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chase the sun
12+ albums
bluesblues rockhard rockguitaralt. metal
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New arrivals on the blues and roots scene; Chase The Sun have spent no time garnering widespread critical acclaim for their soul-tinged song writing, blues sensibilities and the powerhouse live delivery of guitar star-on-the-rise Jan Rynsaardt. Combining elements of old-school acoustic blues, Stevie Ray Vaughn boogie, hillbilly finger picking and Hendrix flash; three-piece Chase The Sun crank out a new take on a classic sound. Since forming in 2006, Chase The Sun have gone hard and got a lot done in a short time. The band recently won the Australian Blues Award for Best Group and are establishing themselves as a must-see live act through constant touring nationally. “You Gotta Go”, the lead track of their self-titled debut album is gaining momentum on airwaves around the country and also picked up an Australian Blues Award,winning the Title of "Best Song" Jan (rhymes with Yarn) Rynsaardt, whose indisputable talent has earned him a reputation among the Sydney blues fraternity, has been strumming strings since the age of 7 and was into the heavy guitar sounds of AC/DC and Metallica since the first grade. “I was playing all sorts of stuff through school but when I heard Joe Satriani, that’s when I knew I wanted to be a guitar player” recalls Rynsaardt of his 20-year focus. Satriani lead to Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn who took Rynsaardt back to the blues. “Stevie-Ray pushed me in an early direction: back to the blues masters like BB King, Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter” In
