Jack Smack
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Jack Smack is Finnish
rock
musician
. He is the guitarist/background vocalist/composer in the Helsinki
based hard-rock band called Private Line
and also in the "party band" groups Evil Boys, Thunderbombs and Trabant. Jack Smack is also known as Japa, Captain Japa and Jack Leopard.
Jack joined in Private Line May 2002 when the founding member and guitarist Jari Huttunen left the band and joined in Finnish heavy metal
act Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
.
After a couple of years break Private Line
released a new single and music video Dead Decade from their forthcoming 3rd album with the same name. Album will be released in August 2011 by King Foo Entertainment. Music video was directed by Ville Lipiäinen in co-operation with Greenpeace
. Private Line announced in May 2011 that they will start their tour in June 2011 including countries Finland
, China
and USA.
Private Line
has performed earlier including Finland
in Japan
, Russia
, Germany
, Italy
, Switzerland
, Austria
, Sweden
, Great-Britain and Spain
.
Jack Smack hosted his own radio program called "Ultimate Rock 'N' Roll Show" since September 3, 2007 to August 2008 in Helsinki Lähiradio's 100,3 MHz channel with his host partner Joel "Sheriffi Jopi" Airaksinen. In the program Jack performed with the name "Captain Japa". Program consisted talk about music, daily subjects and artist interviews New York Dolls
, Andy McCoy
, Michael Monroe
, Hardcore Superstar
, Twisted Sister
, HIM, Negative
, Hybrid Children, Naked .
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He is the guitarist/background vocalist/composer in the Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
based hard-rock band called Private Line
Private Line
Private Line are a hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s and continuing today.-Origins:...
and also in the "party band" groups Evil Boys, Thunderbombs and Trabant. Jack Smack is also known as Japa, Captain Japa and Jack Leopard.
Jack joined in Private Line May 2002 when the founding member and guitarist Jari Huttunen left the band and joined in Finnish heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
act Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus was a metal music band from Finland, formed in 1997. The band was led by Timo Rautiainen, leading member of Finnish metallers Lyijykomppania, a band which still has an underground cult following in the scene. The musical influence of the band ranges from Black...
.
After a couple of years break Private Line
Private Line
Private Line are a hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s and continuing today.-Origins:...
released a new single and music video Dead Decade from their forthcoming 3rd album with the same name. Album will be released in August 2011 by King Foo Entertainment. Music video was directed by Ville Lipiäinen in co-operation with Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
. Private Line announced in May 2011 that they will start their tour in June 2011 including countries Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and USA.
Private Line
Private Line
Private Line are a hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s and continuing today.-Origins:...
has performed earlier including Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Great-Britain and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Jack Smack hosted his own radio program called "Ultimate Rock 'N' Roll Show" since September 3, 2007 to August 2008 in Helsinki Lähiradio's 100,3 MHz channel with his host partner Joel "Sheriffi Jopi" Airaksinen. In the program Jack performed with the name "Captain Japa". Program consisted talk about music, daily subjects and artist interviews New York Dolls
New York Dolls
The New York Dolls is an American rock band, formed in New York in 1971. The band's protopunk sound prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era; their visual style influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they began the local New York scene that later...
, Andy McCoy
Andy McCoy
Antti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop....
, Michael Monroe
Michael Monroe
Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm , best known by his stage name, Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician, and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23...
, Hardcore Superstar
Hardcore Superstar
Hardcore Superstar is a hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1997 and continue on today. Hardcore Superstar have had several #1 hit singles, and Grammy wins in Sweden.-Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada:...
, Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...
, HIM, Negative
Negative
- Science and mathematics :* Negative number* Negative mass* Negative energy * Electrical polarity* Negative result * Negative lenses, uses to describe diverging optics, see lens - Photography :...
, Hybrid Children, Naked .
Albums
- Private Line - 21st Century Pirates (2004) - (Guitar/background vocals)
- Private Line - Evel Knievel FactorEvel Knievel FactorEvel Knievel Factor is the second studio-album by the Finnish rock group Private Line. It was released in Finland on 1 November 2006. Two singles have been released from the album: "Broken Promised Land" on 31 May 2005, and "Sound Advice" on 28 January 2007...
(2006) - (Guitar/background vocals) - Private Line - Dead Decade (2011) - (Guitar/Baritone guitar/background vocals)
Other albums
- KlamydiaKlamydiaKlamydia is a punk rock band from Vaasa, Finland. The band's name was chosen because it was the worst name that came to their minds. The band was assembled in 1988, and has been continuously active since then. The history of the band is long and eventful...
