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***AI is FIRM NO - ALL MUSIC WRITTEN, ARRANGED AND PERFORMED BY ©Crackerjack**

Hi, I am Jon, my music name is ©Crackerjack. Having re-read my own bio, which I haven’t done for some time, I realised how self-important it sounded!! I wish I was  a dynamic lead, rhythm, and bass guitarist whose sound is deeply rooted in blues-infused hard rock. 

The latter of this sentence is at least true in terms of styles – although I do also love metal and power sludge (Pantera), some classical, blues, Jazz/funk, Gangsta Rap.  I also do play lead, rhythm and bass, write, arrange and perform all the music and vocals. 

The drums are programmed on my Boss BR80 Micro Digital recorder; however I am planning on teaching myself how to play these. I also mix down and produce all my music.

My music era growing up was late 80s- mid/late 90’s.  Huge influences for me were early GNR, especially Slash, who is the reason I fell in love with the Les Paul and playing lead; Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Black Crows, ACDC, STP, Faith No More, Gary Moore, ZZ Top – the list goes on, and all over the place!

Whilst I am a hard rock guy, I do venture into more metal as some of my tracks like The Gringo, Corrupt, Insidious, The Nomad may showcase. I also have 3 or so songs written which will be folk/country, my softer side, but need to buy a new acoustic before I record these.

I have released probably 60 singles and 5 track EP called Life Stories, which is what it says on the tin. 

The songs cover addiction - Husk' to ballads  'A Love Untold’ and a cheeky little interlude of the Sabbath variety with my good mate Somewhere 77’ supplying the bongo beat.

Happy to colab where time allows in between being a dad, work, dad, work, dad!!!


Discover me - aka ©Crackerjack on:
 Apple Music
 Spotify
 Bandcamp
 YouTube
 YouTube ft Somewhere77'


https://youtube.com/@crackerjack588?si=rFdqv0j2uwMYI1QJ

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FvsuLULrgdkl22yG4QVPj?si=m6WqxgpxRfykLMOUMqJqAg

Pierre Flange Halibut - Vocals, bass. Sinjen Bottomley Smyth - Guitars. Arbuthnot Centrifuge Collywobbles - Keyboards. Tarquin Fothering Coffin Dodger - Drums. The Jojo Man Band are heavily influenced by the works of artists such as Doris Frimble, The Runny Noses, The Bunions, Ethel Whimsy’s Incredible Meat Raffle, Enid Sludge, Little Boy Compo, The Twizzly Sisters and The Stomach Complaints

The music is mostly on the YouTube channel - occasionally it has found its way onto BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Orbit, BBC Radio  Nottingham, BBC Radio Derby & BBC Radio Leicester

"Killer groove" & "irresistible jam" Tom Robinson (legendary songwriter, musician & BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster)

"Heady stuff; an intoxicating international groove" Adam Walton (musician and BBC Radio Wales presenter)

“Banging beat”  Dipesh Parmar (President - Ministry of Sound Records)

“Super unique!”  Jaguar (Broadcaster, Journalist & DJ BBC Radio One & Mixmag )

“Gritty and authentic...makes me want to hear more” Emerald Rose Lewis (DJ & Presenter @ BBC Radio 1Xtra & Rinse FM)

"Dystopian Psychedelic Jazz" Lyonsy (host of SLE Radio's Punk and Indie Show & Asonica Radio)

“Nice down tempo vibes” Steven Braines  (co-founder of HE.SHE.THEY. collective)

Music played on Johnny (Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs) Hedley's Base Frequencies; Asonica Radio: SLE Punk & Indie Show; The Psychedelic Jukebox; In The Moog; etc

And very proud to have been the very first track on Signal Committee’s Eclectic Picks at Fresh On The Net – plus other triumphant returns! 

Reviewed as a Fresh Fave at Fresh On The Net five times -- "The Permissive Footpath Society" & "Weird? No!" & "Parasite Lost" & "Profane Disco" & also our sonic collaboration with The Gorstey Lea Street Choir: "The Dragons of Mont Blanc" 

Music featured on GongPlanet

Junkyard of Silenced Poets are Memorial Device Alternative National Treasures

A small amount of chaos is now on Twitter  (although the rancid horror of that place under the repellent owner will force a relocation, with BlueSky looking the most likely...)

We got thrown off TikTok because the 52 second runtime of our track Big Band Theory was quite correctly perceived as being of 'prog-rock dinosaur proportions'; chastened by this, we are now here instead.

Got a like from me? You got real potential! and I will help you get more plays now! link in my backgroud picture above!❤️‍🔥

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