John Gribbin - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Started playing guitar when i was about 17. From listening to my favourite bands it gave me inspiration. I had some ideas of my own, and with help from some established songwriters I made a stab at writing some tunes. A gentleman who goes by the alius of Joe Echo was very kind to donate a dodgy piece of gear to me, 4-track, on which you record onto cassette, and with the help of a Mr Lagan I was able to transfer my ideas into mp3 format, and finally online, that was how i got started.In recent months with the help of the Rural Key Project (organised by the good people behind Glasgowberry) i have been writing and recording as much as i possibly can, and 2 of my tracks will soon be featuring on the Rural Key CD for 2008!Hope to see you at a gig in the future :)

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Member Since: 3/25/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/johngribbin
Band Members: Just myself, although I feel my trusty drum machine deserves a mention.
Influences: Its hard to really think of the bands that influence the stuff i am coming up with, but here are a few of the bands that i have, and still play to death; Radiohead, Damien Rice, The Frames, Metallica, Jeff Buckley, Badly Drawn Boy, David Kitt, Kings Of Leon, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, U2, David Gray, Rodrigo y Gabriella, LEYA.
Sounds Like: Its very hard to compare your music to someone else, as it is very hard to talk about your own music in general, as with anything, but sure if anyone hears my stuff they can let me know what they think, or indeed if they can make a comparison. Some guy sent me a comment saying he like the Nick Drake vibe, so theres one anyway. Thanks to Graham Smith for the pictures :)
Record Label: None.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Rural Key Project Showcase for 2008

Lastnight the showcase for the Rural Key Project was held in the Cellar Bar, Draperstown. It was a great ending to what has been a fantastic course for me. The gig was the launch pad for an album...
Posted by John Gribbin on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:02:00 PST

Graham Smith Photoshoot.

Hey folks, just a quick word about some pics i got from the great Graham Smith, check em out if you get a chance. A big thanks to Graham for taking the time to visit and snap myself and...
Posted by John Gribbin on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:48:00 PST

First Derry City Gig

I had my first gig in the city of Derry lastnight i am pleased to say! The gig was in ’Masons’ and i was supporting an american singer/songwriter who goes by the name of Thomas Truax; a ma...
Posted by John Gribbin on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST

Cake Sale Gig

Lastnight I had the great opportunity to play at a charity event held in the Black Box, Belfast. The gig was a tribute to the Cake Sale charity album produced last year in Ireland, and i was give...
Posted by John Gribbin on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:12:00 PST

Studio Time

Hey folks. I was in the Blast Furnace recording studio in Derry City for the majority of today working on two tracks, 'gathering dust', and 'the good will out.' last week i put a rough demo together o...
Posted by John Gribbin on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:08:00 PST

First Cellar Gig

Hey folks, just a quick mention about my first gig in the Cellar Bar, Draperstown. I was very lucky to be given the opportunity to support the great Oppenheimer lastnight in the Cellar, and i had a ba...
Posted by John Gribbin on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:53:00 PST

Dermot and the Cornstore

hey folks, just added a new tune there. this one done with the help of the great Dermot McBride. Dermot gave me a hand at re-recording 'this corner of the room', im really pleased with it. this is the...
Posted by John Gribbin on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:24:00 PST

Its a Wonderful Life

Any of you good people ever seen that Christmas classic 'Its a Wonderful Life'? Its one of my favourite films, and last week when it was snowing at home I could'nt get it out of my head, so I thought ...
Posted by John Gribbin on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:18:00 PST

Fresh Stone

hey folks, i had the opportunity to use some computer software today to do a wee quick demo, and i recorded 'when a stonethrow is a mile', one of the first tunes i ever wrote, but still a tu...
Posted by John Gribbin on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST

Second time lucky

A few weeks ago Owen McErlain and myself planned a gig in Brysons only for us to be half way through setting up all the gear and the electricity to go down in one half of the bar...the half we we...
Posted by John Gribbin on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:38:00 PST