THE JDA PROJECT
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Joel Pirard has been playing, writing, and recording original rock music for years, as a guitarist, bassist and keyboardist. Don Pitz is JDA's primary lead vocalist. He also plays keyboards, guitar, bass, and percussion.
Arno Tietje is the primary lead guitarist in The JDA Project. Arno also sings, plays bass, percussion, lap steel guitar, and harmonica.
The JDA Project has released 5 CDs, A Fine TIme, Through A Moving Window, Syzygy, Dropstones and the live For the Sake of the Song.
NEWS UPDATE!
LARRY LIPSHUTZ, our former bassist has returned to the fold, and brings along his long his cohort ANDY OROS, ON DRUMS. WE WILL HAVE PROFILE INFO SOON!Band/artist history
Joel knew Don, and Joel knew Arno. They recorded separately and together for years, worked in bands together, Joel And Don in Anthem and Alaska; Joel and Arno in The Alienz. When the three got together , something magical happened.
The band started as a fun recording project, doing about 20 Beatles songs, which prompted us write together., eventually creating A FINE TIME.
D: I spent a lot of time playing in rock clubs in the area, especially New Jersey, which is how I met these guys.
J: I played with Don in two other bands, Alaska and Anthem, in 1981 and 1983 respectively, and occasionally recorded with him for fun. I met Arno in 1985, when I joined The Aliens, an avante-guard, Talking Heads-Squeeze type of original band. When The Aliens folded in 1987, Arno and I kept in touch. We recorded with Don around this time for the first time. Two of those songs will appear in brand new arrangements on "Through A Moving Window " These early sessions planted the seeds, although it was years before we came together as The JDA Project. I guess I'm sort of the 'pivot' man.
A: We all respected each other's musical talents in and out of bands and got along so well that an association at some point seemed logical. There are many tracks that Joel and I recorded together that may someday get reworked in The JDA Project manner. "Carry It Through" was one recorded for the first time right after The Aliens broke up.
With Erwin Brea on bass, and Chris Scott on drums and vocals, the band made their live debut at the famous venue KENNY'S CASTAWAYS in NYC in 2005 and a return engagement soon followed. However, Erwin left the band to pursue other things. Larry Lipshutz joined up on bass shortly afterward, has left the band as of 2019.
Ron Cook took over the drumming in THE JDA PROJECT in 2007 when Chris left due to illness, and remained with the band until Chris's return. Robbie Offerman came into the fold after Chris left in 2013 and has since left the band.
The JDA Project has released 6 CDs, A Fine TIme, Through A Moving Window, Syzygy, Dropstones and the live For the Sake of the Song, and JDA LIVE AT KENNY'S 10/15/2005
JAMES TAYLOR, DRUMS & DEREK GRAHAM, BASS have left The JDA PROJECT effective 3-16-2025. We with them the best of success in their future projects
More news to come with respect to a new lineupHave you performed in front of an audience?YES, Evorlution Concerts, The Boston Show!
Kenny's Castaways, MontClair Stage, Images, Fiesta Cancun, Olive's, Cornwall 4th of July Concert, Veterans Field Art Festival, many private shows, and The Wagon Wheel Bergenfield
Your musical influences
The Who, The Beatles, Genesis, Procol Harum, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, Cream, The Moody Blues.What equipment do you use?
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love your music ...cheers & the best of luck to you.....THE NEW CD FROM JDA!
SYZYGY
ONCE AGAIN INTO THE BREACH...
JDA TRIUMPHS AGAIN WITH A NEW COLLECTION OF TUNES TO GROOVE YOU, TUNES TO MOVE YOU, AND TUNES TO STIMULATE YOUR MINDS AND MEMORIES.
A WONDERFUL BREW OF POP SENSIBILITY, ROCK CRUNCH, AND TRUE HONEST EMOTION, LYRICAL AND MELODIC SENSE,
LISTEN TO SYZYGY!
syzygy
Pronunciation: (siz'i-jE), [key]
n.,
pl. -gies.
1. Astron.an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.
SYZYGY!
COMING SOON!
13 BRAND-NEW SONGS FROM JDA!
BLUESTOWN
WHAT COULD BE BETTER?
THE MESSAGE
A BITTER PILL:WASTED DAYS AND SILENT NIGHTS
CONSTANT DEVOTION
YOU ARE FREE
ELUSIVE
FROM HEART TO HAND
LIKE BEGINNINGS
SOMEDAY
FREEWAY
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
I WANNA BELIEVE
Thanks JDA for your post on my page.New Official Website http://www.carminedamico.com Love to all at Evor,CarmineGreat Classic Rock.Loved the songs,especially Your Vocals Joel.Very different from the current generation of Rock,you have meaningful songs with a message.Best Regards,Carmine D'Amico http://www.carminedamico.comAll comments (18)
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Joel,and all of JDA.First of all Happy New Year.I wanted to say hello and listen to your live tracks at Kenny's.I also added your band to a few of my stations,as well as members of The Carmine D'Amico Ensemble did the same,simply because we love your sounds,and concepts.Right now we are in the middle of our newest cd.I would like to run a few tracks past you Joel.I value your opinion.The band was again in Europe.This time France,Germany,and Italy.Let's email each other tommorrow to talk,your 16 Grammy Winning Friend,Carmine