Strummindude
BIOGRAPHY
Strummindude is Jana Persson, former pro musician (ages ago) out of Stockholm, Sweden. That's in Europe. The north end of it.
Strummindude is the moniker under which Jana showcases his material.
BAND MEMBERS
Performers on Kaleidoscopy - the RPM edition:
Janne Hedlund - Drums and percussion (all tracks)
Jana Persson - Lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, ukulele, keyboards (Insatiable)
Robert Wirensjö - Keyboards
Hasse Johnzon - Pedal steel guitar, electric guitar (Again)
Amanda Persson - Lead and backing vocals (Take Me Dancing)
Performers on Three - the RPM edition:
Janne Hedlund - Drums and percussion (all tracks)
Jana Persson - Lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards
Johan Dereborn - Bass (The Big One, Holding On, Teller of the Tale)
Performers on Writing On The Wall - the RPM '09-edition (in order of appearance):
Janne Hedlund - Drums, percussion, harmonica, backing vocals
Jana Persson - Lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass
Micke Hujanen - Electric guitars, synthesizer
Robert Wirensjö - Keyboards
Hank Johnzon - Electric guitars, steel guitar, dobro, bass
Roger Gustafsson - Electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin, bass, percussion
Steve Gintz - Trumpets
YEARS COMPLETED
2008,2009,2010,2011
GENRES
Rock,Adult Contemporary Pop
OTHER BAND SITES
http://www.strummindude.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/strummindude
http://cdbaby.com/strummindude
Completed Albums
The Sauna Tapes(2008)
Strummindude's first effort for the RPM Challenge. It contains an unsorted bunch of songs spanning from melodic rock over country to classical.
Writing On The Wall(2009)
Strummindude proudly presents - an album containing old school pop, rock and some country!
For this year's challenge, Strummindude is a band. And not just any band, but a fine collection of seasoned pros, lending the songs on the album more energy and maturity, as well as presence and polish, though still retaining a ragged edge.
Three(2010)
Three - the third Strummindude RPM album. Somewhat darker than the earlier two, and a little less strummin. Eight songs, ranging from fast paced rock over 70's progressive sounds and crooner over towards soul pop.
I had the help of Janne Hedlund on the drums throughout the album, and Johan Dereborn laid the bass lines for The Big One and Holding On. Lyrics for The Big One courtesy of Brian McCloskey.
This album was the final test for the new studio setup, and it held together nicely! The sounds are consistently well behaved and the equipment and tools easy to work with. The acoustics of the studio held together as well, and I'm very happy with the way it turned out!
Kaleidoscopy - The RPM Edition(2011)
A musical kaleidoscope – the 2011 RPM Challenge Strummindude album Kaleidoscopy!
With a musical palette stretching from the jazzy bossa-nova of “Again” and the velvet bluesy “Don’t Ever”, over 80?s westcoast flavoured “Katie” to bombastic progressive rock-inspired “Falling is Never”, and a lot of stuff in between, this album should have at least something to offer, almost regardless of your musical preferences.