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Jessé Witney

Oi molekue, faz um som ai!!

About Me

For booking enquiries, please e-mail Greg at [email protected] or call +61 422 768 022 ............................................................ ....................It all began in 1986 when Julie Witney of 57 Tamaree Rd Gympie Queensland gave birth to a 7 pound boy called Jesse. It was said he had the eyes of a saint and the blessings of many a bush-hippie. He grew amongst the trees in a Queensland style house made out of Pine and stringybark wood. He made friends with the local rednecks who would set their dogs onto him at any possible moment so he would 'Bugger off my pineapple patch!!' He grew to have a fine appreciation for his parents musical abilities on the Banjo, button accordian, saw and bush bass. Not to mention 13 part harmonies and yodelling... he knew from a very young age he wanted to be a gypsey musician! Travelling the world and meeting all the strangers with strange sounds from far away, beyond seas and centuries of evolution........................Jesse Witney é cantor, violonista, arranjador e compositor natural de Gympie, Austrália. Ele nasceu dentro uma família musical, e começou aprendendo instrumentos desde cedo. Interessou-se pelo violão com a idade de 15 anos. Depois do segundo grau, se mudou para a cidade de Lismore no estado de New South Wales, para estudar violão na Universidade de Southern Cross. Após um ano na universidade ele decidiu que seria bom explorar outras culturas e estilos musicais. Começou viajando por vários lugares pela Europa. Ficou no Brasil para absorver os vários ritmos e estilos de música que sao apenas disponivies la.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/19/2007
Band Members: I am more or less a solo artist but love to play with others. I have collaborated with many great musicians in Brisbane and Lismore Australia as well as Bristol, England.
Influences: Alison Krauss, The Rice Brothers, Lunasa and Solace, Sting, Antonio Carlos Jobim, John Mayer, Jim Kelly, Bob Marley, Marcio Faraco, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Coldplay, A Bossa Electrica, Paul Kelly, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, John Butler, The Cat Empire, Luie Shelton, Paul Simon, Manu Chao, Kafka, Doug de Vries, Djavan
Sounds Like: A blend of Folk and Reggae with a dash of Latin and a twist of Gypsey Jazz!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

What´s crackalacking on this travel trip!!

Yeehaaa!! Sitting here in a little Lan house on the island of Florianopolis in the state of Santa Catarina Brazil. Trying to download Itunes onto the computer so I can forge a whole heap of new music ...
Posted by Jessé Witney on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:30:00 PST