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James Arjuna
- Composer,Guitar,keyboad
James Arjuna
- Composer,Guitar,keyboad
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» label: unsigned
» for fans of: Satriani, Stones, Clapton, Older Dylan,Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, ZZ Top,Led Zeplin, Indian Ragas and chants, Dixie Land Jazz, Pink Floyd, the Who, Hendrix, Santana, Cream,
» latest album:
"Haven Head Country Soul"
9 tracks
running time 64
$7.95
9 tracks
running time 64
$7.95
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New CD "Haven Head Country Soul" Availiable a the Soundclick store!
New CD "Haven Head Country Soul" Availiable a the Soundclick store!
Haven Head Music is getting some great Reviews! I want to thank you for all your support. You can't help but to be drawn in to "Baby Come On Home?
People are telling us that Haven Head music is different that it requires some understanding to get into it. There are sometimes up to four separate melodies all intertwined. If you can focus on this music and get the essence of it, it is difficult to go back and listen to "regular" music. That is what some of our listeners are telling us. Turn up the music and listen to it on a good sound system.
Some of the tunes go off the edge on dissonance, but people tell me that the keep listening, because there is something about the way it grabs your mind. Not always but when in the mood.
Jim Arjuna ("The Kahuna") Says:
This is the music that did not get made in the 60's, 70,s, 80's, and 90's, because I was too busy with the extreme complication of life that I created for myself.
I have played East Indian instruments and figured out the nature of their music, when I was in India, and I found out why is is so loved in India. Here is why: It is a type of music that evolved in an ancient culture. Our country is 200 plus years, our country is our culture that we developed. Their music is so much more sophisticated and has transitioned over 6,000 years of culture. So, I started making rock and roll and blues style based upon their system. There are many basic blues style of riffs contained as the foundation, but it is different.
In their system, the Key is odd because the base lines are all within two notes and those two noted are the base foundation of many, and I mean many cords and melodies. This unliimits where you can take a tune. The music has so many transitions in it that it sounds like several tunes in one song ,but it always come "home" to let you know you are in the same "place" and the same tune.
This is very difficult music to play, because it is remembered emotionally but must include the same "riffs" at least twice and not go too far out so that you can always get back home several times in the tune. In India a "Raga" is a sophisticated "jam session". If you get into this "rock raga" music you will have multiple transitions into what seems like you are going far away from the basic emotion, but you always find a way back to the inner feeling. That feeling or thought is what initiated the tune. Sometimes it goes "way out there" but always comes back for a different sort of contrast. God Bless You all. May you find joy in this crazy world.
People are telling us that Haven Head music is different that it requires some understanding to get into it. There are sometimes up to four separate melodies all intertwined. If you can focus on this music and get the essence of it, it is difficult to go back and listen to "regular" music. That is what some of our listeners are telling us. Turn up the music and listen to it on a good sound system.
Some of the tunes go off the edge on dissonance, but people tell me that the keep listening, because there is something about the way it grabs your mind. Not always but when in the mood.
Jim Arjuna ("The Kahuna") Says:
This is the music that did not get made in the 60's, 70,s, 80's, and 90's, because I was too busy with the extreme complication of life that I created for myself.
I have played East Indian instruments and figured out the nature of their music, when I was in India, and I found out why is is so loved in India. Here is why: It is a type of music that evolved in an ancient culture. Our country is 200 plus years, our country is our culture that we developed. Their music is so much more sophisticated and has transitioned over 6,000 years of culture. So, I started making rock and roll and blues style based upon their system. There are many basic blues style of riffs contained as the foundation, but it is different.
In their system, the Key is odd because the base lines are all within two notes and those two noted are the base foundation of many, and I mean many cords and melodies. This unliimits where you can take a tune. The music has so many transitions in it that it sounds like several tunes in one song ,but it always come "home" to let you know you are in the same "place" and the same tune.
This is very difficult music to play, because it is remembered emotionally but must include the same "riffs" at least twice and not go too far out so that you can always get back home several times in the tune. In India a "Raga" is a sophisticated "jam session". If you get into this "rock raga" music you will have multiple transitions into what seems like you are going far away from the basic emotion, but you always find a way back to the inner feeling. That feeling or thought is what initiated the tune. Sometimes it goes "way out there" but always comes back for a different sort of contrast. God Bless You all. May you find joy in this crazy world.
Why this name?
"Haven Head" just came out one day after a jam session.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
The internet allows people without the normal connections and promoters to be creative and share. It is a good thing. The quality of the "home studio" is pretty amazing.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Only if I get a good deal on the royalties of the creative efforts and have control over the creative content.
Favorite spot?
All over the country.
Equipment used:
Fender American Strat, Fender Mex strat, Gruver Tube AMP, Gruver Durango Guitar, Fender Amps, Acoustic Fender with pickup, and Carlos Rossi with pick up. Yamaha Keyboard, VOX AMP. Studio sound equipment and computer recording equipment. Effects boxes.
