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Press
...the lyrics evoke the cornfields, barstools and tobacco kilns of the north Lake Erie shore and his strong, smooth vocals keep the album on a steady course...
Rockingham / Hamilton Spectator
...It goes without saying that his latest solo effort benefits from great production. The 11 song set features softly delivered lyrics against a mellow musical backdrop, mixing blues and R&B with some nice hints of jazz...Blue Martini isn’t an album to rev you up for a night on the town, but when you get home with that special someone, it might be the perfect alternative to, say, the too-blatant choice of Barry White as "mood" music...
Now Magazine / Toronto
...J.P. Riemens is co-owner of Hamilton’s Grant Avenue Studio, where people like Gordon Lightfoot record. Riemens has taken time off producing other people’s records to record his own songs. Good thing too. His new album Blue Martini features sone great songwriting.
Hamilton Spectator
... Riemens has created a smooth, intoxicating listen of songs...
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Discography
J.P. Riemens and Plastic Diet - Sub Level Audio Bulk
J.P. Riemens - Songs From Mom’s Kitchen
J.P. Riemens - Ugly Bob’s Little Big Band
J.P. Riemens and The Honolulu Masters - Full Moon In August
J.P. Riemens and The Honolulu Masters - Girls
J.P. Riemens - Blue Martini
J.P. Riemens & The Barflies – Plain and Simple
J.P. Riemens & The Barflies - Redneck Lullaby
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Bio
J.P.s latest CD - Redneck Lullaby - enlisted the help of Richie Hayward of Little Feat fame, Willie P. Bennett from Fred Eaglesmith, Michael Fonfara of Lou Reed, Rhinocerous, Lori Yates and a host of other notables. The CD is a rural trip through the Southern Ontario Tobacco belt through to the west coast. JP has recently signed a lucrative contract with Nashville publishers Interrealm.
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