Album Notes

Jordohn Bileau isn't your typical, run-of-the-mill singer/songwriter. While most in the genre demonstrate folk rock tendencies, Jordohn displays a fondness for giving his straightforward songwriting the gloss and energy of R&B while incorporating gritty rock guitars grooves. Offering a sound described by some as Tracy Chapman meets Prince, the Massachusetts native cites influences including Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley and Marvin Gaye. The outcome is a sound that steers clear of lyrical clichés and overproduction and opts to give the listener honest writing crafted into songs that are at one moment sweet and melodic, and the next vulnerable and introspective.

For the past two years, Jordohn has been establishing himself in Massachusetts area as a lead guitarist in a local jazz-infused rock band. In April of 2005, unable to adequately put his creative vision into the five-piece band, Jordohn left the group. Split among the members, his share came to $650. Jordohn took the money and purchased a digital recording unit from a pawnshop in Arizona and quickly began putting two years of stifled creative energy on tape.

Over the next six weeks, Jordohn turned his apartment into a recording studio and amassed a catalog of music which he could shape into an album. The end result, Soul in the Chamber, delivers thirteen songs ranging from dirty funk-rock to soulful ballads. The album clearly shows the singer/songwriter's talent as a lyricist as well as his knack for melody. At the same time it's clear to see that this is only the tip of the iceberg.