May 2013
Hello all, got some cool things going on that I'm thankful for. One I'd like to thank you all for you're support throughout the years and I got someone pregnant! Other than that, music and biz and fun stuff below!
MTV Hive Premieres Nocando's "No Sweat" Featuring Pigeon John and Cel!
I got a call to work with Nocando a couple of months back and I jumped at the chance to work with this cat. Throughout the years I've seen him kill Project Blowed and Low End Theory, but the first time I seen him in action was at Basement Records Battle in Sherman Oaks, CA, he might've been 16 and one first place. So I drove to North Hollywood on a wintery night and we recorded this song in no time, Taurus Scott sat in the lend an ear. Well here it is, spread the word! No Sweat.
Listen here.
http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/04/29/nocando-no-sweat/
PIGEON JOHN'S NEW ALBUM 'ENICNO MAN' IN THE MIX NOW!
Well it's been a wonderful couple of years touring the world in support of my last album Dragon Slayer and now its time to finish up the new album Enicno Man! The man behind the boards of many Quannum Projects releases Mike Cresswell is in San Francisco as we speak putting the final touches on the mysterious album. We plan on releasing a couple of singles and album soon! Its produced by General Elektriks and Pigeon John with special guests... Cant wait for ya'll to here it. ENCINO MAN COMING SOON 2013.
ROOTBEER RETURNS FOR FULLERTON, CA SHOW MAY 26TH!
More to come my nasty little aliens. Read more and know that we are in outer space as we speak. Thundering towards each other at the speed of light. Lets be nice to each other. ENCINO MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pigeon John and the Blue Mics team together to create some music and fun. Listen here to the PODCAST.
https://soundcloud.com/bluemicrophones/pigeon-john-teaser
Available on Itunes.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/official-blue-microphones/id354099289
February 2013
Pigeon John will be touring France with C2C! PJ was featured on the track "Because of You" which is on C2C's new album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts in France.
http://www.facebook.com/C2Cofficial
Some amazing venues including the Zenith Paris for 2 nights at 6000 capacity. Tour dates here.
Feb 20 Montpellier, France ZENITH SUD
Feb 21 Toulouse, France LE ZENITH
Feb 22 Bordeaux, France Patinoire, Meriadeck
Feb 23 St. Herblain, France Zenith nantes Metropole
Feb 24 St. Herblain, France Zenith nantes Metropole
Feb 26 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
Feb 27 Brussles, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
Feb 28 Paris, France Zenith Paris
March 1 Paris, France Zenith Paris
March 5 Lille, France Zenith Arena
March 6 Dijon, France Zenith de Dijon
March 7 St. Briuec, France HERMIONE
March 8 Le Havre, France Docks Oceane
I'm playing a Holiday season show in LA on December 28th. It's at the Airliner for the Urban Underground Weekly event. Come on out!!
http://www.urbanundergroundweekly.com/
Facebook info here.
http://www.facebook.com/events/489260867761716/
November 2012
Touring the west coast with my friend Sunspot Jonz from Living Legends. Hope to see you guys there.
Info in the tour dates section of the web site.
Hey what's up my Scarecrows and Molly Ringwalds! First I'd like to thank you guys and gals for your love and support through the years. Whether its coming to my shows, sharing my music and spreading he vibes around. THANK YOU!
Well I got some good news! Today I'm releasing my brand new single called SET IT LOOSE! I hope you likes. I wrote it this year with thoughts of the open road, friends and funship (new word). I got to work on it with Dragon Slayer producer General Elektriks again and it's mixed and mastered by our Bob Power: Mike Creswell! I asked Cold War Kids producer and old buddy Matt Wignall to do he cover. A reunion of sorts because he did my first two covers with Brainwash Projects and Clueless. Well here it is! Turn it up and drive to it and if ya dig it pass it around!
