Ocarina (Diego Modena Jean-P | ja

Ocarina is a London, UK based band, with: Simon Baines, Emma Stockton (aka Emma Divine) & others. Official Site: http://mySpace.com/OcarinaLive .

Jean-Philippe Goude came into the world in Paris on July 27th 1952. In spite of a most favorable family context - his mother being a violinist and his father happily devoting himself to the piano -, it wasn't until the age of ten that Jean-Philippe discovered piano playing when he started his classical music studies. Two years later, however, he was forced to abandon his instrument, after moving house. He started again to practice by himself, another two years later. Yet, he soon lost interest in classics and began to play with bluse rock bands, before going back to classical...

Formed in 2005, MoDenA began as a 3-part idea: a jam between Derek Daigle on the drums, James Carlson on guitar, and former lead singer Jordan Ait. These three produced a type of music filled with raw emotion directly focused from the player's minds. They quickly realized their combined potential for musical success and set out to find a bassist who could match their abilities. Unfortunately, Jordan left the band in fall 2005 to attend school at UNC-Wilmington. Unsure of the band’s future, James stepped in and performed the role of lead singer as he and Derek practiced and wrote...