The Jimi Homeless Experience

The Jimi Homeless Experience

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Jimi Homeless Experience


Img_capt = Jimi Homeless live in Los Angeles, 2008. Left to right: Robin Johnson, Josh Curtis, Jason DeCorse.
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre = Comedy rock
Parody music
Rock
Comedy
Parody
Years_active = 2007–present
Label = MK-ULTRA RECORDS
Associated_acts = Icarus Line
Motochrist
Faster Pussycat
LA Guns
Plastic Dog
Ballerina Black
Queen Kwong
URL = [http://www.jimihomeless.com www.jimihomeless.com]
Current_members = Josh Curtis (vocals)
Jason DeCorse (guitar)
Robin Johnson (bass)
Ron Pak (drums)

Past_members = Chad Stewart (drums)
Tim Hogan (bass)
Kevin Zelch (drums) Gary Davenport (bass) Shay Godwinn (drums)
Jon Kinyon (dj)

"The Jimi Homeless Experience" is a comedy rock act created, produced and managed by Jon Kinyon. The band performs mainly in and around Hollywood, CA. A full length parody album of Jimi Hendrix' biggest hits, entitled Are You Homeless?, was released on August 23, 2007, the 40th anniversary of the release of Jimi Hendrix' first LP Are You Experienced. [cite web |title=The Jimi Homeless Experience: Even Weirder Than Weird Al |publisher=Melodika |date=2007-10-28 |work=Home of Music |url=http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=1 | accessdate=2008-06-13 ]

The Band

Personel on the album Are You Homeless?:
* Josh Curtis -- vocals, bass guitar;
* Jason DeCorse -- guitar;
* Kevin Zelch -- drums.

The line-up of the touring band consists of:
* Josh Curtis -- vocals;
* Jason DeCorse -- guitar;
* Robin Johnson -- bass guitar;
* Ron Pak -- drums.

Other members who have played live shows:
* Tim Hogan -- bass guitar;
* Gary Davenport -- bass guitar;
* Chad Stewart -- drums;
* Shay Godwinn -- drums;
* Jon Kinyon -- dj.

Discography

* 2007: "Are You Homeless?"

Related Works

* The Jimi Homeless Experience (webcomic)
* A Jimi Homeless stop motion animation was featured on MyToons, a YouTube-styled website specifically geared for and 3-D animation, in March 2008. [cite web |title=Jon Kinyon in Motion |publisher=MyToons |date=2008-03-06 |work=Animation Snack |url=http://news.mytoons.com/articles/2008/03/06/john-kinyon-in-motion | accessdate=2008-04-24 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.jimihomeless.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.mkultrarecords.com/ The Jimi Homeless Experience parody album]
* [http://www.jimihomeless.com/comic/ Jimi Homeless Experience webcomic]

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