The Jimi Homeless Experience Explained

The Jimi Homeless Experience was an American comedy rock act created, produced and managed by Jon Kinyon.^[1] The band performed live from 2007 to 2010, mainly in and around Hollywood, CA.^[2] A full-length parody album of Jimi Hendrix' biggest hits, featuring lyrics by Jon Kinyon, entitled Are You Homeless?, was released on August 23, 2007, the 40th anniversary of the release of Jimi Hendrix' first LP Are You Experienced.^[3]

The band

Personnel 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;
• Bill Lanham – bass guitar;
• Ron Pak – drums.

Other members who have played live shows:

• Tim Hogan – bass guitar;
• Robin Johnson – bass guitar;
• Gary Davenport – bass guitar;
• Chad Stewart – drums;
• Shay Godwinn – drums;
• Jon Kinyon – dj.

Discography

• 2007: Are You Homeless?
• 2009: Band of Junkys

Related works

• The Jimi Homeless Experience (webcomic)
• A Jimi Homeless stop motion animation was featured on MyToons, a YouTube-styled website specifically geared for 2-D and 3-D animation, in March 2008.^[4]

External links

• Official site
• The Jimi Homeless Experience parody album
• Jimi Homeless Experience webcomic

Notes and References

1. http://www.jimihomeless.com/pressrelease001.html Official Press Release 10/25/07
2. http://www.jimihomeless.com/pressrelease002.html Official Press Release 9/11/08
3. Web site: The Jimi Homeless Experience: Even Weirder Than Weird Al . Melodika . 2007-10-28 . Home of Music . 2008-06-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723205020/http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=1 . 2011-07-23 .
4. Web site: Jon Kinyon in Motion . MyToons . 2008-03-06 . Animation Snack . 2008-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080414191231/http://news.mytoons.com/articles/2008/03/06/john-kinyon-in-motion . 2008-04-14 .