Blue
Moon Harem Releases "Finland", the title track off the
"Finland" album. The single is promoted via "Stephen's
Indie Picks" originating out of Muscle Shoals, AL.
Muscle
Shoals, AL, USA (March 3, 2015) -- Who knew what being hit on the
nose by a violin teacher could lead to?
As
a child, Jonathan Bix was forced to take violin lessons by his
well-meaning mother. What made the situation worse is the fact that
his teacher would hit him on the nose when he seemed to be losing
focus.
Once
freed from this tyrannical teacher, Bix began to teach himself guitar
and to take inspiration from the likes of early LP gifts of Glenn
Campbell and Willie Nelson, later discoveries by John Lennon and The
Beatles, and the Steve Miller music his schizophrenic next door
neighbor played every night before bed. As a member of Misguided
Youth, Bix toured China and Mexico, opened for the likes of Foghat
and appeared with Jane Pauley on NBC's "Today" Show.
Demetri
Joannou became interested in the guitar at the age of eight and began
to write songs at 19. A prodigious writer and arranger, Joannou
worked with many popular artists in town before finding his true
match.
Bix
and Joannou first met as members of the popular Boston band Requiem
in the mid 1990s. Guitarist Joannou was looking for a vocalist to put
his musical ideas into motion when his guitar teacher told him about
a common friend who was down on his luck and in need of a job and a
musical direction. Joannou got Bix hired in his father's company and
began to collaborate with him in the studio. The result was an album
that received airplay all over Boston and was featured three times on
Harvey Warfield's famed Boston Music Showcase. ?Working with rhythm
players from such legendary Boston bands as Scissorfight and Two Ton
Shoe, Bix and Joannou recorded a full-length Requiem CD in 1997 that
landed them a spot on the DiscMakers New England Battle of the Bands.
Though the album and the band both well received from Charlestown to
China, Bix and Joannou soon felt a need to change their sound and go
their own way.
Encouraged
and engineered by producer Jim Siegle at The Outpost in Stoughton,
MA, the duo began to experiment with looping and other instrumental
technologies that allowed them to achieve a band sound without having
to deal with the pitfalls of supporting a full band, The result was a
new album that the pair released under the name Blue Moon Harem.
After
years of extensive touring and constant performing, Bix and Joannou
decided to slow down and refocus their creative energies. As Bix had
been writing songs on the road on his acoustic guitar, they decided
to put together an album that was more focused on song craft than
technological wizardry yet which still maintained a rich, full sound.
The result is "Finland," a collection of highly personal
songs that are supported by the likes of drummer Steve Hart who has
previously worked with Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry, among others.
With
their simple, honest sound and thoughtful songwriting, Blue Moon
Harem is ready to hit the road again, building slowly from coffee
house gigs to arena stages. Their ambitions are great, but so is
their talent and wealth of experience. Already ,they are a top
selection on such popular Internet stations as Jango Radio and Reverb
Nation and the fan base continues to build with every song and every
set. Flush with new energy and ideas, the band is already working on
their third album and look forward to bringing their music to all
corners of the heart, mind, and soul.
"Our
message is clear," Joannou says. "We want people to listen
to our music and become inspired." And all without any damage to
the nose!
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