Currently playing with BALLS, OVERDRIVE and SIR LORD BALTIMORE, plus MOUNTAIN OF POWER, LOCOMOTIVE BREATHand TEENAGE RAMPAGE. Writing for Sweden Rock Magazine, FUZZ (Biggest guitar mag in Scandinavia) and metalcentral.net
Author of "The Encyclopedia of Swedish Hard Rock & Heavy Metal" vol 1 and 2, released by Premium Publishing. I'm currently working on a third encyclopedia - the complete works - to be released 2009. Also made some CD-artwork and book layout.
Have a sence of humor that makes people wanna hurt me...
Anything else you want to know - just mail me! stark (at) starkmusic.net
Also check out my bands at:
http://www.myspace.com/ballsfromsweden
http://www.myspace.com/locomotivebreathsweden
http://www.myspace.com/overdrivesweden
http://www.myspace.com/mountainofpower
http://www.myspace.com/jannestark
http://www.myspace.com/constanciamusic
Equipment:
Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Studio (with True Temperament neck!), Fender Strat HW1, True Temperament Custom Strat (w True Temperament neck, Wilkerson whammy, Sperzel heads, Seymour Duncan etc), ESP Eclipse, Eugen Strat (custom hand crafted), Greg Bennett mini Flying V, Washburn acoustic, Yamaha acoustic, Peavey T40 bass.
Amps: Huges & Kettner Trilogy head + H&K 4x12 cab, Hughes & Kettner WARP 7 combo
Acc: Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9, Jim Dunlop Cry Baby, Boss Delay, Keeley Compressor, Boss Octaver, Ibanez Stereo Chorus, DigiTech Brian May, Boss Acoustic Simulator, POD XT, Sonic Research Strobe Tuner
Endorsed by ESP Guitars, Hughes & Kettner amps and True Temperament necks
Recordings I've played on:
PARADIZE - "Caress of Steel" (7", 1980)
OVERDRIVE - "Reflexions" (MLP, 1981)
OVERDRIVE - "Rockslaget" (comp. 3LP, 1982)
OVERDRIVE - "Metal Attack" (LP, 1983)
OVERDRIVE - "Swords And Axes" (LP, 1984)
OVERDRIVE - "Banzai Axe" (comp. LP, 1984)
JANNE STARK - "Guitar Heroes Of Sweden Vol 1" (comp CD, 1991)
JANNE STARK "Guitar Heroes Of Sweden Vol 2" (comp CD, 1992)
PARADIZE "Swedish Metal Explosion" (comp CD, bootleg, 199?)
OVERDRIVE - "Metal Attack" (CD re-issue, 1995)
OVERDRIVE - "Swords And Axes" (CD re-issue, 1995)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "Swedish Hard Rock & Heavy Metal" (comp CD, 1996)
OVERDRIVE "Swedish Hard Rock & Heavy Metal" (comp 3CD, 1996)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "Train Of Events" (CD, 1997 Eu, 1998 Jap)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH "Released By X-mas" (comp CD, 1998)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH "Thousand Days Of Yesterdays - Captain Beyond tribute" (comp CD, 1999)
OVERDRIVE - "Metal Attack" (CD re-issue, 1996)
OVERDRIVE - "Swords And Axes" (CD re-issue, 1996)
NARNIA - "Awakening" (CD, 1997) - guest
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH "Power From The North" (comp CD, 2000)
OVERDRIVE - "Overdrive" (7" Pic disc, 2000)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "The Spirit Of The Black Rose - Phil Lynott tribute" (comp 2CD, 2001)
OVERDRIVE - "Mission Of Destruction - Live" (CD, 2001)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "Heavy Machinery" (CD, 2002)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "Train Of New Events" (CD, 2003)
SPEARFISH - "Back For The Future" (CD, 2003) - guest
