Jay Tea

Jay Tea is currently the lead singer for HELLO NURSE, drummer for UNCONTROLLED, and keyboardist for NIX86.
Originally from Long Island comes half comedian/half musician Jay Tea aka JT Turret. A well known face in the US punk scene as a member of the bands SPROUT and THE ARROGANT SONS OF BITCHES (A.S.O.B.). After the 2004 break-up of A.S.O.B. most of his band mates went on to form Bomb The Music Industry, but he struck out on his own to play one-man shows. As a solo artist Jay Tea self-released the CD "Threw Away Your demo" in 2005. Honoring the title track, the CD was actually packaged in other artist's discarded demo CD cases that he accumulated during his time as a Talent Buyer, Radio DJ, and Major Label Intern.This was followed by a full-length genre-bending album of Ani DiFranco covers entitled "Loaded Cannon", released for free online in 2007. A CD called "Demo(n)", including 20 songs with Jay Tea playing every instrument, was sold on tour in 2008-09. Jay Tea first brought his act on the road as the ONLY solo artist on every date of the 10 week long VANS WARPED TOUR 2006, playing twice daily as a featured performer in DR.MADD VIBES MEDICINE CABINET. While on Warped he would often collaborate with the legendary Angelo Moore of Fishbone. He has also toured North America many other times as a band member, tour manager, and solo artist.



Jay Tea's solo shows include crowd participation, stand-up, impressions, choreographed dance and rap songs performed over thumping back-up tracks, and his own brand of edgy acoustic musical comedy. He will play any request for any song ever written (even if he hasn't heard it). His overly energetic stage show is nicely complimented by a 4 octave vocal range and an overwhelming amount of self-confidence. It is far from the typical singer-song writer show. Myspace message for booking.
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Thursday September 21, 2006 by Ryan Cooper
I caught Jay Tea in Dr. Madd Vibes' Medicine Tent at the Warped Tour this summer, where he was performing as "the only band on Warped Tour that's not a band!" It was a really entertaining set, blending acoustic songs, stand-up comedy and general goofiness.
I'm not often a fan of the jokester with the acoustic guitar type of musician, but Jay Tea isn't really typical of that, mainly due to his punk background. As a rule, I think the world needs fewer acoustic singer/songwriter/comedians in general, but it also needs many more punk ones. SMALL KIDS BIG GUNS album review: A hard rock ensemble disguised as ska-punks, Long Island, NY-based quartet Sprout excels on Small Kids Big Guns via infectious, hook-laden pop songs and spirited performances evocative of Green Day, the Goo Goo Dolls, Blink 182, and the Living End. Guitar-driven and decidedly up-tempo, Sprout's energetic veneer centers on lead vocalist Jay Tea. Spitting out lyrics about fascists, as in "The Want Machine," crooning over love in peril on "Without a Second Thought," or shoegazing in "Deny Myself Me," Tea affords wit, passion, and intelligence to a genre often trapped in a teenage wasteland. ~ Tom Semioli, All Music Guide, 2002
DISCOGRAPHY: Time Frame - Chronicles / Sprout -Demo 97, Sprout EP, Victim of the Green, Small Kids Big Guns / ASOB -Pornocracy, All The Little Ones Are Rotting, This Is What You Get, s/t discography, ATTACK IN 3-D (Japan), Three Cheers For Dissapointment / High School Football Heroes - Horseshoes and Hand Grenades / The Fad - Number 5 / Jay Tea - Threw Away Your demo, Loaded Cannon, Demo(n)
Jay Tea uses The Grey Kangaroo Personal Liquor Filter



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