Get the new single Set It Loose, the instrumental version of the song, and the A Capella version, so you can create your own re-mix, ring-tone or voice-mail message. PLUS handwritten lyrics from Pigeon John. All for whatever you decide to pay. It’s called Zero+. If you decided to pay any amount at all then we will enter you into a contest to win one of these prizes.
-A Skype call from Pigeon John himself!
-An autographed album (you pick the album)
-Your voice-mail message recorded by Pigeon John.
Go here for the details:
http://gum.co/PigeonJohn
Hope you're Summer was well and the Fall is nice to you. We just finished our European tour and are coming back home to LA this week!
In order to celebrate the times and travel I have a big show at The Hotel Cafe November 14th. I will be doing 2 shows in one on this Monday and it will be an early show. The first show will be a live short full on show with my band Ian Sloane and Terry Harrison. The second show will be an all live acoustic show doing my album Dragon Slayer from top to bottom. I'll be playing with 4 band members, piano, acoustic bass and guitar and light drums to give Dragon Slayer a brand new feel. and the most exciting thing is WE WILL BE RECORDING IT LIVE FOR A LIVE ALBUM RELEASE! Come sing with us, write your name down and be in the credits as back up singers. The whole room will be mic'd and everyone will be heard. Its gonna be like me performing with a Whiskey Band on a porch in Alabama with YA'LL.
I'm inviting all Scarecrows and Mollys to come and bring their friends. The Hotel Cafe is a small and intimate venue so it gonna be our night to rock! Heres the flyer and info. SEE YOU THERE!
Now playing nationwide on Cartoon Network is a brand new "The Bomb" music video promoting CN's new movie Level Up! Tell You're buds about it and most important take a little time to buy "The Bomb" if you like it! Heres a link below. Tune in to CN and check out the new video too!
http://pigeonjohn.com/level/up.html
Legendary UK producer Parker took out some time this Fall to remix The Bomb. I love it! I met Parker a couple years back on tour in Canada and we clicked well. I'll be doing a feature on one of his projects soon as well. Well here its is for free for ya'll! THE BOMB (PARKER REMIX) SPREAD THE WOOOOOORRRRDDDD!
http://www.pigeonjohn.com/mp3/PJ-ParkerRemix.zip
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER AT @DOTHEPIGEON!
Well, I'm back from my wonderful stay in Germany. It was the thickest week I've seen in awhile. I met cops, robbers, poets, drunks, DJs, dark alleys and many many splendid Germans. Big ups to me band, Ian Sloane (bass) and Terry Harrison (drums) who had my back and played swift.
We rocked a TV a show (video here), performed on the street in front of fireworks, got to know hotel employees a little too well, performed in the lobby of the awesome Michelberger Hotel -- my favorite hotel in Berlin; opened up for Bag Raiders in Hamburg and performed a acoustic set at Luki (Hamburg).
They ride alot of bikes in Berlin and very fast. Im back home now in LA and its hot and city like. I'm writing and reading like a mad man and cooking my own meals. Hope you like the new links and clips and the new record Dragon Slayer. If you like it then check out my older records as well on iTunes. Well, the TVs calling and I'm hungry so I have to go but we'll speak soon.......
I like you.
- Johnny Dragonslayer
Whats up players? I'm back in France and doing it bigger, defer, and wilder. Check the dates below. Im touring with Terry Harrison on drums and vocals and Ian Sloane on bass, keys and vocals. Its great to be back. I love this country. And this time back I get to go to London and Germany touring and promoting Dragon Slayer. If you haven't gotten the new record go and buy it today on iTunes. So far I've been writing beats, driving, eating, sleeping, reading and macking. So far. Big wide ups to Discograph and Universal Music Germany for helping get the record out here. Love ya'll and can't wait to see you at the shows! DRAGON SLAYER!
Hey all! So my French tour was the best tour of my life. Ian Sloane and Terry Harrison on bass and drums made it awesome. On one of our press days in Paris we met Chip-p, a local filmmaker, and he asked to shoot a clip. We said yes mofo, and were dragged into the middle of Gambetta, Paris in front of the same people I went to jail in front of (long and frozen story), and shot the brand new video for "So Gangster".
