John Pring is 23 years old and currently resides in Brighton, England, where he studies songwriting and professional musicianship at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. He has been playing the guitar and writing songs for about four years and has come incredibly far in such a relatively short amount of time; his guitar style has been referred to as exceptional and original
"even his guitar playing seems honest" - Rachel Hawker (singer/songwriter)
His voice has been described as piercing and full of emotional integrity and his original songwriting style has won him fans across the music industry.
Somehow still unsigned, John has been gigging across Brighton for the last 12 months and is beginning to build a solid fan-base comprising of audiences and peers alike.
In the last year, John has recorded a full length album called In The City with John Crick of Kingsomniac and a six song solo EP entitled A Few Simple Words, plus a B-sides EP recorded with PlayDead Studios, Brighton
John has had his music played in student films in both Brighton and Wales, put together several successful acoustic nights in Brighton and had three songs featured on Group30 Publishings compilation album.
John has also had 'Falter' included in the Brighton Waves Podcast, which can be downloaded from the August 2006 section at: www.brightonwaves.co.uk
John has also had radio airplay; being featured on both JuiceFM and BBC Southern Counties
Recently, John has taken a break from gigging to write new material, during this time he has signed a publishing deal with Group 30 Publishing, and is now being managed by SoulTrader Management.
John is re-starting the gigging process with his new EP and new material for the forthcoming album in 2007
Many of Johns fans found him through the internet:
Falter, Cry On Your Shoulder and In The City are all available as ringtones at www.isound.com/johnpring
His songs are available for rating and download at www.popworldpromotes.com where Falter received a 9.5 rating
John also has thirteen tracks available for sale at www.intomusic.co.uk/johnpring where he has had seven songs enter the top40 downloads chart, including a no.2 slot for Cry On Your Shoulder and a no.4 slot for How Happy We Could Be
John is also regularly featured on intomusic.co.uk's front page as one of the top 10 most popular download artists, and currently sits at number 9 of this filter chart: check out www.intomusic.co.uk
PRAISE & INDUSTRY QUOTES FOR JOHN PRING
"This boys really good"
Mark Flannery (Panic Room Records, Def Leppard, U2)
"Honest, Introspective and Acoustic ... really gentle songwriting"
Geoffrey Williams (Michael Jackson)
"Beautifully crafted songwriting"
Group 30 Publishing
"Great songs"
BackBeat Records
"(Cry On Your Shoulder) is a lovely acoustic ballad which reminded me very much of such melodic greats as Ed Hardcourt, Bernard Butler, Chili Peppers and Paul McCartney."
Ryan Freebury (Ry Byron and the Gentlemen, songwriter of the year 2006)
"Very Tasty!"
Pat Heath (Total Guitar)
"A talented songwriter and performer"
Gig Central Brighton
"Falter is a really strong song - that is one great intro!"
Jon Stewart (Sleeper)
"A great lyricist who writes straight from the heart"
Michael Williams (singer/songwriter)
"Original and melodic songwriting"
Brighton Waves
"Loved it (Falter) ... definately knows where he's going"
Sarah Clayman (South Coast Sounds)
"A great mix of real life lyrics and well written guitar lines"
Matt Knight (Guitarist, Alarum Within)
"A huge amount of potential"
A&R dep. Daddy Fresh Music
"Great lyrics"
Jez Ashurst (Farrah, Carole King)
"An obvious talent"
Kevin Nixon (BIMM Director)
"A great performer"
KONG Promotions
"Great production ... a talented songwriter"
BBC Southern Counties
"Beautiful songs that get more and more stuck in your head with every listen. Sounds like John needs a woman!"
Danny Mcgurn (lead singer, Officer Rose)
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