Artist description J4 are now working with Manager Brian Low. Brian Low currently works with Artists such as Macy Gray, and has worked with such acts as Tool and Henry Rollins. The Bands EP "Deeper Shade of blue" is now available for download and listening on mp3.com For more news and info please visit us at: www.lolrecords.com or www.mp3.com/j4

Music Style pop/rock contemporary/modern rock.

Musical Influences All types of music. From Blues, to Jazz, to Hip Hop to Pop, to Rock....

Similar Artists Everything from bands like Matchbox 20, Pearl Jam, 3EB, Tonic, Creed, Gin Blossoms, and Oasis, To mezmorizing Beatlesque type melodies. J4 has a style of their own, but can be compared to these bands.

Artist History Just in time to save the world from the mediocrity of boy bands and boy toys, the next iteration of rock and roll has arrived. The current lineup of J4 has been together for just under three years. In that time they have released a full-length CD ("A Dozen Dead Flowers"), a five-song EP ("Deeper Shade of Blue”), and played every club worth playing (and a couple not worth playing). Yeah, they’ve played all those big clubs in Los Angeles that all those bands on the East Coast dream of playing like the Viper Room, the Whisky, Troubadour…and every other club in Los Angeles. A big moment recently came for J4 when they hooked up with their current manager, Brian Lowe, who also works with multiplatinum and two-time Grammy Award-winning artist Macy Gray. Two of J4’s members hail from Canada, while the other three are from the Southern California area. It all started when vocalist Greg Lake and drummer Tommy Iapicco moved to the U.S. from Canada and recorded two J4 albums in Nashville. After the Nashville band fell apart in typical rock and roll fashion, off to LA they went. (This time they did NOT live in a van.) Once in LA, Lake and Iapicco put an ad in the paper, hoping to find like-minded, committed musicians. Guitarist Michael Ellis, who had just moved to LA from Las Vegas, answered the ad. They then held auditions for a second guitarist, which yielded the talented Andy Curtin, whose funky, jazzy style balanced out Ellis’ harder, more punk-influenced sound. Makes for some cool music! After a frustrating series of auditions with bassists who just weren't clicking with the band, Ellis asked longtime friend and bassist Josh Jones if he would like to join. Jones did, and the new lineup of J4 was complete. With the band feeling reborn and revitalized, they were quickly inspired to start writing new songs, rework the best of their older songs, and jettison the rest. The band’s sound is, well, they never were fans of labels or categories. Rock and roll? Pop rock? Alternative? Rock with a punk chaser? Southern California non-ska punk rock, sans le metal, with a twist of Canada and a pinch of Nashville? You tell us. There is a definite Southern California vibe to it. It’s crunchy, hooky, and fun. The band celebrates a fan base of well over 25,000 active signatures, and their music is downloaded faster than they can make it. Check it out and see for yourself.

Group Members Greg Lake- (Vocals) Tom Iapicco-(Drums) Mike Ellis- (Guitar) Andy Curtin- (Guitar) Josh Jones- (Bass Guitar)

Instruments Guitars, drums, bass, vocals, and everything in between.

Albums 1) Soul Searchin'. 2) Swamped. 3) A Dozen dead Flowers.

Press Reviews There are hundreds. J4 have been around for about 10 years, and there are hundreds. That's a good thing!

Additional Info Brad Ray. LOL Records (brad@lolrecords.com)

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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