J. C. Cinel
UK
J. C. Cinel is classic rock / blues / rock artist from
United Kingdom.
J. C. (Giuseppe Cinel) is performing as an artist more than
15 years, as a singer / guitarist and song-writer taking up different
kinds
of
music
ranging from rock, rock-blues to country-rock. They have never been re-proposed
in a canonical way, but mixed: the result is a particular blend with melody
on top of it and a special care for both vocal and instrumental arrangements.
He's currently the founder and leader of several bands yet working and playing
with a constant activity; this is why he decided to collect his songs in
a west-coast, country-rock oriented mini-CD. The first thing to take into
account is the choice for this record to go completely acoustic. This comes
from his first musical formation and love marked by a deep and constant study
of the acoustic and classic guitar and from listening to what's going to
have a great influence on his song- writing: Eagles, America, C.S.N., Beatles..
This helps to develop a style enabling him to create a warm and catchy sound
perfectly suiting the lyrics contents and rhythms. Harmony vocals play an
outstanding part in his way of feeling music, a trademark of all his musical
experiences: they are in fact used as a real instrument coloring and expanding
the melody bounds. The fusion of several voices in a game which calls and
answers emphasizes the evoking and introspective feeling of his lyrics. He
loves to develop the melody always on top of his songs through particular
arrangements without sounding redundant. This comes from his love for completely
different kinds of music: Jazz, Bossanova, Blues, World music.. This versatility
has always followed his musical activity throughout his several live experiences.
In 1985 he's singer and lead guitarist of a band called The Air performing
their own song ranging from rock to fusion, Styx and Yes - like. In 1992
he's in a band called Lost and Found, a five piece band mixing
west-coast guitars and vocals to latin rhythms and percussions. Since 1996
he's leader
of the bands: Poison Whiskey (Southern Rock, '70 Rock) and Head
and Heart (Country Rock, West Coast). The first one is a very well-known
band with constant activity in the live music circuit. In 2000 he is the
side act of Mac Auly (singer of Michael Shenker Group) during an Italian
summer festival. In 2001 some of JC's songs are collected in his first unplugged
solo self produced CD called "Halfway there". This mini-CD contains
four songs composed and arranged entirely by J. C. In 2001 he is the winner
of national contest "Emergenze chitarre", organized by the prestigious
Italian guitar magazine. In 2002 the J. C Band travels all around
the country to propose his own songs. In 2003 the J. C. Band is
on the road again for a lucky summer tour in France (Cote d'Azur) and thanks
to positive response, a winter tour is being planned.
In 2003 two J. C. songs
are included in a compilation which is being airplayed by thirty radio stations
throughout the southwest of U.S.A. In 2004 month of May, the J. C. Band is
ready to go back on the road again for a new tour playng the most prestigious
clubs
in Nice and its environs. In 2004 J. C. becomes the lead singer of hard rock
psych band Wicked Minds with consequent release of "From the purple
skies" for Black Window records distribuited all over Europe. February
2004 - J. C. performs at the prestigious Belgian Club "Spirit 66" with
Wicked Minds to promote the new Record.
Summer 2004 - J. C. Band carries
out a two months tour in the Crete Island. May 2005 J. C. Band is back in
France for his third tour around Nizza area He has just finished recording
a new
12 songs CD, where a more electric rock sound meets the warm acoustic melodies,
creating a rare and brilliant blend. 2006 - "Witchflower" is the 2nd album
Wicked Minds are going to put out in a few months produced by Black widow
records with consequent tour promotion in Germany, Austria and Switzerland,
playng gigs in Munchen, Siegen, Hanau Salzburg and Bern.
May 2006 The J. C.
Band plays as side-act of the great harmonica player Jerry Portnoy (Eric
Clapton and Muddy Waters) during the 2. Piacenza Blues Festival performing
songs from the new J. C. record "Before my eyes" which is actually released
in October of 2006. July 2006 - J. C. Cinel with Wicked Minds performs
at the well-known Burg Herzberg Festival in Germany, a great event where
Wicked
Minds shared the stage with rock legends such as UFO, WISHBONE ASH, ULI JON
ROTH (Scorpions), ADRIAN BELEW (King Crimson), SOFT MACHINE, THE GATHERING....
August 2006 - J. C. flies this time to Spain for another European tour.
One month tour in Costa del Sol where the J. C. Band is very successful and
plays the best clubs around the coast and asked to come back for a new tour
in
the Autumn season. October 2006 - ".Before my eyes" is the new record
which is out. This is a record which sees a more articulated
song-writing
and all of J. C's influences are highly represented. The sound is a
perfect blend between electric rock and warm acoustic melodies, with catchy
refrains
and great harmonies
