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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Jayson Norris combines his love of singer-songwriters, indigenous music, roots music and rock, together with tones, harmonies and melodies that naturally come from his cultural and musical heritage of New Zealand. Creating his distinct sound of acoustic, roots-rock.

Now based in London, Jayson performs all over the globe. Headlining his own tours and has supported acclaimed artists such as INXS, Shihad, Blue King Brown, The Blackseeds, Pete Murray, Six60, I Am Giant, Tiki Taane, Breaks Co Op, Katchafire, The Feelers, and Dave Dobbyn.

Jayson grew up singing and listening to his father’s records from, The Moody Blues, Queen, Chris Rea, The Cars, Bob Marley, and in his late teens, Guns n Roses, Lenny Kravitz, Radiohead, and Ben Harper. It was around this time that Jayson became entrenched in writing his own songs and quickly penned many compositions, recording them on an old stereo.

After finishing school, Jayson studied for his music diploma, majoring in songwriting. It was here that many valuable lessons and techniques were learned and Jayson excelled while performing at night to fund his studies.  Performing most nights meant that Jayson learned the benefits of playing constantly and would soon earn the respect of his peers in the New Zealand music scene and abroad. His clever, dynamic, and very energetic use of the musical technology of the “loop station” has become an integral part of his live shows with many people trying to recreate or interpret his techniques and sounds.

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