Music by John Sears
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
John has performed as the lead singer and guitarist in various metal bands over the years but his current passion is as a solo artist exploring acoustic and electric guitar in harmony with smooth vocals. Live events include a selection of his originals as well as national and international covers such as L.A.B., Salmonella Dub, Queens of the Stone Age, Stick Figure and Sublime with more being added as the inspiration aligns. Follow John on Facebook and Instagram for updates and keep an eye on his YouTube channel for new videos. Currently based in Tasman, NZ.
Live Events
John is available for live events playing covers and originals chosen specifically for the style of the event. He can plug into a built in or provided sound system or has his own PA system and is flexible with most spaces.
Guitar Tutoring
Explore your guitar playing potential working with the foundational elements of sound and technical skill (picking, strumming and fretting) using a song of your choosing, John will tailor a set of lessons personalised just for you.
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More about John
Born and raised in the top of the South Island of New Zealand, John Sears grew up in a creative environment with parents who were both musicians and loved art; he saw the joy they got from music which instilled the same passion in him. John picked up the guitar in his mid-teens; learning to sing and play mainly to Nirvana, however the turning point came when he saw Cunning Stunts from Metallica on video around 1998; he remembers thinking it was the most energetic and exciting thing he had ever seen and fell in love with the style of live performance that Metallica had; from then on he wanted to be on stage doing what they did.
After studying at the Nelson School of Music in 2002 he ventured south to Dunedin to pursue his music career as a singer and guitarist and started up a metal band with an unpronounceable name - Mirikachinist - with his best friend; this led to some pretty memorable experiences, tours, events, radio airplay and the recording of an EP.
In 2013 he moved back to Nelson with his wife and joined local metal band Black Water Project, as well as the All Saints Church youth band. In 2018 he took on his first guitar student and soon realised that he enjoyed teaching and was pretty good at it so slowly started taking on more students and developing his own unique course structure in alignment with the student’s goals and level of skill - creating an enjoyable learning environment catering to the individual.
In June 2020 John finally launched his solo artist brand and opened up his guitar tutoring to the public. To celebrate the launch of his solo career he released the demo of his first original acoustic song 'As the Sun Leaves the Sky' which he debuted at his wife's birthday during the nationwide lockdown in April 2020.
Since 2020 John has been busy gigging and tutoring and also welcomed the arrival of his first daughter Emma and has been exploring a new direction with music after him and his wife, Amanda sold their house in Nelson, moved to Tasman and built a purpose built home music studio.
Stay tuned for what's coming next...