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Jupiter Ray Project

JRP music

About Me

The core of the Jupiter Ray Project includes singer/songwriter Shannon Ross and Jack Pelletier as well as Chris Breitner (bass), Peter Von Althen (drums) and Michael Ball (fiddle/mando)
Our live performances aim to be honest and compelling. We often pare the music down to the bare bones, trying to create an atmosphere of shared feeling with the audience. Live music is made up of so many art-forms the instrumentation, the vocalization, the arrangement, the emotion in the moment. We try to get the best out of each moment.
And sometimes we just need to let loose and rock.
A couple of reviews...
'Grassfire' review:
"Taking his cue from Young and Harris, Pelletier, along with fellow Jupiter Ray core member Shannon Ross, creates country-rock music incredibly rich in feeling and lyrical quality..."
-- S. Flood - Ottawa Express
'Morrison Heights' review:
"...There's a welcome flutter of horns on The Park and the wheezy blush of organs on Occasional Snowflake. The weepy fiddle on Wrote You A Song adds a subtle touch to the sleepy duet. The disc culminates in Fight Your Way Out, the swelling rock track on a beautifully realized disc. This is for fans of Jenny Lewis or Dean & Britta -- if they were on a country retreat -- and an early contender for disc of the year..."
-- Fateema Sayani - Ottawa Ciitzen
full review here
main JRP site: www.jrpmusic.com
high res JRP press kit photo here
video of 'neil and emmylou' : high / low (live TV broadcast)
JRP moments - 07/08:
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live video of 'neil and emmylou' tune from 'grassfire' album:
Get this video and more at MySpace.com
something fun:

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/9/2006
Band Website: jrpmusic.com
Band Members: Jack Pelletier, Shannon Ross, Chris Breitner, Peter Von Althen and Michael Ball.
Influences: lots...Neil...i'll start with that....and all his/its derivatives!...then lucinda...kicks ass...willie (nelson)...lots and lots of stuff...i'll be updating this...there's so much really....really dug the new jenny lewis this year....lots and lots...now land of talk is blowing my mind...breath of fresh air.in terms of television watching....shannon and jack are hard core corrie fans...update as of april18/2007 -same as above...still think land of talk is sick.
Sounds Like:

JRP albums:

"Morrison Heights"- 2006

Buy now at:
indiepool or
puretracks occasional snowflake
wrote you a song
the park
mildred
i'm so lonesome i could cry
every corner
i have a garden
fight your way out
"Grassfire" - 2001

Buy now at:
cdbay or itunes grassfire mp3
cyberlove mp3
smoke and dreams
falling apart I
neil and emmylou
falling apart II
bj
old man
milk and honey
superstar
goodnight

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My Blog

JRP CBC footage of gig...online

Hey all,latest JRP news...live concert footageHere is last November's JRP gig at the NAC recorded by CBC Radio 2http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/singleConcert.html?20080229jupiten joy!other jrp newsShannon is ...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:23:00 PST

NAC + CBC gig done...fun, fun, fun!

Thx tons for getting tickets and coming out to our JRP/JH NAC 4th stage gig. Night was a success. Sold out house + CBC recording of the night for a few different CBC radio programs. We'll keep you pos...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:16:00 PST

JRP loves Swedes + new tunes + new life

Busy, busy, busy...Gigs:Lookin' forward to our NAC gig + a January Black Sheep gig as well.Reproduction:BTW, Shannon is pregnant..... Jack and Shannon are excited about that. Plus Chris is due for his...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:01:00 PST

Dragon Boat Fest.....and Skydiggers

Hey all,Fun day. We had an opening set for the Skydiggers at the Dragon Boat Festival. Great weather, good vibes. JRP had some nice moments on stage, tried out some new material of Shannon's, felt goo...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:36:00 PST

Westfest, was a Bestfest...

Well,We had a blast yesterday, fer real. It was cool seeing people out and the music was flowing. All the acts were great and the festival was run very pro...and super friendly. JRP set felt good, and...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:48:00 PST

Manx and Meleras gigs + news

Here's a couple of pics from recent gigs (thx to Andrew Neville). We played a fun gig at the Manx...and backed up Jeff Meleras at his CD release launch. His first album is called 'Songs from the Couch...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Sun, 20 May 2007 06:29:00 PST

Great time...@ Irene's

Well,Just got back from a good nite of music. It felt good. Thx alot to Casey Comeau and the Centretown Wilderness Club. They were great, it was a treat to finally see them play live! ...and Casey hel...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:48:00 PST

4.5 stars on 5, official Ottawa Citizen CD review!

(.....Bless this reviewer, she 'gets us'.   :)       )Morrison Heights  (4 1/2 stars out of 5)Jupiter Ray Project (Independent)With each listen you become ...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:40:00 PST

CD Release + press review....gooooood

CD Release:Well folks, we've been busy for the past few weeks promoting our new JRP album ('Morrison Heights') in the Ottawa area.We had a great night last Thursday at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:05:00 PST

JRP back from Greenwich village, New York city...

Well folks, we're back.What a few days. We had a blast. We got into it good.Our gig went well backing Jeff and playing our own set. We definitely had some nice moments on stage, things were flowing, h...
Posted by Jupiter Ray Project on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:19:00 PST