Jay Marriott's solo opportunities came quickly and unexpectedly. No sooner had he been informed that his previous band (The Novocaines) was going on hiatus, that he was offered his first solo gig. Having never perfomed on his own (let alone written songs for a solo slot) it was a very busy couple of weeks, writing an hour of material in the two weeks leading up to his debut.

Since then Jay's reputation about the music scene has flourished, giving his audience the feel of the New York folk scene in the early sixties with his catchy tunes and lyrics that everyone can seemingly relate to (think Paul Kelly meets Crowded House).

While keeping the hard work ethic developed during the time spent with The Novocaines, and including that with the rapid rate that his song writing is developing, Jay Marriott will definately be an artist worth keeping an eye on...


His debut EP "Eaten By The Sharks" (recorded and produced by Timothy Nelson  http://www.myspace.com/timothynelsonmusic ) is now complete and ready to sell at gigs or to anyone who would like one sent out the them!  It includes new mixes of all the demos you can hear on the myspace and a brand new track "Watch them kneel"... as opposed to "watch them neil" which would change the entire attitude of the song...

Influences: Paul Kelly, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Crosby, Still & Nash, The Beatles, The
Velvet Underground, Pete Townshend's frenetic acoustic strumming.
Sounds Like A Mixture Between:  Elliot Smith, Paul Kelly, Bernard Fanning, Bob Evans, Neil Young, Lou Reed.
 

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