Not Called Jinx
Encyclopedia
Not Called Jinx is an alternative
rock
band
from Berlin
, Germany
, formed in 2005. They decided to only write songs with English lyrics due to the queer sounding phonetics in the German language. The band consists of lead vocalist Kilian Peters, the guitarists and vocalists Adrian Tschoepke and Thomas Kosslick, bassist Irzan Raditya and drummer Vincent Petsch. Not Called Jinx have played hundreds of concerts and festivals around the world.
In 2010 they played on the Java
Rockin Land Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is the largest rock festival in South-East Asia. They have also played as a support act for the US pop punk
band All Time Low
and The Audition. Right now they are signed to the label Monster Artists, the publisher BMG Rights
and the two booking agencies Extra Tours and Nitro Booking.
In the beginning, the genre of the band was considered more to be Pop-Punk. The band themselves said they were doing Powerpop.
In October 2005 they recorded their first EP
with the title The Awesome Foursome and shortly after, the EP
Sex, Drugs and Powerpop (May 2006) followed. Due to the discontent of the band with their own songs and abrupt change in the style of music, both EPs were never released as CDs. They used the songs only for online and demo purposes.
In September 2006, the band recorded their third EP
Don't Say Anything with producer
Greg Dinunzi and Neil "Harry" Harrison.
In May 2007, the band recruited 5BUGS guitarist and producer Florian Nowak and recorded their fourth EP
, which they named Who Needs Winners Anyway. The EP
was released on September 15, 2007.
2008 was the year when Not Called Jinx played a lot of gigs and festivals. Their EP Who Needs Winners Anyway catapulted them into the myspace-charts. In the category "no label" they reached rank 36 in the genre rock
, rank 7 in pop punk
and rank 1 in the genre emo
in Germany. In this year they also won first place in a band contest which allowed them to play at the Open Flair Festival in Eschwege, Germany in front of thousands of people. The festival was headlined by The Hives
and Die Ärzte
.
Thomas Kosslick and Irzan Raditya joined the group shortly after Arseny's retirement.
In September 21, 2009 the young lads played together with All Time Low
and The Audition
from the USA in Berlin.
In February 2009 Not Called Jinx toured with the famous German punk rock band Itchy Poopzkid and shortly after toured with the German rock band 5BUGS for 2 weeks.
Right after the tour with 5BUGS, the group recorded their first album called Phoenix Arising in the Daily Hero Studio in Berlin, Kreuzberg once again with producer Florian Nowak.
The Album was released on April 29, 2011.
In October 2010 Not Called Jinx played at the Java Rockin Land Festival 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the largest rock festival in South-East Asia. This was their first tour outside of Europe. Aside from other famous international acts such as The Smashing Pumpkins
, Stereophonics
, Dashboard Confessional
, Social Code
, etc. they headlined the pre-event of the JRL Festival in Surabaya.
Specially for Indonesia, they released another EP
called New Beginnings, which they offered as a free download on their website.
While staying for 2 weeks in Indonesia, Not Called Jinx not only played at the Java Rockin Land Festival, but also visited a various number of radio and TV stations for interviews and meet & greets.
In 2011 some songs of Phoenix Arising have been placed in rotation by various German radio networks. The band will support the Swedish rock band Royal Republic
at the We Are The Royal European Tour 2011 in September and October.
Studio albums
Alternative rock
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rock
Rock music
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band
Musical ensemble
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from Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
Germany
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, formed in 2005. They decided to only write songs with English lyrics due to the queer sounding phonetics in the German language. The band consists of lead vocalist Kilian Peters, the guitarists and vocalists Adrian Tschoepke and Thomas Kosslick, bassist Irzan Raditya and drummer Vincent Petsch. Not Called Jinx have played hundreds of concerts and festivals around the world.
In 2010 they played on the Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
Rockin Land Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is the largest rock festival in South-East Asia. They have also played as a support act for the US pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band All Time Low
All Time Low
All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...
and The Audition. Right now they are signed to the label Monster Artists, the publisher BMG Rights
BMG Rights Management
BMG Rights Management is a music rights management company and a joint venture between the international media company Bertelsmann and the global private equity firm KKR...
and the two booking agencies Extra Tours and Nitro Booking.
