JOINTPOP IS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S GREATEST ALBUM ACT OF THE LAST 20 YEARS & THE MOST SOPHISTICATED INDIGENOUS ROCK n ROLL BAND TO EMERGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN. " With their Tough n Ready Renegade sound, jointpop sounds like The Beatles having a smoke with Marley while being molested by The Clash " Formed by lead singer song/writer Gary Hector in 1996 out of the debris of his old group Oddfellows Local- the seminal Caribbean rock band of the 90s- jointpop was an evolutionary leap in the musical experimentation of Hector’s sound. Formed with some of the most sensitive musicians of T&T’s underground circuit and marshaled by Hector’s brilliant piercing social commentary rock and roll songs the band quickly became the benchmark of brilliant local alternative music and music that had a ready international appeal without sacrificing any of its local relevance. Jointpop has walked that tight-rope of balancing foreign and local musical influences and local and international subject matter so effortlessly that one wonders what the fuss was all about… The secret is the fact that Gary Hector is one of the greatest songwriters that the Caribbean has produced, and is one of its best kept secrets… Hopefully a secret that is about to be revealed... Apart from this Hector has always shown a very un-Trinidadian penchant for recording albums. The testament is a collection of albums which constitute the best produced discography of any Trinbagonian act of the last 20 years. This has been due to a commitment to faithfully capture the sound and feel of the dynamic live band in studio- without resorting to any tricks, bell and whistles… The result has been a very accurate record of a talented singer/songwriter and the band of gifted musicians and collaborators he’s shared his journey with. Of note in the latter cohort is lead guitarist Damon Homer who is Hector’s major collaborator and whose silky sensitive guitar playing is one of the constant revelations of jointpop’s sound. INFLUENCES: jointpop: The name will suggest a wide range of influences (join pop music styles together). Some Clash style rants to Velvet-like laid back grooves with Dylanesque lyrics. Some Stones, Neil Young, Marley, The Mighty Sparrow, U2, Beatles, Pistols controversy = jointpop. 4 Krishna Terrace, Santa-Cruz, Trinidad W.I (m) 1-868-765-3182 gary@jointpop.com www.jointpop.com/promo.html http://soundcloud.com/jointpop-band/sets/jointpop-european-tour-2011/ DISCOGRAPHY: • Port of Spain Style 1999 • Exile Baby 2002 • Jointpop EP 2004 • The January Transfer Window 2007 • The Longest Kiss Goodnight 2011 MEMBERS: Formed in 1996 in Trinidad and Tobago, jointpop the Rock n Roll group includes: Gary Hector singer/songwriter (Guitar-Vocal) Damon Homer (Guitar) Dion Camacho (Drums) Phil Hill (Keyboards) Jerome Girdharrie (Bass). HISTORY: Formed by lead singer song/writer Gary Hector in 1996 out of the debris of his old group Oddfellows Local- the seminal Caribbean rock band of the 90s- jointpop was an evolutionary leap in the musical experimentation of Hector’s sound. Formed with some of the most sensitive musicians of T&T’s underground circuit and marshaled by Hector’s brilliant piercing social commentary rock and roll songs the band quickly became the benchmark of brilliant local alternative music and music that had a ready international appeal without sacrificing any of its local relevance. Jointpop has walked that tight-rope of balancing foreign and local musical influences and local and international subject matter so effortlessly that one wonders what the fuss was all about… The secret is the fact that Gary Hector is one of the greatest songwriters that the Caribbean has produced, and is one of its best kept secrets… Hopefully a secret that is about to be revealed... Apart from this Hector has always shown a very un-Trinidadian penchant for recording albums. The testament is a collection of albums which constitute the best produced discography of any Trinbagonian act of the last 20 years. This has been due to a commitment to faithfully capture the sound and feel of the dynamic live band in studio- without resorting to any tricks, bell and whistles… The result has been a very accurate record of a talented singer/songwriter and the band of gifted musicians and collaborators he’s shared his journey with. Of note in the latter cohort is lead guitarist Damon Homer who is Hector’s major collaborator and whose silky sensitive guitar playing is one of the constant revelations of jointpop’s sound. INFLUENCES: jointpop: The name will suggest a wide range of influences (join pop music styles together). Some Clash style rants to Velvet-like laid back grooves with Dylanesque lyrics. Some Stones, Neil Young, Marley, The Mighty Sparrow, U2, Beatles, Pistols controversy = jointpop. CDS/VIDEOS: • (2011) ‘The Longest Kiss Goodnight” Produced by Gisli Kristjansson , the 10 song album features $OUL$ GOING CHEAP and PLANES,TRAINS AND PAIN. • (2009) NEW DOUBLE A-SIDE SINGLE Please don't tell my Inlaws (I'm and Outlaw) and Camden Ketchup • (2007) The January Transfer Window: Featuring the songs Mystery, The Desperate Housefly, The Irony of it All, Monday Morning Love Situation and Yoko Ono. • (2007) Documentary/Short Film…”Desperate Houseflies” A Walt Lovelace Film, featuring jointpop and the making of the album “The January Transfer Window” • (2004) jointpop (5 song EP) The lead track, Let’s Pray (for Rock n Roll) topped local online and Radio charts and the EP includes jointpop classics; Radio Luxembourg, The Water Supreme, Voodoo vs. Voodoo and Monsta Me • (2002) exile, baby: Released on 19/10/02….The local entertainment press had a ball with this record. Radio play for tracks (I hate)Entertainment, exile,baby La Belle Rosette and The New Fast Food saw jointpop gain a wider audience base. An animated video for The New Fast Food also broke new ground. • (1999) Port-of-Spain Style: Critically acclaimed in its homeland (TnT) with heavy radio rotation for tracks After1/2 past nine (plus video), Urgent (plus video), King Radio and Lost in Space. Sold extremely well in TnT and independently in New York and Miami. TOURS: • London, UK. (The Dublin Castle, The Hope and Anchor, Proud Camden,Barfly, Camden, London, 100 Club, London, China White, BBC Club Bush House, The Mitre, BBC Club West One, Southwark College) • Scotland, UK. (The Doghouse, Inverness, Aberdeen UNI, Whistlebinkies,The Box,Saltcoats, The Liquid Ship, Pivo Pivo, Glasgow. Bannermans, Edinburgh. Behind The Wall, Metro, Falkirk.) • Midlands, UK. (The yardbird, Actress and Bishop, The Hard Rock Cafe Birmingham, The Walsall Wheat Sheaf) • OTHER UK CITIES.. ( Cardiff, Liverpool, Cambridge, Ipswich,Hemel Hempstead • New York City, NY (CBGB, The Spiral Lounge, Kenny’s Castaways, The Baggot Inn) • South Beach, Miami, FL (Cameo Theater, Roses, Churchill’s FESTIVALS : • World Beat Festival., Tobago Fringe, Walsall Fest. • Opening Act : Dolores O’Riordan ( The Cranberries) , • Blue Oyster Cult, • Kansas, • Shaggy. http://jointpop.com/promo.html http://soundcloud.com/jointpop-band http://www.reverbnation.com/jointpop http://www.facebook.com/pages/jointpop/25241271136 www.youtube.com/jointpop www.jointpop.com gary@jointpop.com 1-868-765-3182 (m) JOINTPOP KNOW THEY STAND LEFT OF CENTER AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR PATH TO THE CENTER, SO WITH PRIDE AND PASSION INTACT…..THEY WAIT FOR THE CENTER TO GLANCE TOWARDS THE LEFT...