Band,
Rock, Folk and World
Deasy and Jacques both had successful bands in Pittsburgh that were signed to major labels in the late 90's. Since then, Deasy has released a number of full length solo records, had songs recorded by artists such as Martina McBride, Billy Ray Cyrus, and One flew south, wrote and performed a popular theme song for good morning America, and Published 2 novels. Jacques moved to Los Angeles, Logged some road time with Canadian Singer songwriter Chantal Kreviavuk, taught guitar to Ben Affleck, produced a number of Artists including Kina Grannis, Alissa Moreno, and Rob Giles(the Rescues), and with his band Right the Stars has landed songs in Tv and Film including a Honda spot for the CRV, Furry Venegeance, the Breakup with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Anniston, "one tree Hill", "Life Unexpected", and PBS Carriers, as well as a slew of shows on MTV The duo's debut release, "the Invisible Ocean", came out in 2008. Their sophomore effort is a sparkling gem of a six-song EP simply called "Express". It features five new originals plus a cover of the Bourgeoise Tagg song "I don't mind at all". Deasy and Jacques started the band with the idea of "no thinking, let's just see what happens". The result is something unique to TJA that neither would have done on their own. The merging of styles is sure to please fans of their previous works as well as attracting new ones.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Express | Thomas Jefferson's Aeroplane | 2010 | Album |
The Invisible Ocean | Thomas Jefferson's Aeroplane | 2008 | Album |