@jjcrowne

J.J. Crowne is a singer/songwriter from Miami, FL. who writes and performs emotional and heartfelt acoustic, pop and folk-rock songs - reminiscent of some of the great singer/songwriters of the 60's and 70's, but made for the 21st. Century. J.J. performs all vocals and instrumentation on all of his songs. He has received excellent reviews from dozens of music publications both here and abroad, and his music can currently be heard on over 1200 radio stations worldwide. His latest CD ("J.J. Crowne") was released May, 2013. Hear songs, see videos and read full bio and reviews at www.jjcrowne.com.

Actor, Voice-over, Musician.

'J.J. Crowne' - Winner Best Album (Folk/Singer-Songwriter):"Beautiful, textured acoustic layers, a distinct voice and expert songwriting characterize this excellent collection of songs." -- The Akademia Music Awards, October 2013 'Toy Soldiers' - Winner Best Song (Folk/Singer-Songwriter): “J.J. Crowne delivers this haunting tale with the right combination of spare acoustic instrumentation and profound lyrics.” -- The Akademia Music Awards, Beverly Hills, CA. September 2013 "Crowne is world-class...Nomination for 2013 CD Of The Year" -- Indie Music Digest "A passionate and timely musical and lyrical vision...a powerhouse career statement" -- N.Y. Times Music Contributor, Phil Sweetland. "He can really write a lyric... songs were nicely woven tales of love, loss and Lennon" -- The Miami Herald "Featured Artist - August, 2013...After listening to (the new CD 'J.J. Crowne') I was indeed totally blown away...Only in recent years has this musical wizard stepped out on his own for all the world to see and hear what contemporary excellence in music is all about. " -- Songwriters' Net Best Magazine "Emotionally charged… a masterpiece" -- JuniorsCave Online Magazine "J.J. Crowne writes and sings authentic acoustic songs dealing with types of love... with great acoustic guitar melodies" -- AudioCred Music Blog "Crowne manages to touch many powerful emotions...knows how to push the right buttons and pluck your heartstrings with his grace and impressive musical finesse" -- Vents Magazine “Brilliantly delivered …with songs that have serious popish staying power...To be honest I can’t say enough about Crowne’s appeal and overall signature sound... This CD spoke to me personally and inspired me on so many different levels. That same could be true for millions of other listeners as well." – All What’s Rock Magazine “A moving and elegiac artistic statement from start to finish...In a nutshell this is John Lennon meets John Mayer...highly original, uplifting and dare I say brilliantly catchy in scope.” -- This Is Vibes Magazine "J.J. Crowne's songwriting ability is poetically impeccable... the genuine spirit and pureness... is really second to none in my book" -- SkopeMagazine "What the world needs - more J.J. Crowne... WOW!”-- DJ Uncle Earl, KCLA FM Los Angeles J.J. Crowne is an award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who, after attending Oberlin Music Conservatory, started his professional musical career as a composer, performer and producer of theatrical music, radio jingles, and TV cues & themes for Fox, PBS and Univision TV among others. In his home of Miami, he opened shows for Country superstars The Mavericks in the early 1990's. A true Renaissance Man, Crowne completed law school along the way and devoted a 30-year legal career to representing the indigent. After gaining music industry and international press recognition for his first self-produced debut album in 2011, J.J. teamed-up with gold-record producer Stephen Wrench (Hank, Jr., Missing Persons, Vince Gill) and well-known Nashville mixing/mastering engineer Jeff Silverman (Rick Springfield, Prince, Stephen Bishop) to complete a 5-song EP released July 2012. The EP (entitled “Another Day Of Love”) contains “Another Day Of Love,” “Only Time,” “Best Of Intentions,” “Toy Soldiers,” and “She And He.” As of June 2013, over 1000 land, internet, satellite and syndicated radio stations worldwide were airing songs from the EP. The title track became the #2 listener-voted song on www.worldtalentsradio.com out of 300 songs and stayed in the Top Ten for almost 3 months. The song then re-entered the chart as #2 once again in August, 2013. In May 2013, "Best Of Intentions" became the #3 listener-voted song on that same station. “Only Time” was downloaded over 6,200 times in its one-day feature on Songshooter.com. And in February 2013, "She And He" was voted by listeners into the Top 20 Chart of Europe's www.musicworldradio.com. The new CD "J.J. Crowne" was released May 1, 2013 featuring newly mixed and mastered versions of the five songs from 2012's EP, along with five new songs - all mixed and mastered by legendary engineer Jeff Silverman along with J.J. Crowne. The CD is now available in both hard-copy and digital form on most major outlets. Radio stations in over 70 markets across the U.S. have added the new album to their playlists, as well as stations in Canada, The Netherlands, the U.K., Germany and Japan. The album entered the Americana Music Association's national radio airplay chart in August 2013; and the single "Only Time" entered the Spins Tracking System Main Country Top 50 Radio Airplay Chart on Nov 5, 2013 - climbing to #27 with over 1300 spins per week. Also, the album was #1 on the Roots Music Report (RMR) Folk Internet Spins Chart for two consecutive weeks - 10/24/13 & 11/1/13, and remained in their Top 10 for 12 weeks. J.J.’s has been featured on the Home Pages of major music websites including Rockwired, TargetAudience, Suite101, Carlito’s Blog, MusicEmissions, IndieMusicDigest, and Penseyeview; and Home Page interviews with him have appeared online in Skope Magazine, Song Revelation, and Junior’s Cave. He has been a regular featured performer at the Key Largo Songwriters Festival for the past 5 years, and will be appearing at the South Florida Folk Festival in January, 2014 as a finalist in their national songwriting contest. J.J. 's styles range from alt-country to folk/rock to acoustic ballads. He writes emotional, heartfelt songs - each telling its own unique story. Reviewers often say his songs are reminiscent of some of the great singer/songwriters of the '60's and '70's, but as the Editor of MusicEmissions adds: he is a "singer/songwriter for the 21st. Century... a true troubadour." J.J. has recently started a career as a film actor in addition to his musical pursuits.