Genre: j. englishman writes about happiness, hate, lust, greed, desire, anger, and that intense, indescribable sensation that can only be understood by hearing with an open mind.

Official site: http://www.jenglishman.com

News & Events: The video for "Abused", the album's second single, is being filmed during the first week or so of June. Watch for it on MuchMusic in early-mid July.

Year founded: 1997

Record Label: Warner Music Canada

The issue of his ego is still up for debate.

If music is a reflection of a musician's soul, poor li'l rockstar gives us a full dose of j. englishman. j. wrote the songs. j. sang the songs. j. played the guitars. j. programmed the beats. j. played the bass. j. produced the record.

Okay, he didn't actually do it all himself.

Dave Hodge produced the album with j. and help from engineer Matt DeMatteo. Some of Canada's best musicians (both renowned and unknown) came into the studio to help commit j.'s vision to tape, including guitarists Kurt Swinghammer, Tom McDonald and Christian Collingham, bassists Steve Webster, Mark Johnson and Brian Kobyakowa and drummers Randy Cooke and Lawrence Panzini Jr.. Damhnait Doyle also makes a guest appearance on backing vocals.

poor li'l rockstar will be forever known as the beginning of the j. englishman story, but the preface came two years earlier. It was the winter of 1998 and the Canadian music industry was gearing up for the annual Canadian Music Week (CMW) festivities. Bands had secured their showcase slots around Toronto hoping to score that revered record deal. A quirky little demo by a group called Tomorrow The World (TTW) was quietly making its way through the A&R offices. It remained a mystery who this band was but when they hit the stage at CMW it was clear that TTW was actually j. englishman, an as of yet unheard of local songwriter. Tomorrow The World's aural assault caught many in the audience off guard but beneath the volume it was clear that here was a songwriter worth keeping an eye on.

Over the course of the next two years, j. continued to refine his songwriting. He disbanded Tomorrow The World and began, instead, to perform his songs acoustically — just his acoustic guitar and voice up on stage. His repertoire grew by leaps and bounds and the new material began to deliver on the promise of the initial demos. In the summer of 1999, j. signed with Warner Music Canada and immediately went into pre-production. It quickly became apparent that these songs were about to take on a life that could only be articulated by their performances.

Consider poor li'l rockstar as 'chapter one' in the j. englishman story. It's a story that many people didn't know they were waiting to hear.

October 14 at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, ON
October 04 at Wylders in North Bay, ON Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
October 02 at The Apollo in Thunder Bay, ON Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 28 at Sidetrack Cafe in Edmonton, AB Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 27 at The Roadhouse in Lethbridge, AB Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 26 at The Factory in Calgary, AB Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 25 at Okanagan University in Kelowna, BC Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 23 at Boot Pub in Whistler, BC Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 22 at Malaspina College in Nanaimo, BC Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 21 at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 20 at The Starfish Room in Vancouver, BC Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 19 at Club Xs in Vernon, BC Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 18 at Wild Bill's in Banff, AB Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 16 at DV8 Festival in Saskatoon, SK Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 15 at The State in Regina, SK Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 13 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, ON Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
September 09 at DV8 Festival in Ottawa, ON
September 08 at Eight Ball in Chatham, ON with: Limblifter,
September 07 at Lee's Palace in Toronto, ON Jet Set Satellite with: Jay Englishman,
August 05 at Dunnville Centre in Dunnville, ON
Other Info: Dunnville Festival
August 04 at Harris Park in London, ON
Other Info: Harris Park Festival
July 03 at Friendship Festival in Fort Erie, ON
Other Info: w/ guests
June 30 at Soundwaves Waterfront Festival in Ottawa, ON
June 29 at Cafe Campus in Montreal, PQ
Other Info: w/ Limblifter
June 16 at Hudsons in Hamilton, ON
Other Info: *Tentative*

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