James Black (guitarist)

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James Black
Born (1975-08-31) August 31, 1975 (age 49)
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsWritten In Black Inc.
Member of

James Black (born August 31, 1975) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter and musician based in Toronto, Ontario. Black is best known for his role as the lead guitarist in the band Finger Eleven since 1990, [1] [2] and co-founder, guitarist, and singer of Blackie Jackett Jr.

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Black is also known for occasionally stepping in for Evanescence’s guitarist Troy McLawhorn. [3] Additionally, he appears on "Gone" by Justin Nozuka, RZA, Kobra Khan, and himself, released on November 14, 2011. [4]

Career

Finger Eleven

James Black is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of rock band Finger Eleven – formerly known as Rainbow Butt Monkeys. As a band, they have released 6 studio albums, 1 live album, 2 EPs and 22 singles. An update on January 29, 2015 indicated that preparations were in the final stages of production and promised new details and artwork in the near future. [5]

The band released their seventh album "Five Crooked Lines" July 31, 2015, and released the lead single "Wolves and Doors" to Canadian radio. They set upon the Fall of the Hammer Tour in support of the release. [6]

Blackie Jackett Jr

Blackie Jackett Jr is the side project of James Black with Finger Eleven bandmate Rick Jackett. They are joined by Jimmy Reid, Sandra Dee, Scott Brewer, Tino Zolfo and Neil Angus Macintosh. The alternative country band has released 1 full album and 2 singles since 2011. [7]

Solo career

Working under his own name, James Black's solo career is his most recent brainchild. To date, he has released one album entitled Moon Boot Cocoon.

Moon Boot Cocoon

Black's first solo album debuted May 27, 2014. The experimental rock album was produced by Tino Zolfo. On Moon Boot Cocoon, Black plays all of the instruments except for the drums. [8] It was primarily released digitally, however, through a Pledge Music campaign he released a number of Vinyl and CD to individual contributors. [9]

On March 14, 2015, 102.1 The Edge premiered the official video Color Blind on their website. [10]

Discography

Solo

Finger Eleven

Blackie Jackett Jr

Awards and nominations

YearGroupAwardCategory
1996Finger Eleven Juno Nomination: Breakout Group of the Year
2001Finger Eleven Juno Nomination: Rock Album of the Year (The Greyest of Blue Skies)
2004Finger Eleven Juno Nomination: Group of the Year
2005Finger Eleven Juno Nomination: Single of the Year (One Thing)
2008Finger Eleven Juno Nomination: Group of the Year
2008Finger Eleven Juno Nomination: Single of the Year (Paralyzer)
2008Finger Eleven Juno Won: Rock Album of the Year (Them vs. You vs. Me)
2009Blackie Jackett Jr Hamilton Music Award Won: Country Record of the Year (Whisky and Tears)
2009Blackie Jackett Jr Hamilton Music Award Nomination: New Artist/Group of the Year
2011Finger Eleven Juno Nomination: Rock Album of the Year (Life Turns Electric)

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Biography". Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ (2017), Setnyk. Jason, https://theseeker.ca/2017/07/interview-finger-eleven-timmins/, Retrieved, 19 July 2017
  3. ↑ Up Venue Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Kemba, UpVenue.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015
  4. ↑ Hot New HipHop Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015
  5. ↑ Finger 11 Twitter Twitter. Retrieved March 27, 2015
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FingerEleven?fref=nf [ user-generated source ]
  7. ↑ Facebook Retrieved March 24, 2015
  8. ↑ The Rock Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Therock.fm. Retrieved March 24, 2015
  9. ↑ Pledge Music Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine PledgeMusic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015
  10. ↑ Edge Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Edge.ca. Retrieved March 24, 2015
  11. ↑ "Five Crooked Lines by Finger Eleven". iTunes . January 2015.
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