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Jon Chapman

Washed up on the North Shore

About Me

MyGen Profile GeneratorSkimming the surface of Blues, riding the coat tails of Folk, lurking in the shadows of country, and teetering on the edge of pop music.Jon Chapman is a singer, songwriter and guitarist currently based in South Yorkshire.His music draws on a wide variety of influences ranging from folk, blues, rock and pop, and artists such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith and Nick Harper.

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Member Since: 1/9/2006
Band Website: jonchapman.co.uk
Band Members: Jon Chapman - lead vocals and guitars, Ben Trott - lead guitarist and backing vocals, Kim Osmundsvaag - cello & bass Calder McLaughlin - drums & backing vocals
Influences: Main influences: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith and Nick Harper. Oasis and The Beatles first inspired me to start playing the guitar. Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys got me into harmonies and production. Elliott Smith - fantastic song writing. Nick Harper got me into alterted guitar tunings. There are many other influences, too many to mention, as I have a wide and varied taste in music.
Sounds Like: Other people have compared me to Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, and Turin Breaks.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW 4 TRACK E.P

The new 4 track E.P by Jon Chapman is now available.   You can get it online at www.indiestore.com/jonchapman or on CD at gigs.   4 completely new songs: Sights too high, Cementine, It Raine...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:53:00 PST

Things are happening...

Well hello. Ive just got back from a holiday in Cornwall which was great and we even had good weather which is amazing in this unpredictable climate we now find ourselves in. But that's enough about t...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:20:00 PST

First gig with new Drummer

The Jon Chapman Band will be making their first live appearance as a four-piece on Tuesday 19th June 2007. The gig takes place at the Terrace Bar, Leicester from 8pm. The new line up features drummer ...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:12:00 PST

New Song on MySpace and other stuff...

Hi, just a quick update. I have put a new song on MySpace: 'It's Funny' Its from the new album 'Washed up on the North Shore', so have a listen... Also, I'm in the final stages of approving artwork fo...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Fri, 18 May 2007 10:41:00 PST

New Recordings

New Recordings (already!) No sooner has the second album been completed and we are already back in the studio recording some new songs. Two new tracks have been recording in the last couple of wee...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:47:00 PST

New Album Review

I must say Thank-you to Allan Wilkinson for this review of my new album... Washed up on the North Shore - Jon Chapman Jon Chapman's second CD shows a marked maturity both in his song writing and music...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:55:00 PST

Drums!

Our first rehearsal with our new drummer took place last Saturday. Calder McLaughin, who has played drums on several tracks on my first and second albums, has joined us for the up and coming live gig...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:16:00 PST

NEW ALBUM FINISHED (FINALLY!!!)

As of 12th March 2007 my new album is finally finished and available to buy. So, go to www.indiestore.com/jonchapman by clicking the link above and download it. At the moment you can only get the alb...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:39:00 PST

So where's the new album? It's here...

Relax my friends it is almost here. It will soon be released as an exclusive download only version - available on www.Indiestore.com  possibly in the next couple of weeks!!!! Thanks for your pati...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:57:00 PST

New Album - where is it?

Ok, so I originally planned to have the new album finished by 'the end of the summer 2006' but it was a very busy summer for me so its taken a bit longer than expected. I write this blo...
Posted by Jon Chapman on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:12:00 PST