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Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel on stage with The Stranglers in 2005
Jean-Jacques Burnel on stage with The Stranglers in 2005
Background information
Born 21 February 1952 (1952-02-21) (age 56)
Origin London, England
Genre(s) rock, new wave, punk
Occupation(s) bass guitarist, composer
Instrument(s) bass guitar
Years active 1974 – Present
Associated acts The Stranglers

Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 21 February 1952 in London) also known as J J Burnel, is an Anglo-French musician and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the British rock band, The Stranglers. The Stranglers are an English rock music group formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Stranglers are an English rock music group formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The term Anglo is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the phrases ' Anglo-Saxon ' ' Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The Stranglers are an English rock music group formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey.

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Life and career

Burnel was born in London, to French parents on 21 February 1952. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He moved with his parents to Godalming in Surrey when he was about twelve and attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and read history at the University of Bradford. Godalming is a town in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, seven kilometres (four miles south of Guildford. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. See Royal Grammar School for the other schools with the name RGS The University of Bradford (est 1966 is a University in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Burnel originally trained as a classical guitarist, but adopted the bass guitar as his instrument within the Stranglers. This article is a list of classical guitarists. For a complete list see the Category classical guitarists. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. He has also sung lead vocals on approximately 25% of their songs. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed

Burnel has been with The Stranglers since their inception in 1974, but has also made two solo albums Euroman Cometh in 1979, and Un Jour Parfait in 1988, as well as a collaborative album with fellow Strangler Dave Greenfield, Fire and Water (Ecoutez Vos Murs) in 1983. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Euroman Cometh is the 1979 debut solo Album by The Stranglers ' Bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel. David Paul Greenfield (born 29 March 1949 in Brighton) is the Keyboard player with English Rock band, The Stranglers. For other uses see Fire and Water. Fire & Water, a collaboration between Jean-Jacques Burnel and Dave Greenfield

Burnel is noted for his distinctive bass guitar sound, which is particularly prominent on earlier Stranglers recordings produced by Martin Rushent, such as the hit singles "No More Heroes" and "Peaches". Martin Rushent born 1948 is an English musician and Record producer. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top No More Heroes is the second album by The Stranglers, produced by Martin Rushent, and released in 1977 (see 1977 in music) " Peaches " is a song and single by The Stranglers. It was one of the big summer hits of 1977 in the UK a close rival to The Sex Pistols The aggressive and trebly sound was created using a Fender Precision Bass with RotoSound roundwound strings played with a plectrum very close to the bridge, through a Hiwatt 200w amplifier with 2 Hiwatt 4*12 speaker cabinets. The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument RotoSound is a guitar and bass string manufacturing company based in England. A string is the vibrating element that is the source of vibration in String instruments such as the Guitar, Harp, Piano, and members Often called a pick or plec, a plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument. Such a cabinet was intended for electric guitar, and the speaker cones on Burnel's unit were damaged. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder He now uses an Ashdown rig as can be seen in the picture. J J Burnel has been a RotoSound endorsee since the early 1980s, and has featured in their advertising. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand

Despite only having lived there for a short period, Burnel received his call-up papers for National service in France. National service is a common name for mandatory or voluntary government service programs (most often focusing on military service This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He avoided this service due to the argument that his absence would indirectly damage the Stranglers as a band, and therefore the careers of the other members.

He has also composed and performed some music for the anime, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, including both the opening and ending themes, "We Were Lovers", and "You Won't See Me Coming" respectively. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. (anime in Japanese, is an Anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas père 's classic French novel Le Comte de Monte-Cristo.

Leisure

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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