VII GATES - "Fire, Walk With Me" (CD, 2003) - guest
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "Raisin' Hell In Blekinge" (comp CD, 2003)
FAITH - "Salvation Lies Within" (LP, 2003) - guest
OVERDRIVE - "Reflexions" (CD re-issue, 2003)
OVERDRIVE - "Swords And Axes" (CD re-issue, 2003)
OVERDRIVE - "Metal Attack" (CD re-issue, 2003)
BLINDED COLONY - "Divine" (CD, 2004) - guest
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "The Sweet According To Sweden" (comp CD, 2004)
AUDIOVISION - "The Sweet According To Sweden" (comp CD, 2004)
ZELLO - "First Chapter, Second Verse" (CD, 2004)
OVERDRIVE - "reflexions" (CD re-issue, 2005)
OVERDRIVE - "Metal Attack" (CD re-issue, 2005)
OVERDRIVE - "Swords And Axes" (CD re-issue, 2005)
AUDIOVISION - "The Calling" (CD 2005) - guest
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH - "Change Of Track" (CD, 2005)
OVERDRIVE - "Resurrected" (MCD, 2006)
PLANET ALLIANCE - s/t (CD, 2006)
MOUNTAIN OF POWER - s/t (CD, 2007)
TOWER OF STONE - demo (2007) - guest
CHRIS CATENA - "Booze, Brawds and Rockin' Hard" (CD, 2007) - guest
THE KAARS - "Göra Maul Kaa" (CDS, 2007)
OVERDRIVE - "Sweden Rock 2007" (comp CD, 2007)
JOHN GARNER'S SIR LORD BALTIMORE - "Sweden Rock 2007" (comp CD, 2007)
MÖRRUM'S OWN - "Mörrum Ka'" (CDS, 2007)
THALAMUS - "Beneath A Dying Sun" (CD, 2008) - guest
CHRIS CATENA - "Discovery" (CD, 2008) - guest, composer
TEENAGE RAMPAGE - "Sweden Rock Festival Book" (comp CD+Book, 2007)
MOUNTAIN OF POWER - "Sweden Rock Festival Book" (comp CD+Book, 2007)
M.O.B - "The Greatest Enemy" (CD, 2008) - guest
OVERDRIVE - "Let The Metal Do The Talking" (CD, 2008)
TEENAGE RAMPAGE - "Lick It Up: A Millennium Tribute to Kiss" (comp 2008)
OVERDRIVE - "Sweden Rock Magazine No.49" (comp CD, 2008)
OVERDRIVE - "Fireworks Magazine No.31" (comp CD, 2008)
M.O.B - "Sweden Rock Magazine No.50" (comp CD, 2008) - guest
OVERDRIVE - "Powerplay Magazine No.97" (comp CD, 2008)
CHRIS CATENA - "Hear It Volume 36" (comp CD, 2008) - guest/composer
PAVIC - "Unconditioned" (CD, 2008) - lyrics
ALYSON AVENUE - "Omega" (CD, 2008) - guest
Plus forthcoming stuff with: BALLS, Constancia, Teenage Rampage, Rod Chappell Band and more, plus some unreleased stuff with Nicky Moore, Overheat, From Behind etc.
Have performed on songs and/or on stage with musicians such as Uli Roth, Mark Boals, Ken Hensley, Carmine Appice, Liz Vandall, Mats Leven, Ule Ritgen, Bob Daisley, Bobby Kimball, Doug Aldrich, Ryan Roxie, Udo Dirkschneider, Nicky Moore, Bobby Rondinelli, Pat Travers, Ian Haugland, Thomas Broman, Anders Johansson, CJ Grimmark, John Garner, Chris Catena, Uriah Duffy, Micke "Nord" Andersson, Oscar Dronjac, Nalle PÃ¥hlsson, Tommy Denander and more.
I've also made the artwork and/or cover layout for the following releases:
Overdrive - "Mission Of Destruction"
Locomotive Breath - "Heavy Machinery"
Locomotive Breath - "Train Of New Events"
Locomotive Breath - "Change Of Track"
Neon Rose - "A Dream Of Glory And Pride" (CD-re - Universal)
Have Mercy - s/t (LP)
Neon Rose - "Two" (CD-re, Universal)
Neon Rose - "Reload" (CD-re, Universal)
RAW - "First" (CD-re, MTM)
Axia - s/t (CD-re, MTM)
V.A. - "The Sweet According To Sweden"
Zello - "First Chapter, Second Verse"
Zeelion - "Steel Attack"
Overdrive - "Let The Metal Do The Talking"