguide.com/John_Zonn/Interview    ...
Posted by John Zonn on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:31:00 PST