There's a small town in SW Ohio just on the western edge of Fayette County named Jasper Mills. This town is so small it's a bridge only. The corporation signs are literally on each end of the bridge itself which crosses a small creek. There isn't even a gas station, stop sign or street light.

We play "Live" when we can around the tri-state area. We love to play it right off the cuff. That's how it should be. Recording is fun and keeps a record for a long time but "live" performance has magic or "MOJO". The most memorable moments are "the Nashville Sessions"...meeting and jamming with "HoundDog Taylor" and spending an evening talking with Robert Lockwood. Making friends with Willie Pooch and Dave Workman and any jam session ever attended.

Independent artists had no true outlet to present their music at all. And getting signed to a label was worse than selling your soul.The internet has changed everything and will continue to change all media delivery. The listeners need to realize the gold mine there is available at these indie sites. Most have FREE music available. And it's first rate stuff. I still don't know why people allow the small group of labels dictate to them what we will listen to and what talent will make it while the rest starve to death. Support indie music. Listen, download and buy their CD's.

Certainly...but we don't care about the fame or fortune bit and it would be entirely on our terms and not a labels. That's a promise made forever. Don't need the friggin' hassels.

Blues and Classic Rock artist who has played in Japan,Mexico The Philippines and all over the US and Canada...The Jasper Mills Band are very serious about their music that they make and offer to YOU.. the listener.
Today the band is free to gig, record and collaborate either singular or as a group with artists around the globe because of the web.

Duanne Allman,Jeff Beck,George Benson,Clapton,Hendrix,SRV,Robert Johnson,BB King,Albert Collins,Dicky Betts,Bonnie Raitt,Carlos Santana,Roy Buchanan,Jimmy Page,Muddy Waters,Elmore James,Mississippi John Hurt,Hound Dog Taylor,Elvis,Stevie Wonder,Hank Williams,Jose Feliciano,Ventures,Toy Cauldwell,George Harrison,Denny North,John Burchler,Matt Thorpe,Kevin Paul(Stikmen),Rob Tognoni,Neil Zaza,Bobby Messano

Nashville Tennessee is number 1 but home is also great and we discovered a small town in England we fell in love with too..... Lichfield, and further up the road is the Yorkshires (breath taking).

Recording we use Aardvark Q10,Alesis 3630 Compressor, Behringer Mixer,Patch Bay and AMP. Marshall, EV and Shure microphones. PC based software and drum loops, Acid, Vegas,Soundforge, Cool Edit Pro & Line 6 POD. On the road, Tele, Strat, SG and Les Paul guitars and Fender Twinn amp.Line 6 POD. Behringer Mixer and patch bay, shure 58, EV and Marshall microphones.Bass, Keyboards,Blues Harps and other cables and junk...the normal stuff.

Press Reviews

Voted Most Improved MP3 Blues Artist in 2001. Also honorable mention for best producer. Exclaimed as a "Visionary" by her heiness Patti Sterling "First Lasy Of MP3.COM Blues" and Best Net Collaboration Of 2001 with "Love Is Like An Angel" sang by Patti Sterling and joined by other great MP3 artists as Englands Matt Thorpe and Italy's Fillipo Bertacche.Have received much world acclaim for "Macon House Slide" CD as well as mention for airplay on BBC and many Australian FM blues stations as well as domestic US blues FM markets.

DJ DAWG DHNR Net Radio Live365 Review 12/2000



Jasper Mills is undoubtably one of the finest people that I have met being associated on MP3.COM. Jasper has a true heart and it can be felt when listening to his music. I strongly recommend picking up at least one of his CD's. In todays day and age of musicians battling it out to be on top of the charts Jasper knows that's not the most important thing to fullfill his visions. Many artists on MP3.COM would run over anyone who stands in there way to get to the top and believe me I have met quite a few. Jasper is a true friend a fine spirit. I am going to make a point of meeting up with him one day soon when my summer concert tour is to be announced. Give Jasper a serious listen its blues form the heart !

JACK FALK MP3 INDIE BLUES ARTIST


Let me begin by saying that I'm real thankful that you're not playin' in the bar down the street from our gig! Then let me say that we will share any stage with you,any time...just listened to a tune on your page! HUZZAH!! "Macon House Slide" Folks this is real blues...it's tight, and right, and very smooth! Excellent slide work, tasty background guitar work, rhythm section that works together to form a solid platform for the soloists. Even the harp was good...Damn! I hate it when I can't find anything wrong ....A heluva Blues Cat! If y'all don't pick up on these tunes, you're really missing some great Blues/Rock!
SMOKIN' GUN BLUES BAND MP3 INDIE BLUES ARTIST


Jasper.... I have just been listening to Roy's Blues and I have to say this is outstanding work. This has to be one of the best things I've heard you play. Is this a turning point in you're playing ? You were always saying that its coming back day by day week by week but this was so fluid like you had found something you had missed before, maybe an extra finger !!!.

MATT THORPE MP3 BLUES INDIE ARTIST


Jasper Mills himself.... Wicked funk/blues guitar sound, master song writer and producer. Got more than a few extremely happening collabs on the go with This Yard Dawg.

BOB JOHNSON JAZZ SAX INDIE MP3 ARTIST



"Roy's Blues" Crying blues from the heart of my friend Jasper Mills and from vibrant chords of his guitar! Have a nice listen! Also.."Even The Score Blues" another "live" collaboration between me and Jasper, born from a blues drums pattern and developed by Jasper with his lovely guitar and his unexpected warm voice!!My sincere compliments to you Jasper!!!And.."The Loney Beat Of My Heart"...This is really passionate blues with warmly leading guitar by Jasper Mills, author of this beautiful blues ballad. He asked me to record a slowly drums pattern, trying to imagine his music paint project. So I sat down on my drums set and started to grooving on... Between us... only an ocean! We started to work on Jasper's projects by Internet, me in Italy (Vicenza) and Jasper in Ohio, United States.
FILIPPO BERTACCHE MP3 JAZZ INDIE ARTIST


"Clean Green Dirty Money Blues" Another catchy slow blues number from Aardvark. The chord pattern was really sweet in this one, I mean really nice. THe tasteful harp playing which is par for the course on this page, added a lot to this song and I really like the guitar solo. No showboating but, drove the point home just the same. The opening lines of the solo were particularly ear pleasing.

Ray Johnson MP3 Blues Artist


Jazz Genre Review...and Featured Song 8/2/2001 Sagebrush Signs & Tumbleweed Tears The overall mood and feel of this tune is beautiful. It was very Clapton-esque. While it seemed to lack a definitive melody, the chordal progession was sweet and it moves effortlessly through it's changes. The use of the slide dobro was excellent and the piano interplay was also very nice. Good production, there's a lot going on and you can hear it all. Good film underscore material - sets a definite mood.

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