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Jax Panik

Submitted by Louise Crouse - Suukie Music

Genre: Singer/Songwriter - Pop/Rock
Homepage: www.myspace.com/jaxpanik

A sexy mix of pop, rock, and electro, with catchy hooks, emo lyrics, sing-along choruses, and loads of dance appeal.

Jacobus Johannes van Heerden was born and raised in the pleasantville-ish suburb of Bellville; located just outside of Cape Town, South Africa...

From a young age it was clear that he was different from the other kids in his neighbourhood. While they were blowing stuff up and torturing little animals, he took up gymnastics and learnt to play the trombone. He regularly performed bizarre dance and song routines for family and friends, on tracks by Queen, Van Halen, Talking Heads, and other favourites.

In high school Jax joined his first band, a punk act called 22 Stars. By age 16 these young rebels were playing clubs and bars every weekend; getting drunk, smashing equipment, yelling obscenities at the crowd… Ironically tracks were all bursting with catchy hooks, sing-along melodies, and feel-good lyrics!

At varsity Jax played in various bands, regularly switching from guitarist to bassist to keyboardist, and everything in between! The more he struggled to explain his unique vision to fellow musicians, the more he wanted to just do his own thing. So he bought some cheap software and started recording and programming his own tracks. Jax Panik was born!

Keep an eye out on all your favourite web-based and mobile platforms for more killer tracks, music video, and crazy online performances.

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