Danko Jones, born Rishi James Ganjoo,[1] is a Canadian rock singer, guitarist and composer. He is the main singer and guitarist of his self-titled rock trio, which was formed in 1996. Also he contributes as a music journalist for The Huffington Post, Close-Up Magazine, Rock Zone Magazine and Burning Guitars.
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| Birth name | Rishi James Ganjoo[1] |
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| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | late 1980s/early 1990s–present |
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| Website | dankojones |
Biography
Born and raised in Toronto. When he was six, he played for the first time on an acoustic guitar, and later, when he got into rock music, he got for Christmas a new electric guitar.[2]
While studying at high school, he was the bassist in his first music group 3 Reasons to Puke (3RP) along with guitarist KongDuro.[3]
In 2004 he released a spoken word album.[4]
A book about Jones authored by Stuart Berman was released in October 2012: Too Much Trouble: A Very Oral History of Danko Jones.[5]
On 12 June 2018 was published his book I've Got Something to Say.[6]
In September 2020 he announced vocal noise project Throat Funeral, which has released album OU812112.[7]
Gear and equipment
Jones' main guitars since 2012 have been Gibson SGs. The first was a 2011 Melody Maker in Satin White, bought for $400 when shooting the video for It's a Beautiful Day. The stock 491T pickup had been swapped for a P-94T.[8]
In 2014, he switched to that year's Standard model in Alpine White, and the Melody Maker was relegated to a backup. Live photos from early 2015 also show he used a black 2012 Standard P-90/[9]
Between 2002–2005, he used a cherry Fender Telecaster, and from 2006 he used that year's Black Gibson Explorer Standard,[10] also with a P-94T swapped in as per his 2011 Melody Maker.
Discography
With The Violent Brothers
- The Violent Brothers (1995)
With Danko Jones
Studio albums
- Born a Lion (2002)
- We Sweat Blood (2003)
- Sleep Is the Enemy (2006)
- Never Too Loud (2008)
- Below the Belt (2010)
- Rock and Roll is Black and Blue (2012)
- Fire Music (2015)
- Wild Cat (2017)
- A Rock Supreme (2019)
- Power Trio (2021)
EPs
- Danko Jones EP (1998)
- My Love Is Bold (1999)
- Mouth to Mouth (2011)
Compilations
- I'm Alive and On Fire (2001)
- B-Sides (2009)
- This Is Danko Jones (2009)
- Garage Rock! – A Collection of Lost Songs from 1996–1998 (2014)
- Danko Jones (2015)
Live albums
- Live at Wacken (2016)
With Iron Magazine
EP
- Queen of Hell (2017)
With Throat Funeral
- OU812112 (2020)
As guest singer and writer
- 2003: "I Gotta Calm" by Removal
- 2004: "Friends" by Backyard Babies
- 2007: "Couple Suicide" by Annihilator
- 2007: "The Real Johnny Charm" by Puny Human
- 2010: "Last Ride" by Asylum On The Hill
- 2010: "The One" by Ektomorf
- 2011: "That's Enough Boys" by Supagroup
- 2012: "I'm So High" by Nashville Pussy
- 2013: "Wrapped" by Annihilator
- 2014: "I Can't Relax", "Lycanthrope" and "Jasmine Cyanide" by Marty Friedman
- 2014: "Don't Wanna Hear About Your Band!" by Tiger Bell
- 2014: "5000 Miles" by John Garcia
- 2017: "Black Rose" by Volbeat
- 2017: "Open Your Eyes (2017 Version)" by Guano Apes
- 2017: "Get Yer Hands Dirty" by Brian Vollmer
- 2017: "Poverty Year" by This Drama
- 2019: "Wild Boy" by Romano Nervoso
- 2020: "Poisonous Proclamation" by Ritual Dictates
- 2021: "Sepulnation" by Sepultura
As solo artist
- The Magical World of Rock (2004)
Videography
- Sleep Is the Enemy – Live in Stockholm (2006)
- Bring on the Mountain (2012)
- Live at Wacken (2016)
Filmography
- Full of Regret (2010)
- Had Enough (2010)
- I Think Bad Thoughts (2011)
- The Ballad of Danko Jones (2012)
- Bring on the Mountain (2012)
Books
- I've Got Something to Say (2018)
Literature
- Berman, Stuart (2012). Too Much Trouble: A Very Oral History of Danko Jones. ECW Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-1770411357.
References
- ^ a b Farrell, David. "Media Beat: June 25, 2020 | Billboard Canada". ca.billboard.com. Billboard Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Raman, Liz. "Danko Jones Discusses His First Guitars and Admiration for Eddie Van Halen". Loudwire. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Danko Jones on Instagram: "How cool is this… Got my Power Trio skateboard made by Nathan from @theotherssk8co. His dad, @kongduro, and I were in our first band together - 3 Reasons To Puke (3RP) back in high school. @oasisskateboardfactory (note the I against I shirt)"". Instagram. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Danko Jones Video". Kensingtontv.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.Archived 2019-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BraveWords. "Too Much Trouble – A Very Oral History of DANKO JONES Book Due In October". bravewords.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY – A book by Danko Jones". Bad Taste Empire. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ BraveWords. "DANKO JONES To Release THROAT FUNERAL Vocal Noise Project Album This Friday - "If You Like THE BEACH BOYS You're Gonna Think It Sucks"". bravewords.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Danko Jones Melody Maker SG? Welcher PU ist das?". Musiker-board.de. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Concert Review :: Danko Jones w/ Like a Motorcycle @ The Marquee Club (May 2/2015)". Halifaxbloggers.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Bansal, Andrew. "Keeping Up with Jones: Guitarist Danko Jones Talks Kiss, Metallica, Volbeat and Gear". Guitarworld.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.