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Multi instrumentalist ~ Songwriter / Producer ~ Jules Makk..... strums a guitar at night & flies a hang glider on the weekends, challenging the vast expanse of the blue sky to take him somewhere. “The world sure looks different from 10,000 ft.” But it’s his song writing perspective of the world, feet firmly on the ground, that showcases his unique view of who we are, with all the highs & the lows. An accomplished creative mural artist, sculptor, cartoonist & poet, He has painted some extraordinary musical scenes from our lives into the songs recorded on his first commercial release “Out of the Blue”. Orange Jules ~ “Out of the Blue” does this, without waste of space or time. Q. why “Orange ... Jules” ? ... A. it is the positive radiance of an Orange sun in an endless Blue horizon. That brilliant star that powers every life system on our Earth, also fuels his precision energised acoustic / electric gtrs, a solid foundation to a poetic musical vision. Sparkling 6 & 12 string acoustic gtr fingerpicked styles, intertwine with blazing solar flares of electric gtrs, a pulsing force of sound behind the sharply focused lyric & melodic observations of this .... eye in the sky. “You really see the world differently from way up there, all the complicated machinations of mankind, clearly defined in a landscape of emotions & motivations” OUT OF THE BLUE Opening songs “Out of the Blue” & “Really good 2 C U” are positive & upbeat, with cheeky fun song “Odd Days” & funky danceable “Flowers” a bright introduction to Jules colourful approach to music arranging. “Pictures” & “On the Coast” takes a scenic tour of our beautiful world before the emotional tide turns at halfway through, with the incisive power ballad “Casting Shadows” asking , what is reality & illusion ? The album then flows into more serious & compelling reports on human adversities, with sympathetic insights on our most vulnerable hurts. “I Spy” & “Empty” are indepth comments on silly human frailties / foibles, whereas the open wounds of the spirit exposed in “Rosies” & “Shannon” plead for love, community action & some good common sense. One last bright moment of hope in the romantically moving “She’s Shining” before plunging headlong into a progressively more forceful & intense “Warned about the Weather” pointing the bone at foolhardiness, with a climactic finish in “Storm” ( thunder/lightning inc.) a stern reproval on the evil affronts of war. All up, Jules is a formidable technician & creative artist. All songs on “Out of the blue” are delivered purposefully & passionately. Testament to his 3 decade poetic & musical journey, Jules is adamant about only releasing his absolute best, having put in the miles to learn all aspects of song writing craft & sound production, before taking his dream to the market place. Orange Jules ~ “Out of the Blue” is now the first of many albums already nearing completion, with a guarantee to retain his high standard of quality & imaginative tunesmithing.

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