Music
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Press
“...surprisingly lush pop.Think Sgt.Pepper era Beatles (clarinet,trombone and violin enhance a traditional rock set up) with the occasional 80’s twist. Promising”
- The Montreal Gazette
“if you love pop music,you just may fall in love with JP Houston and the Murder”
- The Link, Concordia U
NIGHT LIFE MAGAZINE (abbr.) Notable is Houston's heartbreaking voice as well as the continuous flow of impressive musical arrangements. Rich tracks expertly support softer tunes, needing nothing more than JP and his guitar to carry them. The welcome outcome of experienced and dedicated song writing. - NIGHT LIFE MAGAZINE
"...check out the songwriting genius of JP Houston... Do yourself a favour and do a search on your computer machine for the Christmas special he filmed to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus, and enjoy Houston’s hootenanny with some of Montreal’s brightest bands." - Montreal Mirror
" ...[sang] with the fervour of a full gospel... Everyone could use a little gospel freakout in their lives. Houston's music is not garden-variety mainstream pop. He fuses jazz and orchestral elements with a pleasantly raw singing voice. Reminiscent of Badly Drawn Boy in his folky playfulness, and The Vines or The Coral in his thoughtful musical arrangement, his live performance was refreshingly passionate, and honest."
- The Brock Press
Discography
As Long As You're Here With Me - LP (2006)
Live at Zion - Video EP (2006)
JP Houston's Special Christmas Special (2006)
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Bio
JP Houston is a Montreal based singer, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His music is a list of esoteric mumbo jumbo including psychedelic, orchestral, soul and 1930's pop.
Houston also has an extensive catalogue of songs composed for theatre, film and television. A catalogue he has amassed since beginning his professional songwriting career at the age of 17. His work as a composer garnered him a 2001 Gemini nomination for best dramatic score. He also works as a producer with bands including the Nymphets.
In his spare time, JP writes in the third person
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