2005 - 2008
The band formed in the early summer of 2005 as a fun-project, to be able to join a band contest at school. After an unexpected victory, they decided to change their bandmembers to a more competent and skillful manner. This is when the four-headed band, Kilian Peters, Adrian Tschoepke, Vincent Petsch and with former bassist Arseny Knaifel began their career in September 2005.In the beginning, the genre of the band was considered more to be Pop-Punk. The band themselves said they were doing Powerpop.
In October 2005 they recorded their first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
with the title The Awesome Foursome and shortly after, the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Sex, Drugs and Powerpop (May 2006) followed. Due to the discontent of the band with their own songs and abrupt change in the style of music, both EPs were never released as CDs. They used the songs only for online and demo purposes.
In September 2006, the band recorded their third EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Don't Say Anything with producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Greg Dinunzi and Neil "Harry" Harrison.
In May 2007, the band recruited 5BUGS guitarist and producer Florian Nowak and recorded their fourth EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, which they named Who Needs Winners Anyway. The EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
was released on September 15, 2007.
2008 was the year when Not Called Jinx played a lot of gigs and festivals. Their EP Who Needs Winners Anyway catapulted them into the myspace-charts. In the category "no label" they reached rank 36 in the genre 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...
, rank 7 in pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
and rank 1 in the genre emo
Emo
Emo is a style of rock music and its associated subcultureEmo may also refer to:- Businesses :* Emo , an Irish oil company and filling station chain* Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario...
in Germany. In this year they also won first place in a band contest which allowed them to play at the Open Flair Festival in Eschwege, Germany in front of thousands of people. The festival was headlined by The Hives
The Hives
The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
and Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...
.
2009 - 2011
2009 Arseny Knaifel leaves the band because of his affection and exceptionally positiv addiction to the Chinese culture.Thomas Kosslick and Irzan Raditya joined the group shortly after Arseny's retirement.
In September 21, 2009 the young lads played together with All Time Low
All Time Low
All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...
and The Audition
The Audition (band)
The Audition is a pop/rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of singer Danny Stevens, drummer Ryan O'Connor, guitarists Jimmy Lopez and Timmy Klepek and bassist Joe Lussa and are based in Detroit, Michigan. The band's first release was a six track EP entitled All In Your Head...
from the USA in Berlin.
In February 2009 Not Called Jinx toured with the famous German punk rock band Itchy Poopzkid and shortly after toured with the German rock band 5BUGS for 2 weeks.
Right after the tour with 5BUGS, the group recorded their first album called Phoenix Arising in the Daily Hero Studio in Berlin, Kreuzberg once again with producer Florian Nowak.
The Album was released on April 29, 2011.
In October 2010 Not Called Jinx played at the Java Rockin Land Festival 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the largest rock festival in South-East Asia. This was their first tour outside of Europe. Aside from other famous international acts such as The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
, Stereophonics
Stereophonics
The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...
, Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....
, Social Code
Social Code
Social Code is a Canadian alternative rock group from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.-Formation and early years :...
, etc. they headlined the pre-event of the JRL Festival in Surabaya.
Specially for Indonesia, they released another EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called New Beginnings, which they offered as a free download on their website.
While staying for 2 weeks in Indonesia, Not Called Jinx not only played at the Java Rockin Land Festival, but also visited a various number of radio and TV stations for interviews and meet & greets.
In 2011 some songs of Phoenix Arising have been placed in rotation by various German radio networks. The band will support the Swedish rock band Royal Republic
Royal Republic
Royal Republic is a alternative rock band formed in Malmö, Sweden in late 2007. The band consists of guitarist/lead singer Adam Grahn, guitarist Hannes Irengård, bass guitarist Jonas Almén and drummer Per Andreasson....
at the We Are The Royal European Tour 2011 in September and October.
Discography
EPs- „The Awesome Foursome“ (2005)
- „Sex, Drugs and Powerpop“ (2006)
- „Don't Say Anything“ (2006/07)
- „Who needs Winners Anyway“ (2007)
- „New Beginnings“ (2010)
Studio albums
- „Phoenix Arising“ (2011)