JJ Soul Band

Icelandic band, fronted by UK vocalist/songwriter/lyricist John Soul. When living in Iceland for a brief period (‘91-‘97), John met songwriter Ingvi Þór Kormáksson and soon they began writing music together. In 1994 they made their first album, ‘Hungry for News’, with JJ Soul Band, and in 1997, ‘City Life’. On both albums the music is many-sided; Blues, R&B, Fusion, Rock, Pop and even Samba, sometimes all in one (Blues- conFusion?). The third album was ‘Reach for the Sky’ (2002) and finally there was “Bright Lights” in 2008. And then two "lost and found" tracks, Wild About You and Some Nights, were unexpectedly discovered in 2019, and published in April 2020, eleven years after the band quit performing and recording. JJ Soul passed away August 10th 2020.

Awards

"CITY LIFE" (City Life) - 1. prize; R&B/Jazz category; USA Songwriting Competition, 1997. “ANGELIQUE” (Reach For The Sky) 1. prize; Jazz/Blues cat.; Pacific International Song Contest, 2005 “COOL TONIGHT” (Reach For The Sky) – 1st Place Award; SongPrize, 2004 "WATCH OUT" (Hungry For News) - 2. prize; the 4th Hastings International Songwriting Contest, 1996. "ALTERED STATES" (City Life) - achievement award; UNISONG International Song Contest 1997 "CAN´T WAIT A LIFETIME" (Reach For the Sky) honor award; The Great American Song Contest, 2000. “THE TIMES WE’RE LIVING IN” (Reach For The Sky) – finalist; UK Songwriting Contest, 2002. “BETTER” (Reach For The Sky) – finalist; Unisong International Song Contest, 2003. “MOONBRIGHT – MOONLIGHT” (Reach For The Sky) – finalist (jazz&blues); UK Songwriting Contest, 2003. “COOL TONIGHT” (Reach For The Sky) – honorable mention award; Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, 2003 JJ SOUL BAND (album: Reach For The Sky) - finalist (Blues/R&B); Independent Music Awards, 2004 “GETTING COLDER BY THE YEAR” (Bright Lights) – Nominee; Los Angeles Music Awards 2007. “REALLY WILD” (Bright Lights) – Nominated for Hollywood Music Awards 2008 “I’VE BEEN HAD AGAIN” (Bright Lights) - Finalist (Jazz/Blues) UNISONG Intern. Song Contest 2009 “BRIGHT LIGHTS” (Bright Lights) - Finalist (Jazz/Blues) UNISONG International Song Contest 2009 “FRONT PAGE NEWS” (Bright Lights) - Finalist (Open); IAMA, Intern. Accoustic Music Awards 2011 “THAT KINDA MAN” (Bright Lights) - Nominated HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2013. “REALLY WILD” (Bright Lights) – Finalist USA Songwriting Competition 2015 “I’VE BEEN HAD AGAIN” (Bright Lights) – Finalist, (Jazz/Blues) UK Songwriting Contest 2017

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