“Tonight’s show was an experiment. Tonight, Featured Artist was JUSTINA AND THE DAYBREAKS. This crew was very professional and had respect for the venue. More importantly, they knew the Sound they were going for and in my humble estimation, acheived same. Justina has pipes and attitude. She rocks some nice back rhythm on acoustic guitar when the band is in full swing, and is on target in the stripped down guitar and voice moments. Good dynamics, focused band.”
–Rob Jones , The Court Tavern
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All of us as artists has dealt with this at some point in all of our careers,whether it be good or bad. Good or bad, that’s just it…criticism is nothing but subjective. Everyone has different opinions about everything whether it be the clothes they like, the best kind of food, the best books or art, music perhaps? But when is criticism not fair??
Perhaps when one makes a judgement based on false facts, or something they know NOTHING about. It’s kinda like that one popular kid in high school that spreads rumors about someone , and everyone believes them. You can do nothing about it , and you feel helpless as you watch your world crumble to pieces. That’s kind of how an artist or musician feels when the media attacks. All we want to do is express ourselves. We are the only ones that actually have the guts to share our most personal experiences, maybe even make a whole album based on a diary or journal. And critics basically rip you up for how you feel…as if they are SOOOO perfect and never had a problem in their lives. What is even more unfair is when you see something written about you , let’s say a show review. Good or bad, that review is unjust if the writer wasn’t even there to begin with. That’s like saying a certain food is gross when you have never even tried it, or a book is horrible just cuz you read alittle preview from the inside jacket. So you’ve listened to my CD, but you haven’t seen me live, so until you do I don’t wanna hear a damn thing about how my show went. If you’re gonna write about me, at least have the decency to show up . One other thing. IMAGE. Every artist, band, musician has one. One LARGE thing that critics can’t seem to deal with , is the fact that PEOPLE CHANGE. People grow up. Especially if you are in your teens, going into 20s. It’s an awckward stage in life, for anyone going through that age bracket now, or anyone who remembers being there…we have all matured at some point, whether it was meant to happen or not. If we’re wearing the same clothes, doing the same hairstyle, and singing the same songs forever, well that is like eating the same dish every single night for dinner. MONOTONOUS. People don’t know the meaning of the word EVOLUTION, how bout a change? If not , well then, WOW I’m sorry that you are BORING. Last but certainly NOT least…if you are going to compare ME to Britney Spears, then you obviously are getting too old to be a music critic if you can’t see the difference between: A) a girl who lipsynchs, dances to pre-recorded backing tracks, wears what people tell her to, and has no control over writing the songs, and B) ME, a girl who writes her own stuff, plays it LIVE with my own INSTRUMENT, sings with my own LIVE voice, and wears whatever the fuck I want, then maybe it’s time for you to retire, grandpa. Now believe me , I take CONSTRUCTIVE criticism and apply it in such a way so I can learn and grow from it. But this is just false garbage. Well that is all I have to say… For all of you Artists/Musicians/Writers/Directors out there who feel the same way I do..this is for you! Much love , Justina<3 Comment From Mark Skrzypczak I feel the same way. the worse criticism I recieved was from a professor about my writing when I was working on the student paper. I asked what the fuck I’m I doing wrong and I’ll fix it. Ends up after that point I gained respect from him. The second worst criticism is people talking about my shit saying its good without telling me why? What makes it good? Are you telling this so you won’t break my feelings? Or you weren’t paying attention or didn’t read it? Why date someone who doesn’t seem interested in supporting what you do? (That’s another blog lol) The third is when a crowd isn’t feeling you and gives you applause. you can’t win every night but when people applaud cause they feel obligated it’s rough. I have nights where people are so into it I feel I keep pouring more out of me into it to the point I almost pass out. Once in awhile people are like, “Who in the hell does this guy think he is running his mouth?” Critics are a tough kind and I find myself swimming in both waters. but I feel you doll. Much Luv Mark “Justina Makes Her Move”
by Gary Wien It didn’t take Justina long to realize that she was meant to be a musician. She was finally coaxed on stage by her father one night at “Van Gogh’s Ear” in Union and played her first three songs live. Immediately afterwards, she couldn’t wait to be back on stage. Justina recently graduated from the duCret School of Art. For an artist that only picked up the guitar at 18, she’s come a long way in a short period of time. “Justina is a phenomenal talent, since her debut performance here, we knew we had witnessed something special at Espresso Joe’s,” said Sonny & Ed, the owners of Espresso Joe’s. “She has wonderful lyrics that she transforms into great harmonious songs. ‘All Down Hill from Here’ is a great song about taking chances and ‘Break of Day’ is an inspiring song which is also the track title of her first CD release. Justina has the making of a star; we consider her as one of these sensational artists who is ‘under the radar.’” Espresso Joe’s has been one of the biggest supporters of Justina from day one. She has also regularly played places like Crossroads in Garwood, Indigo Coffeehouse and the Bound Brook Hotel. She’s hoping that her new CD (which was released in late May) helps her attract the attention of some record industry professionals and get her more shows across the area. “I’m hoping to get the attention of some labels whether independent or major labels,” said Justina. “But you hear from other people about their experiences and you’re not so sure if a label is the right route to go. I just want to get out and play as much as I can and see what goes.” Justina says that she learned how to play guitar as a freshmen in college. On her 18th birthday, she received a guitar and her father taught her some chords. She just took it from there. “It was around that time that the female musicians started taking over,” she recalled. “And it just sort of caught my interest. I started listening to Jewel and reading her poetry. Then I started writing my own poetry. That kind of led me to wanting to learn how to play so I could put my thoughts and music together. I’ve always had an interest in singing so I kind of put it all together and came out with what I have now.” She honed her live performance from playing at open mics. Soon she was invited to do longer and longer sets. Finally she started getting booked as the headliner. Her songs are a mixture of auto-biographical tales and pure fiction. “I try not to bore people too much with my love life and my personal life,” said Justina. “But that’s always going to come through. I try to write stories in my songs to make it a little more interesting.” You can catch Justina live in June on June 2nd at Crossroads in Garwood, June 3rd at the Indigo Coffeehouse in Aberdeen and on June 17th at SICA in Long Branch. In July she will be at the Hamilton St. Cafe in Bound Brook on the 16th and at Triumph Brewery in Princeton on the 21st. Visit her website at www.justinasworld.com for more info. View the actual article at http://www.asburymusic.com/articles/getarticle.php?ID=588 |
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