Jaret Campisi
"Live Stop"
Musicians
- Jaret Campisi: Vocals/Guitar
Upcoming shows
None scheduled
Genre: Acoustic
Sound description: Jaret Campisi may’ve been born in Pennsylvania, but his sound is firmly rooted in Santa Barbara. Playing deceptively simple melodies spiced with unconventional chords and frantic finger work, Campisi is a master at the kind of sweet, surf-inspired acoustic rock that made Santa Barbara’s music scene famous.
“My style is like Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, and John Mayer, kind of all combined,” Campisi said. “Ninety percent of the reason I moved out here was that Jack Johnson started here, which is a sad reason, but I was kind of obsessed with him.”
From the occasional breaking voice on “Pineapple Sunrise” to the pensive pauses on his track “I’ll Get Around,” Campisi injects an earnestness and expressiveness into all of his songs. And, according to the man himself, that’s what sets him apart from other area musicians.
Campisi’s honesty extends to all aspects of his career. When asked whether he’s planning a follow up to his 2006 iTunes release “Pineapple Sunrise,” his answer was refreshingly candid.
“I moved from Pennsylvania, and I was playing music there for a living, and when I moved here I realized it’s kind of expensive, so I ended up getting a real job,” Campisi said. “Now I’m trying to work a real job and play music … I record all my stuff myself. I’ve been lazy lately, but normally I’m always recording new songs. In the past couple months, I’ve written 10 or 15 new songs; now, I just have to lay them down.”
In the meantime, you can catch Campisi at Sandbar from 6-9 p.m. on Friday nights. —Mollie Vandor
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/jaretacoustic
E-mail: jaretcampisi@hotmail.com
History
I recently moved to Santa Barbara, California from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in hopes of furthering my music career. In 2006 I played over one hundred shows across the east coast, including an artist showcase at the World Live Café in Philadelphia and headlining the Millenium Music Conference, the 2nd largest music conference in the country.
I have also played benefit concerts supporting Habitat for Humanity and have donated CD sales to support the South Central PA AIDS Coalition. I was chosen as a feature artist for Myxer Ring Tones, and asked to play in numerous Harrisburg festivals.
In Santa Barbara I have a weekly show at The Sandbar, (sometimes more often when they convince me) and I’ve also played at Rocks, The Elephant Bar, Dargans, out front of Borders on State and some local parties (which are always my favorite).
I’m very excited you guys are putting this together cause I hear too much of “Santa Barbara has no music scene.” When I’m out and about I hear lots of great music…so maybe this coverage will help people realize there is great music in the area.
Influences
My influences include Dave Matthews, John Mayer and Jack Johnson and my style is best described as a combination of these three with a little bit of myself mixed in. I have a demo CD of three songs, which are constantly changing because I can never pick my favorite three…this week it happens to be “Next to Me,” “Falling Into Place” and “Stop.”
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