- Piikkinä lihassa Klamydia 15v. (2003) (Guitar *Junkies Love* with Sammy Aaltonen & Eliaz from Private Line and Antti AnatomyAntti AnatomyAntti 'Anatomy' Aatamila is a Finnish bassplayer in a glam-rock band Negative which he joined in the year 2000.-References:...
& Sir ChristusSir ChristusSir Christus is a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the glam rock band Negative. His father was Arwo Mikkonen, guitarist of the legendary Finnish rock band Popeda...
from Negative) - Hybrid Children - Ghost Town Carnival (2004) - (Background vocals)
- Hybrid Children - Fight As One (2009) - (Background vocals *Motörbreath*)
- Defuse - Bangkok Addiction (2010) - (Lead guitar *Overtake*)
EP:s
- Private Line - Six Songs of Hellcity TrendkillSix Songs of Hellcity TrendkillSix Songs of Hellcity Trendkill is an EP by the Finnish rock band Private Line. It was released in Finland in December 2002.-Track listing:# Makin' a Mess Since '77# Downstairs Upstairs# Superstar IQ# Grown Like Others# Virgin Suicide# Crack in Reality...
(2002) - (Guitar/background vocals)
Singles
- Private Line - Forever and a Day (2004) - (Guitar/background vocals)
- Private Line - 1-800-Out-of-Nowhere (2004) - (Guitar/background vocals)
- Private Line - Already DeadAlready DeadAlready Dead is a 2005 pulp-noir / horror novel by Charlie Huston and published in 2005. This is the first of the Joe Pitt Casebooks.-Plot summary:...
(2004) - (Guitar/background vocals) - Private Line - Broken Promised Land (2006) - (Guitar/background vocals)
- Private Line - Sound AdviceSound AdviceSound Advice was a radio show on CBC Radio. It aired for fourteen years on Saturday afternoons, latterly on CBC Radio 2. The host was Rick Phillips. Its final broadcast was on March 29, 2008....
(2007) - (Guitar/background vocals) - Private Line - Dead Decade (2011) - (Guitar/background vocals)
Other releases
- Palmcut - All Explodes! (1998) - (Guitar/Vocals)
- Palmcut - Take 2: ACTION! (1999) - (Guitar/Vocals)
- Palmcut - Alright! (1999) - (Guitar/Vocals)
- Palmcut - Ready To Crash & Burn (2000) - (Guitar/Vocals)
- Kanu - Sua Haluan (1998) - (Bass/background vocals)
- Kanu - Lupaus Huomiseen (1998) - (Bass/background vocals)
- Kanu - Kaikki Menneet (1999) - (Bass/background vocals)
- Rockers Unite! - Out Of Our Way / Shakin' (2002) - (Guitar/Vocals)
- Private Line - More (11/2007) Pepsi MaxPepsi MaxPepsi Max is a low-calorie, sugar-free cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to Pepsi and Diet Pepsi.It differs from Pepsi in that it contains aspartame, potassium benzoate, acesulfame potassium, calcium disodium EDTA and panax ginseng extract while it does not contain high fructose corn...
campaign song, original song by The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
Music videos
- Private Line - Forever and a Day (2/2004)
- Private Line - 1-800-Out-of-Nowhere(5/2004)
- Private Line - Broken Promised Land (8/2006)
- Private Line - Sound Advice (1/2007)
- Private Line - Dead Decade (4/2011)
Compilations
- Palmcut - Hey! It's Over, The Spirits Of The New Age - compilation-CD (1999)
- Private Line - Broken Promised Land, Rock2006.fi - Vuoden Kovimmat Rockhitit (2006)
- Private Line - Broken Promised Land, Tuhma Rock-kokoelma Vol.1 (2007)
- Private Line - Broken Promised Land, Mama Trash Family Artists Volume One (2007)
- Private Line - Broken Promised Land, Sweden Rock Magazine Vol.43 (2007)
- Private Line - He's A Whore (Cheap Trick-cover), Mama Trash Family Artists Volume 2 (2008)
Movie soundtracks
- Private Line - Sleep Tight Levottomat 3 - Movie Soundtrack (2004)
- Private Line - Sound Advice V2 - Jäätynyt Enkeli (2007)