Fremont John
Fremont John plays Taylor acoustic guitars. Check out his CDs Timeline, Acoustic Thunder and Lightning Strikes the Bull. For fans of ,
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Contrarian
This is a fun, upbeat acoustic rocker that morphs into an implied Disco beat ending with a tongue-in-cheek rap. So, you tell me the genre. You might ask, "What's a contrarian?" It's someone who marches to the beat of their own drum.
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A strong, versatile voice (think Jonny Lang or, Rob Thomas) and very clean, melodic guitar style (think acoustic Santana meets Craig Chaquico ) are Fremont's magic . Whether an original work or a cover song, John makes it his own. His style and killer sound make him a standout in a crowded field.Band/artist history
FREMONT JOHN - BIO
This stubborn individualist, a self-proclaimed "Contrarian", has endeared himself to Florida's residents and tourists alike becoming one of the most renown and respected solo performers in the state. A DJ at Tampa's WMNF, recently introduced him on air as a Florida legend. John has been written up in almost every paper from Key West to Tampa. His fan base reaches across the USA and to many parts of the globe thanks to his tenure in Key West and his diligent online networking.
"He sings like a man on a mission of purpose!" says Edgar Struble, Music Director for the 2008 Country Music Awards. A TAXI reviewer recently wrote of John's original tunes, "his songs show a vast understanding of writing, arranging, and overall musical wisdom." Neil Young included John's song about our soldiers in Iraq, "Devil's Dune" on his web site, "Living with War Today". John emceed the famous Key West Songwriter Festival, sharing the stage with some of Nashville's top songwriters including Mark Selby "Blue on Black" and Grammy winner, Tia Sillers "I Hope You Dance".
Wowing NYC record producer Larry Baeder with his songwriting led to the 2006 indie CD release, "Timeline" with, Baeder producing. A national radio campaign for "Timeline" resulted in FM airplay in many cities while global airplay came via hundreds of Internet stations. Two songs from the CD, "No Pity On Me" and "Devil's Dune", were semi-finalists in the 2006 Dallas Songwriters Assn. songwriting contest. His consistent gigging earned him the #1 Top-booked artist spot on SonicBids.com touting over 100,000 member artists! He has also been a featured pre-game performer at Tropicana Field for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for two years.
Along with regular gigging, Winter 2009 will find him in the studio recording a much anticipated solo guitar CD of original works. That will be closely followed by a full production CD ?Contrarian? due for Spring release. He returns to his hometown of Ludington Michigan to perform with former bandmates as part of the West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series.
Contact info:
FLORIDA:
Studio phone: (941) 952-5051 Cellphone: (305) 849-3112
e-mail: fremontjohn@fremontjohn.com
alternate e-mail: fremontjohn@yahoo.com
OUTSIDE FLORIDA:
Nate del Cais
Redwood Entertainment
New York, NY
(212) 543-9998
Web sites:
www.fremontjohn.com
www.myspace.com/fremontjohn
www.redwoodentertainment.com
OF ADDITIONAL INTEREST:
John:
* maintains an e-mail list of over 3,000 contacts.
* connects with another 2,500+ online via MySpace and FaceBook as well as numerous other music/social networking sites.
* averages 3-6 CDs per show and has sold over 5,000 units primarily from the stage and online sites like Cdbaby.com with no outside help.
* experiences Digital Downloads and mp3 streams, mostly at iTunes, that result in about 150-250 paid plays each month.
* has new CD ?Contrarian? set for release in 2009. Richard Crooks, veteran NYC session ace (David Bromberg, Dr. John, Bob Dylan), returns on drums and Ivan Bodley, recently featured in both, Bass Guitar Magazine and Bass Player Magazine, also of NYC, covers the bass on most songs.
* A national radio campaign and tour are currently being planned to support the new release.
* A second CD ?Shut-up and Play? an all instrumental project is also scheduled for 2009 release.
OTHER RANDOM FACTS
Fremont John
is an ex-bank executive who began that career as a repo-man and loan collector after leaving the national touring road band, InnerVision to raise a family.
Worked as finance manager for 2 large Michigan metro GM dealers
Co-founded and was CFO and VP of ProAct Services Corp. an environmental clean-up company that works primarily for the oil & gas industry. Go to www.proact-usa.com
Quit ProAct to live his dream, restore his life, his marriage and health and to get off anti-depressants.
Writes and performs for his sole living hoping to set an example and to inspire others to live their dreams. In this regard, he has been most successful.Have you performed in front of an audience?For a living. The Tampa Bay, Sun Coast area of Florida, Key West, Michigan and wherever the music takes me.
Your musical influences
Everything I ever listened to in varying degrees.What equipment do you use?
Taylor guitars, Crate acoustic amp (CA-125), Shure Beta 58, JBL powered cabs w/15" woofer, Digitech Vocalist, Boss Loop Station, Boss Chorus, Boss Digital Delay. Elixir strings, Planet Waves cables. Anything I missed?Anything else?
The brand new instrumental CD, GUITAR SONGS, is due out in time for the 2009 holidays.READ MORE
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