Anything else...?
Professional and non professional musicians rate Haven Head music:
"James, yeah, Baby come Home could be the opening soundtrack in a Quinten Tarintino movie, pretty neat! I'll give it 4 fat stars. :)"
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"Ha Ha!! I ain't gonna put up with *******s anymore! I love that drop d sound and the harmonies that happen with the other guitar."
Majorminor
"Hey there!, got some cool sounds here - really like the tone at the begining of "Baby Come Home"
Dad
"Very interesting sounds. I am a pedal freak so I like the sounds. Reminds me of the old Hot Tuna days when Jorma got some great sounds"
Johnnyboots
"Thanks for your kind words. It is players like you though, who have paved the way for the young kids trying to figure out the blues. Keep bluesin'"
19 year old excellent blues guitarist.
"JM - I appreciate you puttin' your tunes up. Just got done listenin to them again. Something I could listen to all day.
Ken Benjamin"
"Yeah, old age and tenacity will beat youthful exuberance anyday.
I hope I'm still rockin' like that @ 59. You certainly don't sound like everyone else! And I mean that in a good way."
Super_Dave
"I just finished listening to "Love Is A Terribly Good Thing". Cool..different, it reminds me of something jammed from the 60's but with some modern influence."
Lburrows
"I like some of the harmonies and that energy that happens on "Love is", particularly towards the end of the tune, and I'm still hooked into some of the other great tones you are getting on the other tunes.
I was thinking of Krishna and Arjuna. I think the first syllable is accented and it is a first name. keep on exploring!"
Majorminor
"hey marijuana I'm diggin you stuff ! it makes me wanna break out my best chris cornell vocals and go for it!. fav track would have to be 35 miles down the road.
Viking"
"35 miles and Find the Waters get my votes. Nice space. Great sounds. Is that a half opened wah on find the waters?
majorminor"
"jimarjuna, you've got a style all your own - and I don't mean that in a negative way. There is a great deal of layering, combined with the effect usage, that it will take more than a few listens to hear everything that's going on.
You can make the dissonant stuff work because it's part of your bag, usually I get turned off when it's overdone, but for some reason you kept me hooked!
Find the Waters of Your Soul reminded me of a western flick for some reason...and I could hear 35 Miles Down the Road as a perfect piece in a movie I saw "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada".
It's like a Neil Young/jam band/lo-fi/modern/garage band mix - if that makes any sense!"
Nervous_data
"Hi Jim, Thanks for stopping by & the compliment.
Your stuff brings me back to the "Iron buttrfly" era, "Ahh,The Good Ole Day's" "Like it,keep it up"!"
Jeff W
"Sorry for not listening sooner. I just got home from work partner. You have a very unique way of composing your style. It is indeed very original and fresh. I can sit here all day long listening to your music, it is refreshing."
CROSS
"I used to play slide on acuostic guitar often"
Ahh... that's what I heard then. Wasn't your first experience with that sort of sound. I really like the song. I've listened to some great music in the few days I've been on this site, but there's actually very little that gets closer to the actual idea of blues than your song "35 Miles" I think we're all sort of trapped into thinking we need a full drumset sound in our music. And drummers are such pricks! (he said, only halfway joking). I think that African drum idea rocks!"
Fishgrease band.
"Wow Jim! Just awesome! The lyrics (Walkin Dead Man) are powerful and very real. What a great chorus! 5 banger all the way. Chop said Country Joe but it's just as strong as Dylan. Some of the verse may be topical as Dylan had a way of stripping time reference away from his lyrics but those things you are singing about still go on today and on this forum!"
"Jim, is part of 35 Miles Down The Road on acoustic? Reminded me a lot of real blues. I mean like Blind Willie Johnson and even Robert Johnson. It's got that kind of soul to it and there's no substitute for soul."
"James, yeah, Baby come Home could be the opening soundtrack in a Quinten Tarintino movie, pretty neat! I'll give it 4 fat stars. :)"
.
"Ha Ha!! I ain't gonna put up with *******s anymore! I love that drop d sound and the harmonies that happen with the other guitar."
Majorminor
"Hey there!, got some cool sounds here - really like the tone at the begining of "Baby Come Home"
Dad
"Very interesting sounds. I am a pedal freak so I like the sounds. Reminds me of the old Hot Tuna days when Jorma got some great sounds"
Johnnyboots
"Thanks for your kind words. It is players like you though, who have paved the way for the young kids trying to figure out the blues. Keep bluesin'"
19 year old excellent blues guitarist.
"JM - I appreciate you puttin' your tunes up. Just got done listenin to them again. Something I could listen to all day.
Ken Benjamin"
"Yeah, old age and tenacity will beat youthful exuberance anyday.
