J P Masiongale
J.P. Masiongale is a 30 year old singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Pocahontas, Arkansas.
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Mansion On The Hill Mansion On The Hill
For those that don't know it, not only do I sing all of the songs I've uploaded, but I also do all the music for them as well. I'm currently trying to tackle pedal steel guitar and this is my first offering for an instrumental, Hank Sr. Enjoy!!
Sing Me Back Home Sing Me Back Home
Working Man Blues Working Man Blues
My version of The Hag's Working Man Blues... Enjoy...
Lonesome Fugitive Lonesome Fugitive
My version of The Hag's Lonesome Fugitive.... enjoy
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Hello to everyone visiting this page. My name is J.P. Masiongale and I am an aspiring singer/songwriter/musician. I truly hope that you enjoy the pieces that I have put up here and any feedback is welcome. Thanks for visiting.Band/artist history
A native son of Pocahontas, J.P. Masiongale is one of the youngest and most talented guitarists in Northeastern Arkansas. Raised around music all his life, J.P. quickly began to yearn for the ability to play an instrument. Learning piano from his grandmother at age 7, this began his obsession with music. After learning to play drums on the side of his bed at age 12, he finally got his first real instrument, a full set of drums. After learning drums, J.P. realized that something just didn't seem right. He felt a void in his musical lifestyle and had the feeling that drums just were not for him. At age 14, J.P. got his first guitar, a Fender Squier Stratocaster. After learning to read tablature, J.P. was unstoppable. He wanted to learn everything and anything about guitar in as little time as possible. Feverishly practicing night and day for hours on end, J.P. began to hone his aggressive playing style to a fine art. Along the way he picked up the ability to play bass guitar, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, dobro, keyboards, trumpet, euphonium, and harmonica. After several unsuccessful attempts with other bands, J.P. decided it was time to take charge of his musical career. He began to hone his vocal style down as well, fashioning it after such artists as: Travis Tritt, Brad Paisley, and Garth Brooks. He currently is a member of Shannon Bailey and The Empty Pockets Band, but also still does his own side projects, as time allows.Have you performed in front of an audience?I do play live with the current band I am working with, Shannon Bailey and The Empty Pockets Band. 6 of the greatest people I've ever worked with, it's really gotten back to being fun to play music again, without all the drama, and to me that's what it's all about. I love to play in front of people, it really gives me a kick that no drug or alcohol could ever give. But I'm clean and sober anyways. I get too high on life and music to need anything else. I really don't have any special moments in particular, because for me, if I play for you and you listen to me and enjoy it, that is special enough. And that has been the case everyplace I have ever played at.
Your musical influences
My styings are very different than what you might expect. Musically, I began as a rock guitarist and speed plays a large role in much of my work. But along the way, I became interested in blues, Texas/SRV style, and so that has a large effect on my sound as well. I recently became overwhelmed with Brad Paisley's playing and that pretty well rounded out my sound. Vocally though, I've just always done what feels natural, if I want to do all kinds of acrobatics, I do, and if I want to keep is simple, I do that too. I tried several times to place myself in one kind of style for my voice, but there were just too many of them that I liked for me to pick just one. So I tried to roll them all into one style and there you have it.What equipment do you use?
Way too much to mention, will post laterAnything else?
I would like to let everyone know that on the tracks that you hear on this page, I was covering all instrumental parts as well as all vocal parts, and did all the engineering, mixing, and mastering.
Pocahontas, AR
USA
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Today this site stands in mourning of the passing of the original artist who recorded Wrong Number back in 1967, my great uncle,
Hynmon Burford "Buff" Golden
May 3, 1942- May 6, 2007
We'll all miss you Uncle Buff and we love you.
P.J.
hello there again
JP - thanks for the feedback on Never Leave Harlan Alive. Brad did an awesome job (we just LOVE Brad Paisley in our house!) and Patty Loveless did a version as well. And while Patty IS from KY... and Brad IS from a coal mining country... I am from Harlan! So I just had to sing that song - because the first time I heard it, I couldn't believe someone had been able to convey the power those mountains seem to have even over the sun!
Keep Arkansas rockin'. My sister in Clarksville will appreciate that... ;-)
Beth
P.S. My dear mother has a new Soundclick page!! She has written her first song at the age of... well, never mind the age. It's soundclick.com/WillaAllen.
Hi JP
Just listened to " Walk on by" Classic Leroy van dyke song.We just do original material at present but you can't beat the oldies. Keep it country. I'll be back.
"Somewhere In The Middle" is sweet, love the instrumentals. Its just a catchy song all around.
Please feel free to check out my music. My new song "Jump" is great. Please let me know what you think about it and drop me a message on my board! Thanks!
Mark Paul
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