John Jardin

I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 25th July 1979. My father, Anthony Jardin, was a musician at the time.

In my youth I would dabble with piano and keyboards, but it was not until the age of 13 when I committed to learning the guitar. After taking Spanish guitar lessons for a few months, I started writing my own songs. By the time I turned 18, I had over 20 songs with lyrics in my head and on fragments of paper.

During high school I also picked up the knack for DJ'ing and even started DJ'ing for clubs by the age of 15. The genre music I played was primarily focused around Dance and Trance House.

By the age of 21, I had written over 30 songs. Most of my music favoured heavy metal, with a few rock ballads.

At the age of 26 I joined a rock band called "Stone The Free". This was the first official band that I was a part of. We had gigged at multiple clubs and venues. Around 2 years later the band broke up for personal reasons.

It's now around 10 years later, and whilst I have written a lot more songs over the years, I am only officially starting to produce and record my work.