Introducing Jesta – British singer / songwriter
Jesta is a crazy casserole of addictive Alternative Power Pop with rock riffs, melodies of McCartney, passion of Prince, cleverness of Costello and madness of The Muppets.
This is the official website of Jesta, an independent alternative pop rock artist from Morecambe, Lancashire in north west England.
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Audio Gumshoe with a Jesta Special!
One of the hardest things to do these days is to find new music that you love. Sure there's some great shows that have a variety of tracks by different artists, but all too often you hear a song you like, go to investigate the band and find out that that was in…
"Lying" – a cover version by Jesta of the Amy Meredith song
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGCG97N_HW8?rel=0&w=480&h=390] I thought I'd try a) doing an acoustic cover version and b) trying to film it while I record. I chose to do this fantastic song called “Lying” by Amy Meredith, an…
Music Success In 9 Weeks – Week 9 – Dude, are you still alive?!
I know you've been unable to sleep for the last few months, wondering what became of Jesta in the final weeks of the Music Success In 9 Weeks challenge! Well, worry no more for here in all their brutal honesty are the answers you've been seeking… I…
Baby (I Could've Been) A Rich Man – The Beatles on iTunes: A missed opportunity
As you've probably seen, last week The Beatles finally released their entire back catalogue on the iTunes music store. It's great that so many people now get the opportunity to easily access such important songs in the history of popular music. However, I…
"Previously…" the new album from Jesta – available now
You can find the new album at most good online stores (more being added soon) or buy direct from Jesta. Previously… by Jesta
Michael Angel’s Cosmic Grab Bag
Throwing out thanks to Michael Angel for playing Jesta on his Cosmic Grab Bag show, episode 221 – well worth a listen for the other talented musicians he plays too!
Music Success In 9 Weeks – Week 8
Another week of Music Success in Nine Weeks and we finally come to something I'm admittedly pretty bad at – networking in real life. One of the strengths I've developed over the last few years is socializing online – working from home has helped…
Music Success In 9 Weeks – Week 7
I'm a bit late this week blogging about chapter 7 of Music Success in Nine Weeks because I've needed to let this one sink in a bit and try to let my mind do it's own thinking outside of the box. The aim is to build my email newsletter list. Making sure…
iTunes Ping
Today Apple released a new version of iTunes with a social sharing element they've called “Ping”. Like Twitter or Facebook it allows you to follow people, whether friend, celebrity or artist, but it's only about the music. You'll be able to…
Music Success In 9 Weeks – Week 6
It's often said that “content is king” and during the course of reading Music Success in Nine Weeks I'm beginning to realize just how true this is. A lot of the notes I've taken recently have started with the word “More” –…