The Jaguar Shark is one man, however, there are choruses of people who will join in on live shows and recordings. All music is written by The Jaguar Shark but inspired by many people, books, poems, plays, movies, songs, etc... The Jaguar Shark is me. I have been playing since 2005 and play a mix of acoustic and electronic instruments, hence the genre acoustic electronic. Categorize me as you see fit, all musicians hate to describe what they sound like and do not always do a good job of descri...
The Jaguar Shark is one man, however, there are choruses of people who will join in on live shows and recordings. All music is written by The Jaguar Shark but inspired by many people, books, poems, plays, movies, songs, etc... The Jaguar Shark is me. I have been playing since 2005 and play a mix of acoustic and electronic instruments, hence the genre acoustic electronic. Categorize me as you see fit, all musicians hate to describe what they sound like and do not always do a good job of describing that. What I can offer you are fellow songwriters who I listen to daily: Bob Dylan, Third Eye Blind, David Crowder, and the poetry of Richard Brautigan.
Throughout the years I have had the opportunity to share the stage with the likes of: The Appleseed Cast, Latterman, Kiss Kiss, John Nolan, Papermoons, The Forecast, Queens Club, Destry, Brian Bonz and the Dog Hongs, Unwed Sailor, The Pack A.D. and Ha Ha Tonka.
I am a Christian meaning I believe in love, freedom, hope, and a greater power. The music I play is meant to display that and some is written for the God I believe in. I believe I was given this talent and passion to write and play music and I cannot deny the source of this gift. I'm not perfect as is anyone. My music is not meant to condemn or pass judgment on anyone either. My music is meant to give people a sense of hope and love. I hope you can enjoy them.
Music has been apart of my life since I was a child. When I was four my parents bought my sister and I a book of folk songs that came with a cassette tape to accompany the songs. The book was mostly sheet music for guitar and I did not know how to read it at the time. I decided to put the tape in player to listen to as I built structures with my legos but as soon as I put the cassette in the player I felt something I had never felt before. A man by the name of Stephen Jenkins once wrote, "I believe the four right chords can make me cry." I was four at the time, I did not cry per-say but the music had affected me in way that had never happened before. From that point on, music would always be apart of my life and who I am.
Thank God for legos and folk cassettes.
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