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Minnesota native John Snell (the Tenth) started writing music when he was just fifteen, but his musical admiration was apparent at an even earlier age. John's mother can attest to him dancing to the hum of the vacuum cleaner while he was still in cloth diapers. Since those early days, JS10 has written over 150 songs, grown out of diapers, and released 5 full-length albums (Including IntHEkeYO- fvacUUm, The Alien Highway, Audibly Oriented, and now The Clock Stops Here). Vocal training was started on John in his third grade of school; his writing wavering melodic harmonies is a result of singing nine years with organized choirs. And yes, he is actually John Snell the Tenth...his father's John Snell the Ninth and everything.

Currently John is working on promoting his latest studio album "The Clock Stops Here". He also recently finished a double album titled "Peculiar Songs for a Particular Audience--The complete home recordings of John Snell the Tenth". Also, a new studio album tentatively titled "Ignition to On Position" was started in July of 2005 at 3rd Ear Recording Studio, and the 6 new songs are arguably the best thing written to date! John's goal for the future is to release albums fast enough to keep up with his song writing and artwork compositions. To understand John better, read quotes from his Journals, read song lyrics or his philosophical writings.

What is John like? What does he
think about?

Rather than looking at a glass and contemplating its half-fullness vs. its half-emptyness, I am far more likely to contemplate why the glass is there and what the future holds for the water inside. Since water on earth is only destroyed by the force of lightning (lightning separates the water into its two elemental gasses Hydrogen and Oxygen), it is reasonable to assume the water in the glass will be around until the planet earth is incinerated by our exploding sun. What does the next 100,000 years hold for the water in the glass? Will the water ever be lucky enough to fly as vapor in the sky?? Or will the water soon find its way to the ocean where it will remain until the end of our time? What are the chances that this particular collection of water would end up in front of me? Astronomical. Is there a mad and evil scientist somewhere passing high voltage through water in a psychotic effort to obliviate the fruit of all life? Am I going to have to wash the glass holding this water? These are the things I contemplate when I see a glass half full.

~ John Snell the Tenth

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John has performed at these and other Fine establishments:


The Acoustic Café, Menomonie, WI
Bon Appetit, Dinkytown Minneapolis, MN
MN Bayou Coffee, Minneapolis, MN
Dunn Bros. Coffee in St. Paul; Minneapolis; Wayzata; Roseville & Uptown
The Duxbury Festival, Hinkley, MN
The Unvarnished Music Festival, Worthington, MN
Espresso 22, Dinkytown, Minneapolis, MN
First Avenue and Seventh Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
The Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN
Ginkgo's Coffee house, ST. Paul, MN
The 24th, 25th, and 26th Annual Hasheater's Feast, MN
The Red Sea, Minneapolis, MN
The Mario Keller Bar, Minneapolis, MN
Cheapo Records, Uptown (Mpls), MN
Eclipse Records, St. Paul, MN
The Java Hut, River Falls, WI
Copernicus, St. Paul, MN
Maggies II, Eagan, MN
The Mirage, Minneapolis, MN
Smilies Café, San Bernardino, CA
California State University, San Bernardino, CA
The Terminal Bar, Minneapolis, MN
The Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
Schoony's, Taylor's Falls, MN
The Uptown Bar, Minneapolis, MN
Station 4, St. Paul, MN
The Wild Blackberry Jam Festival, Frederick, WI

University of Wisconsin, River Falls, MN
The Hall, Milltown, WI
The Steak Knife, Minneapolis, MN
WRFW River Falls, WI
FM 88.7 WUOG Athens, GA
FM 92.5 KQRS Minneapolis, MN

If you would like your music considered for posting on JohnSnellX.com,
send email for the low down to JohnSnellX@Juno.com. Or email John if you would like to be added to the Emailing List.