I told Chip-p and his gang of local Paris boys and a girl named Milk, to choose their favorite song off of Dragon Slayer — and they chose, shot, edited, and directed it in the natural light of Paris' 20th district Gambetta. Our neighborhood in France. Hope you like it!
Pigeon John wants YOU to take a crack at remixing his track "The Bomb" off his latest release Dragon Slayer! Pigeon John will be picking the winner himself, and will walk through rain, sleet or snow to deliver you a buttery sweet prize package that includes:
Just head over to this remix website, download the stems, remix, and enter!
http://www.pigeonjohn.com/rmx/
First shows of 2011 are now scheduled and fast approaching. Abbreviations are well represented with shows in S.D., O.C., and L.A. Come out and enjoy tracks from the new album as well as some of your favorite classic PJ jams.
FREE In-Store Performance
February 26 SAT – Access Music in San Diego www.accesshiphop.com
SoCal Shows
March 9 WED – San Diego, CA @ Kava Lounge www.kavalounge.com
March 10 THU – Costa Mesa, CA @ Tiki Bar www.tikibaroc.com
March 11 FRI – Los Angeles, CA @ The Airliner http://theairlinerla.com
Merci de la statue de la liberté, nous voudrait te donner le pigeon John en échange. Appréciez!
April, 1 - SANNOIS - EMB www.emb-sannois.org
April, 2 – ANGERS - Festival Les Z'éclectiques (with HONEY CUT) www.leszeclectiques.com
April, 5 - PARIS - La Maroquinerie www.lamaroquinerie.fr
April, 7 - NANTES - L'Olympic (+HONEY CUT +ANTONIONIAN) www.olympic.asso.fr
April, 8 – ROUEN - Le 106 (+HONEY CUT +ANTONIONIAN) www.le106.com
April, 9 - DIJON - La Vapeur (+HONEY CUT +ANTONIONIAN) www.lavapeur.com
April, 10 - MARMANDE - Festival Garorock www.garorock.com
April, 15 - ARLES- Le Cargo de Nuit www.cargodenuit.com
April, 20 - LAVAL - Le 6 par www.6par4.com
April, 21 - ROUBAIX - La Cave aux Poètes www.caveauxpoetes.com
Team PJ hinted about this last year but it is now a reality! Starting this Thursday night, you can hear the first single off DragonSlayer as the theme to a brand new Jetta commercial. Volkswagen cleverly inserted the classic "sitting dance" by Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor into the backseat of the all new Jetta to showcase both the legroom…and how perfectly “The Bomb” goes with the vintage footage. Modern classic indeed! The commercial will start to air during The Office and again during David Letterman so be sure to spread the word. Text your friends telling them to watch, tweet the deets to your loyal followers, post the info on your wall, just yell out the window, do what you have to do to make sure folks know that your favorite neighborhood rapper just made primetime!
Check out the commercial on my Youtube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/pigeonjohntv#p/a/f/0/sXksZAKzJpc
Join the Pigeon John street team! Become a PJ scarecrow today and help spread the word about upcoming shows. We’ll send you promotional materials and free schwag to assist you in your efforts to let the universe know how friggin awesome the new PJ album is and how much all your friends will love the live show when he comes to town. Show the love by spreading the love. Send an email to PJscarecrows@gmail.com with your name, address, email, contact #, age, and favorite Pigeon John song and we’ll get back to you with more info.
Another freebie for the followers…check out Dragon Slayer Radio Volume 2!
http://www.pigeonjohn.com/podcast/02%20Dragon%20Slayer%20Radio%20Podcast.mp3
And in case you missed it, here’s Dragon Slayer Radio Volume 1:
http://www.pigeonjohn.com/podcast/01%20Dragon%20Slayer%20Radio%20Podcast.mp3
Of course..more to come!