I hope I'm still rockin' like that @ 59. You certainly don't sound like everyone else! And I mean that in a good way."
Super_Dave
"I just finished listening to "Love Is A Terribly Good Thing". Cool..different, it reminds me of something jammed from the 60's but with some modern influence."
Lburrows
"I like some of the harmonies and that energy that happens on "Love is", particularly towards the end of the tune, and I'm still hooked into some of the other great tones you are getting on the other tunes.
I was thinking of Krishna and Arjuna. I think the first syllable is accented and it is a first name. keep on exploring!"
Majorminor
"hey marijuana I'm diggin you stuff ! it makes me wanna break out my best chris cornell vocals and go for it!. fav track would have to be 35 miles down the road.
Viking"
"35 miles and Find the Waters get my votes. Nice space. Great sounds. Is that a half opened wah on find the waters?
majorminor"
"jimarjuna, you've got a style all your own - and I don't mean that in a negative way. There is a great deal of layering, combined with the effect usage, that it will take more than a few listens to hear everything that's going on.
You can make the dissonant stuff work because it's part of your bag, usually I get turned off when it's overdone, but for some reason you kept me hooked!
Find the Waters of Your Soul reminded me of a western flick for some reason...and I could hear 35 Miles Down the Road as a perfect piece in a movie I saw "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada".
It's like a Neil Young/jam band/lo-fi/modern/garage band mix - if that makes any sense!"
Nervous_data
"Hi Jim, Thanks for stopping by & the compliment.
Your stuff brings me back to the "Iron buttrfly" era, "Ahh,The Good Ole Day's" "Like it,keep it up"!"
Jeff W
"Sorry for not listening sooner. I just got home from work partner. You have a very unique way of composing your style. It is indeed very original and fresh. I can sit here all day long listening to your music, it is refreshing."
CROSS
"I used to play slide on acuostic guitar often"
Ahh... that's what I heard then. Wasn't your first experience with that sort of sound. I really like the song. I've listened to some great music in the few days I've been on this site, but there's actually very little that gets closer to the actual idea of blues than your song "35 Miles" I think we're all sort of trapped into thinking we need a full drumset sound in our music. And drummers are such pricks! (he said, only halfway joking). I think that African drum idea rocks!"
Fishgrease band.
"Wow Jim! Just awesome! The lyrics (Walkin Dead Man) are powerful and very real. What a great chorus! 5 banger all the way. Chop said Country Joe but it's just as strong as Dylan. Some of the verse may be topical as Dylan had a way of stripping time reference away from his lyrics but those things you are singing about still go on today and on this forum!"
"Jim, is part of 35 Miles Down The Road on acoustic? Reminded me a lot of real blues. I mean like Blind Willie Johnson and even Robert Johnson. It's got that kind of soul to it and there's no substitute for soul."
Photos
Jim Arjuna in High School
Serious Strat Playing
Sandy at the restaruant on the road again.
Haven Head Jam Session
Haven Jam 2/20/07
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Just makes you feel good. Good acoustic guitar with slide and harmonica added to this version.
A SoundClick Top 10 song
You just pulled up at the gas station out in the desert and it is hot as can be.
A SoundClick Top 50 song
Been Working on this tune for some time. Acoustic only one guitar ten fingers and a metal slide. Cheaters and Liars are always losers. Liars never really win, because they lose their soul.
A SoundClick #1 song
Song is self explanitory.
A SoundClick Top 50 song
About a person who keeps comin' around.
Going down the road, going home, and thinking about sweet love. This is a hot use of the rock blues slide on the Strat.
A SoundClick Top 10 song
Folk song on the theme of 60's style of folk music.
Need a new genre for Haven Head music. This is sort of Neil Young meets Crazy Horse and The Grateful Dead.
A SoundClick Top 10 song
Just listen to this really cool guitar riffs with several changes. Draws you in.
A SoundClick Top 50 song
Blues Rock with new style. Haven Music has its own genre of Rock Blues. Heavy and Light at the same time. Number 1 'Praying For My Brother' 7426 plays in one day.
A SoundClick #1 song
Clean and smooth based on classic blues style.
A SoundClick Top 50 song
A more traditional style of music. Two guitar tracks and drum. Cool
Our now getting famous dual guitars. This one rocks and gets down and dirty. Lots of slide on the Stratocaster.
A SoundClick Top 10 song
Happy, optimistic out look in this rock tune.
A SoundClick Top 100 song
Acoustic Version with lyrics.
A SoundClick Top 100 song
Instrumental version of song we are working on.
Taking the Dual Lead Guitars to the edge. Hard Rock Metal Blues sound.
Paranoid Delusions are everywhere
Intense guitar, in a class of its own.
Got carried away with the doubles effect. This is great background for an intense movie. It takes the listener on a 'trip'.
Sort of a Blues / Psychedelic / Jazz / Rock tune.