Today we’d like to introduce you to Josh Jaccard.
Hi Josh, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Well, I was born in to a musical family. Both my father and step father were professional musicans and both played in bands. My father is a singer and piano player. I started playing guitar pretty young, eleven or twelve. My step father gave me a few lessons, but I am self taught otherwise. I started performing when I was in middle school at talent shows and high school parties. My passion has always been RocknRoll. The Beatles and Elvis are all my heros and influences. I had been playing weekend gigs for the past twenty years, solo acoustic and in various cover bands. In 2018 I decided to pursue music full time. I started a solo one man band act and played all over Dallas and DFW really hoaning my craft. I got my start really in Deep Ellum playing at various dives and resturants. In later years I have developed my own sound and style and following. I play now over 200 shows a year solo and with a touring tribute band “The Seger System, the ultimate Bob Seger tribute.”
I play 200 shows a year, big, small, from Shiner, Tx to Minneapolis, MN.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It has been an ever evolving road. I have learned something along the way almost constantly. I feel I have paid dues. I go back to the older days of playing with a few cover bands where I was very young in a band with guys who had been in the busniess for much longer than me. I have used every opportunity that has come my way. I started playing on peoples back porches for food and played for tips. The biggest challange has been representation and booking gigs. I am almost completely self promoted and booked. The tribute band has a manger and I use booking agents from time to time. But I am the main person who books my show. I drive from Dallas to Nacadogches to Houston and San Antonio. I have found that hard work and never saying no will get you far in this busniess. I felt that I would never turn down a gig unless too busy to commit.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am a muscian and entertainer. I started out pursuing a band and eventually came to the idea of being a solo artist. I have played in and around the DFW area for over 10 years. I play small clubs, divebars, restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries, as well as private parties and events. I have a OneMan band show where I sing, play guitar and harmonica. I sing hits from the 1960s,70s,80s and 90s. of all genres. After years of being a working solo musican I have been invited to be apart of a natianol touring tribute band. The band performs the music of Bob Seger. We have performed all over the Texasand nationally in Minnisota, Tenessee, Missippi and Oklahoma respectivly.
How can people work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
Social media follows and likes. I always promote where I am playing , monthly and weekly, So people can always come to my shows and support me by supporting the venues.. You can also follow my tribute band. Colaboration ,people can reach out to me through social media or email.
Pricing:
- solo. $250- $400
- Private parties $500
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.segersystem.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshjaccardmusic
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/@MCJaccard4music
