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Jonas Lyn

About Me


Member of: The Wisemanagement Co. www.myspace.com/thewisemanagementcompany
a brief synopsis of jonas lyn:
1979-83? born. 1986 heard dad singing along to peter paul and mary, crosby stills and nash, and john denver.
1989 my younger brother was better than me at violin.
The '90's: 1991 tried to play trombone, failed music class because i couldn't make a real note on a recorder. 1995 found a guitar with 4 strings on it. 1995 smashed first guitar by falling on it, tripping on a seat belt. 1996 started writing songs after learning a couple chords. 1997-98 wrote, stole, played for a couple punk bands-"categorical imperative" and "miscellaneous". 1999 moved out on my own with a best friend, a bicycle, a guitar, and an answering machine.
2002 first solo road trip across the us. 2003 first trips off of the north american continent, played music in taiwan, australia, spain, and denmark.
2005-present living in st louis mo, i apprentice a luthier and play music as Jonas Lyn (Jonas, Jonas II, Lyn, St. Michael, Zoran, and more)locally, regionally, and nationally.
i also play in the experimental indie band
BIRD BAKER www.myspace.com/brandonbaker
If you would like one of the E.P.'s: "The Up Early E.P." or "The Sidewalk (Instrumental) E.P." please pay $6.50 (that includes shipping) by clicking the paypal button. Please specify in the comments which E.P. you would like. If you want both, paypal $10 to [email protected] and I'll mail you both (you save $3) and state that in comments as well. Thank you for your support. Enjoy the music!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/07/2005
Band Website: www.thewisemanagement.com
Band Members: jonas/jj-guitar, harmonica, trombone, kalimba, accordion, vocals, etc.
cassie morgan-vocals. guitar, toys, keyboards, turntable
zoran tasic-bass, percussion, cell phones, toys
also a large group of visual and audio artists including kit hamon, scott reynen, lara scott, jon sauder, andré chercka, jessica egnoski, mitch ure, doug foehner, yeeseon kwon, scott brandenberger, and zach heyveld
Influences: the hiss and crackle of old vinyl,
the smell of pages of new and old books,
the naive and dangerous beauty of everything outside a window,
the grace and mystery of God retold through the life of every human being
Sounds Like: rock and roll kids hit in the face with classical, jazz, and old country and blues ending in a bloody nose and a black eye of musical mush
Record Label: none

My Blog

Science Center substitute (come on in)

for anyone wondering what's going on with the science center show we were unable to play on the 11th due to the celebration of the finishing of the race by my (jonas') grandmother. we rescheduled for ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:08:00 GMT

Review by "The Current"

Jonas Lyn Article in UMSL's "The Current"- The Current Online
Posted by on Sun, 07 May 2006 15:18:00 GMT

don't play with tanks

at last it warms up.played a show tonight with the great b rd baker and through a drinking feeling got to play along with the ever smiling man of mystery and generosity jascha updike. trying to play t...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 16:02:00 GMT

mt vernon without headlights

it was raining on and off all the way to mt vernon. it was a comfortable drive through the memorableless midwestern landscape. there was a bridge down to 1 lane with flooded fields on either side. the...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:04:00 GMT

stuck in a pontiac with the windy march blues

played a show with owen tonight. said we were from outta town, you get treated better if you seem like you've travelled to get there. we travelled to get there. it was years. the show was a show, the ...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:25:00 GMT

sharing a bed with the cutest guy ever

went to a party after the show in indianapolis tonight. it was the only party we've ever been to where keg stands were performed as a religious ritual. it wasn't even a joke...there was a cute dog t...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:59:00 GMT

Denmark, St. Louis, and California

Currently I am in Denmark until January 12, 2006.  I am looking to get a a few shows if anyone there would like to have me perfrom.January 13, 2006, I will be back in St. Louis, accompanying my f...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:53:00 GMT