I was lucky to get to spend a few day over in Victoria with Jon and Roy to film 3 videos to help promote their new album.  The videos are a mix of what we shot those days, and footage i have filmed around the world.  You can see the other videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/jonandroy

Jon and Roy are rich. Sure, Roy drives his mom’s old station wagon and Jon often resorts to burning wood to heat his house, but that’s not the kind of rich we’re talking about here. Playing for the lovely locals of Victoria under the sun, sharing sangria with a hundred or so strangers from around the world in Byron Bay Australia and seeing copies of their albums make it to the flea markets of Brazil is. Interest in the organic alchemy between Jon’s resounding lyrics and melodies and Roy’s intuitive beat-making is the type of interest that concerns the two.Jon and Roy began playing music together years ago. Jon was deep into reading about the Politik and Roy was reflecting on the striking similarities between apes and humans. The first few years were spent stoking up a local fan base and developing as musicians. In 2005, Jon and Roy recorded Sittin’ Back and went about spreading the album anywhere their beater cars and gig money would take them. A hiatus would follow in 2006 allowing Jon to record his solo album After a Trip and Roy to get acquainted with a full drum set.

After reconnecting with Stephen Franke, the producer of Sittin’ Back and After a Trip, the duo finally realized that making music is a must and that becoming teachers and chefs can wait. Recording their second collaboration Another Noon in the spring of 2008 has piqued the soundbuds of listeners world wide, launching their laid back tunes into numerous area codes, shanty towns, kayaks and fishing piers. Since the album dropped, Jon and Roy have played all over England and Canada, highlights include a UK tour with Buck 65, an ocean-side set at Victoria’s Ska Fest, performing at NXNE, and
taking part in the COCA performance series in the nation’s capital.

Jon and Roy call upon a hand-picked group of local musicians for shows who can groove without wanking and funk without stanking and have recently added Ryan Tonelli on bass, bringing some plump low-end to the mix. Jon and Roy look forward to branching out internationally, dipping their feet in multiple oceans, sleeping anywhere they find and eating anything they deem interesting. Most of all, Jon and Roy will spread their music across the globe to wherever they find a receptive audience.