Artist description Acoustic Pop to blow your lips clean off

Music Style Lo Fi Organic pop

Musical Influences Graham Parker, Aimee Mann, Tom Waits

Similar Artists Squeeze, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Michael Penn

Artist History Born in Los Angeles, Jeroan van Aichen performed with several bands before forming the quirky pop group, Lost Anthony. Lost Anthony waged a relentless full time attack, performing anywhere and everywhere in the Greater L.A. Basin during the mid to late eighties. A bit of luck came when Phil Joanou, director of the feature films U2: RATTLE AND HUM, STATE OF GRACE and FINAL ANALYSIS asked JVA to write the opening song for his first feature film, Universal Picture’s THREE O’CLOCK HIGH. JVA’s song SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY (produced by legendary session drummer/producer Rick Marotta) was featured throughout the film. JVA struck up a friendship/collaboratory relationship with Marotta and the two worked together for the next five years writing songs, performing live plus scoring films (COVER GIRL MURDERS, DEAD AIR) and TV shows (HBO’S TALES FROM THE CRYPT, ON THE SHORE). After completing two JVA videos, a brief signing with RCA records and an even briefer signing with Geffen Records, JVA decided that he needed a change of scenery. He moved to Portland, Oregon where he began doing voice overs for Nike, Tektronix & Freightliner and was cast as a the voice of a pufferfish named Spike in the children’s video series, Wee Sing-Under the Sea. By chance, cast in the same show as a giant octopus named Ink was the extraordinary Portland singer/songwriter Craig Carothers. The two of them became fast friends on the project and when Craig’s keyboard player, Gary Ogan moved to Nashville, JVA was asked to fill in on keys and vocals temporarily. That was in 1995. Since that chance meeting, Craig and JVA have scored the feature film REDLINE and worked together on several CD projects for themselves and other artists. Currently, JVA performs every week (when not on the road) at Al Amir, (a nightclub in downtown Portland) in an acoustic pop duo with uber-guitarist, Tim Ellis. The two have opened for Crash Test Dummies, Little Feat, Karla Bonoff, Boz Scaggs, Warren Zevon and many others.

Group Members Jeroan van Aichen - Vocals, Guitar, Keys Tim Ellis - Guitar, Vocals Nancy Hess - Bass, Vocals Gregg Williams - Drums

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keyboards

Albums Alexander’s Dark Band (1994) Today Was Different (1997) Floorboards (1998) Ancient Chinese Secret (2000)

Press Reviews “Ellis’ precision fretwork and van Aichen’s strengths-chord progressions that never leap to simple conclusions, lyrics more oblique than obvious, an unwillingness to fall into the traps of triteness-are all in evidence here...”Zach Dundas - Willamette Week--“If you’ve ever wondered what’s happened to great innovative pop rock music....It’s been storing itself up in the brain of Jeroan Van Aichen.” Dan Saus - Locals Online --“JVA is a terrific pop songwriter. Others will inevitably cover his songs.”C. Beeson-Anodyne--“An artist with a highly personal and poetic voice. “John Graham - Willamette Week

Location portland, or - USA

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