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Stephen Jackson

About Me

..An eagle wept and formed a great river. In such a way was Stephen Jackson also birthed. With his unique classical meets popular voice and delicate-go-thumping piano playing, Stephen brings a style he wouldnt consider anything but his own. His lyrics generally based on his own life experiences, his music influenced by too many genres to count and his love for thinking outside the square brings another taste for the music lover. From angst to beauty, serious to utterly absurd, Stephen Jackson brings something else for all the breathing souls

Beautiful People

Hideously Beautiful

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/07/2006
Band Members: My ego is too big for anyone else
Influences: Life in general I guess.
Music is a big influence on my music. I just hear stuff and find ideas in everything.
The Dresden Dolls teach me to sing with emotion. Regina Spektor teaches me to not be so serious. Kings of Leon teach me to let loose with my voice. Brooke Fraser teaches me to be real to myself. Hot Hot Heat & M.I.A., the Magic Numbers
'spose I should list some more. Ummm, lots of classical music- Chopin, Mozart, as much as I hate to admit Baroque and the crazy cool atonal stuff, that's fun- I was classically trained. Bic Runga, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Johnny Cash, John Mayer, Jamie Cullum, jazz music in general.
DandiWind, musicals, Pretty Things - Treble & Timbre (music video Hey yeah)
Five Iron Frenzy, DC Talk, the terribly boring christian stuff I used to listen to, my mum's old 60s & 70s music, my Dad's Neil Diamond, the White Stripes, Supergroove, Split Enz, Crowded House, Destiny's Child, Gwen Stefani:
TV, movie, internet(flash animations and videos), neopets Emotions, friends, unfriends, life experience, fiction, God only knows where
Sounds Like: -A skinny white boy trying to sound like a big black woman.
-Virginity

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Another Call Me Please

Alright, so the other day I was walking down town (fancy upmarket Lambton Quay, who knows why, oh yeah it was a nice day.) And I'm bombarded by some campaigner for mayor (on the way back past him I no...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:06:00 GMT

Party Boy, Party Life

Oh my, I should be so extremely tired but I'm not really. This week I've been out 4 nights in a row Wednesday-Saturday. It's great.Wednesday I went to Syn bar with my adopted flats newest flatmate and...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:46:00 GMT

The papers around me are piling and twisting

Wow, so ..'ve been back ..n Well..ngton for l..ke a week and a half, boy has ..t been busy. .. got back on a Wednesday, then .. was play..ng th..s g..g at Blue Note Bar on Fr..day, .. shall ever remem...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:06:00 GMT

Yup, it's starting

I'm having my first radio appearance tomorrow, it's an awful lot of excitement. MuntFM 88.5. Listen in if you live real close to Massey Campus, or however near you have to be to pick it up.Should be p...
Posted by on Mon, 21 May 2007 11:54:00 GMT

So it was like WHAT

The Battle of the Bands finals were last night. It was friggin insane. I was third to play out of four. Oh and I found out like an hour or so before that I had an extra 10 minutes. 30 minute set, alri...
Posted by on Fri, 18 May 2007 00:35:00 GMT

Exciting times. GO GO GO!

So I've entered the university Battle of the Bands, it's much excitment, apparently 20 minute set to show off my amazing talent :)I would like to encourage anyone in Wellinton to come on down. It's on...
Posted by on Wed, 16 May 2007 07:35:00 GMT

Fall away home

Yeeee! 3 hours till I get my keyboard, so exciting. And my family come over, here's hoping they'll provide this poor bum design student with food and other neccessities too. And I'm really settling in...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:19:00 GMT

I like pancakes, they are so tasty

Wheeee! I now have 100 friends, I feel so special. It can only go up from here. Definately since I've met so many people since I've been up. 100 FRIENDS YAY!! 101 probaby be more exciting I just recen...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:27:00 GMT

One jealous palangi

A week or two ago we got a new minister at our church. She's pretty awesome. In fact she's the first female Cook Island minister, and to think it happened in slightly backwards Winton. She speaks well...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:42:00 GMT

More music

So this is my 3rd attempt within 5minutes to write. I keep getting called away to try stuff and sort stuff. That's because... I'm leaving in 2-3 days for uni, I'm excited AND freaking out all at once....
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:06:00 GMT