SJD (musician)
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SJD, or Sean James Donnelly, is a musician from Auckland
, New Zealand
. His music is a mix of electronica, pop-rock, and soul. The name SJD also refers to Donnelly's touring band when not performing solo.
SJD's debut album 3 was initially self-released as 120 CD-R
s in 1999 before being picked up by Flavour Distribution. Second album Lost Soul Music was released in 2001. SJD's Southern Lights was released 2004 with funding from government arts funding agency Creative New Zealand
, yielding the single Superman you're crying which met with some popular success in New Zealand
and huge critical acclaim. Songs from a Dictaphone was released in July 2007 and the latest Dayglo Spectres, which is more of a collaborative effort with James Duncan (also in Dimmer), was released in Oct 2008.
SJD has collaborated with several other New Zealand musicians, including contributions to Dimmer's successful album You've Got To Hear The Music.
With Don McGlashan
and Edmund McWilliams, he co-produced Don McGlashan's 2006 album Warm Hand and wrote I Will Not Let You Down which is on the album.
Sean Donnelly formed The Bellbirds
in 2009 with Sandy Mill, Victoria Kelly and Don McGlashan
. He writes most of their songs.
In 2011, he is part of Neil Finn
's Pajama Club
project.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. His music is a mix of electronica, pop-rock, and soul. The name SJD also refers to Donnelly's touring band when not performing solo.
SJD's debut album 3 was initially self-released as 120 CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
s in 1999 before being picked up by Flavour Distribution. Second album Lost Soul Music was released in 2001. SJD's Southern Lights was released 2004 with funding from government arts funding agency Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand
The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa is the national arts development agency of the New Zealand government, investing in artists and arts organisations, offering capability building programmes and developing markets and audiences for New Zealand arts domestically and internationally...
, yielding the single Superman you're crying which met with some popular success in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and huge critical acclaim. Songs from a Dictaphone was released in July 2007 and the latest Dayglo Spectres, which is more of a collaborative effort with James Duncan (also in Dimmer), was released in Oct 2008.
SJD has collaborated with several other New Zealand musicians, including contributions to Dimmer's successful album You've Got To Hear The Music.
With Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan is a New Zealand musician and songwriter who has been a member of bands such as The Plague, From Scratch, The Whizz Kids, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds and, from 2009, The Bellbirds. He composed several pieces for the Limbs Dance Company...
and Edmund McWilliams, he co-produced Don McGlashan's 2006 album Warm Hand and wrote I Will Not Let You Down which is on the album.
Sean Donnelly formed The Bellbirds
The Bellbirds
The Bellbirds formed in 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. The band consists of Sandy Mill: vocals, percussion,Victoria Kelly: vocals, piano, organ, Don McGlashan: vocals, guitar, various instruments and Sean Donnelly : vocals, guitar, bass. At present Sean Donnelly writes most of the songs.-External...
in 2009 with Sandy Mill, Victoria Kelly and Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan is a New Zealand musician and songwriter who has been a member of bands such as The Plague, From Scratch, The Whizz Kids, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds and, from 2009, The Bellbirds. He composed several pieces for the Limbs Dance Company...
. He writes most of their songs.
In 2011, he is part of Neil Finn
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
's Pajama Club
Pajama Club
Pajama Club are a band formed in 2011 featuring Neil Finn, Sharon Finn, Sean Donnelly and Alana Skyring ....
project.