Justin Klump
http://www.justinklump.com
http://www.myspace.com/justinklump
Main Guitar: Taylor 714ce
K & K Equipment: Pure Western Mini pickup system, Pure XLR PreAmp
In 2000 and 2001, Justin Klump won the WMEA Regional Guitar competition, and in 2003 he was named as one of the “Top 21 Artists/Bands under 21” by the Seattle P.I. He has opened for artists, including Ari Hest (Columbia), Matt Nathanson (Vanguard), Tyrone Wells (Universal Republic), Ernie Halter (Rockridge) and HyperStatic Union (RKT). This fall, Justin will be heading out on a nationwide tour.
Most recently, Justin has been recording an EP in Los Angeles with a cellist by the name of Matt Fish (Matt Nathanson, Alejandro Escovedo). In May, Awarestore.com released a compilation CD which contains Justin's song “Silhouette” – 25,000 copies were pressed and distributed. In June, KINK 101.9 FM in Portland ran a Local Music Spotlight feature on Justin's music.
Press:
“Here's a young man whose voice and guitar play will knock your socks off.”
Geoff Dellinger, Entertainment World
"Acoustic guitar and heart-on-sleeve lyrics will make you wish you'd never stopped keeping that personal journal."
D. Parvaz, Seattle P.I.
“With his classical guitar background and simple and personal lyrics, Klump pens nice pop numbers that are catchy and deep. Klump's sound is familiar but at the same time, it's got a noticable distinction from the rest of the stuff you usually hear in the pop world.”
Matt Perez, Music Emissions
“Klump looks into people's hearts and souls, and he manages to put some of the most conflicting feelings into words.”
Jennifer Layton, IndieMusic.com
“Six years is all that it's taken for solo artist Justin Klump to master the acoustic guitar.”
Erin Thomas, The Daily Evergreen
"23 year-old singer-songwriter Justin Klump made some very wise investment choices as a very young man...obviously earning some artistic capital in the process. Like John Mayer, Hootie & the Blowfish and Dashboard Confessional, there's an intellectual maturity to his brand of radio-ready pop."
Alan Fark, Minor 7th Acoustic Guitar Magazine
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