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Jak Housden (John Paul Housden) was born on 12 June, 1969 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a Jak Housden is guitarist, singer, and composer guitarist, singer, and composer. Discover Jak Housden's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?

Popular As John Paul Housden
Occupation Musician
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 12 June 1969
Birthday 12 June
Birthplace Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1960

He draws upon 1960s and '70s influences including The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and west coast rock bands like The Byrds and Jefferson Airplane.

Jak Housden is married to singer and performer Robyn Loau, is the brother of Stephen Housden, the lead guitarist of Little River Band, and the uncle of composer Paul Housden, who was part of the now-defunct Pornland.

1969

Jak Housden (born John Paul Housden 12 June 1969) is an Australian guitarist, singer, and composer.

1970

According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, they "became a popular live attraction courtesy of regular gigs and a fine set of laid-back, 1970s-styled blues, Memphis soul and New Orleans R&B material. The band's sound was simple, soulful and very funky. The Badloves were immediately labelled as 'organic', 'neo-hippies' and 'retro', which may have been the case, but at least it showed a band working within a rich musical tradition."

1988

In 1988, Housden began a spell of touring with Daryl Braithwaite.

Also in the band, at the time, was Stephen O'Prey on bass guitar (also ex-Show of Hands) and Michael Spiby on lead guitar and backing vocals (ex-Screen Idols).

Housden, O'Prey, and Spiby (now on lead vocals) founded the Badloves in Melbourne with Chris Tabone on drums and initially Spiby's brother, John, on keyboards and saxophone.

1990

Best known as a long-standing member of or The Whitlams, he is also a founding member of The Badloves, appearing on all their classic 1990s releases.

A revered session guitarist, Jak has performed and recorded with Barry Gibb, Olivia Newton-John, Richard Clapton, Steve Kilbey, Kate Ceberano, Jimmy Barnes, Daryl Braithwaite, and Steve Balbi.

1993

The group released two studio albums, Get on Board (June 1993) and Holy Roadside (September 1995), before disbanding in 1997.

1999

In 1999, Jak was one of the session musicians on the Whitlams fourth studio album, Love This City.

2001

In 2001, he became a permanent band member, touring and recording the albums Torch the Moon (2002) and Little Cloud (2006), alongside founding mainstay lead vocalist and pianist, Tim Freedman, bass guitarist, Warwick Hornby and drummer, Terepai Richmond.

In February 2022, The Whitlams released their first album in 16 years, Sancho.

Housden has remained a member of the Whitlams.

2004

Housden released his self-produced debut solo album, Mad About Disco, in 2004 through Boffin Records, which included the single, "To Die For" (2005).

2015

Since 2015, Jak has been involved with Tim Minchin, touring extensively and recording on the album Apart Together.

Jak Housden has played guitar since he was 11 years old.

He joined Melbourne band, Show of Hands, at 16, performing regularly around Melbourne, even flying to Tokyo to represent Australia in Yamaha's Band Explosion at the Budokan Stadium.

2017

And in 2017, he was the guitarist and Music Advisor on the critically acclaimed ABC biopic Friday On My Mind - The Story of The Easybeats.

Housden is renowned for his bendy guitar style and highly distinctive tone, as well as his fervent falsetto vocals.

2020

In 2020, Housden released the single Bombs on Triplespeak.

Strong on melody, Bombs is a stomper with intoxicating harmonies, and the psychedelic guitar for which Housden has become famous.

Produced by Housden, Bombs was mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

Housden has played in numerous bands including Clayton Doley (Hammond organ) Organ Donors and the Sydney psychedelic band, The Dolly Rocker Movement.

in recent times, Jak has featured in various music videos for Tim Minchin, including '15 Minutes' and 'Leaving LA'.

Housden's film & television credits include the Emmy Award-winning animated Beatles series, Beatbugs, for which Jak recorded on tracks featuring Rod Stewart, Chris Cornell and Regina Spektor.