Lojah

Lojah (pronounced L-juh) was born on a chilly autumn morning as Jay Moody to a large: Native American and Scots-Irish family from Pensacola: Florida. Growing up in a military family: Lojah moved around a lot: living on all three U.S. coasts and as a result you can hear it in his style and his accent. Lojah was always driven to creativity as a child: drawing and singing when ever he could. Being brought up on and around music like Credence Clearwater Revival: Bob Marley: Ramones: Beastie Boys: Kiss and Bob Dylan had quite an effect on the aspiring musician. Lojah began writing lyrics at and early age and when he was thirteen picked up the guitar with his fathers encouragement to start building melodies. By the time Lojah turned eighteen he had played in a folk duo and a punk rock band but found himself gravitating toward the meaning behind Reggae. Hearing the strong message of the Rastafarian movement: Lojah recognized the shanty towns of Jamaican lyric as not unlike the situations of poverty on Indian Reservations in the United States. Lojah is a dedicated adherent to the Opvnkv Haco (Muskogee Stomp Dance Religion): a student of anthropology and actively works in archeology in order to help protect the ancient sites of his ancestors. He seeks to encourage a life in balance with the natural environment while living up the finer points of creation. Lojah featured with Shadowyze on his 2001 SOAR release: Spirit Warrior as Disinherited on the song Pedigree. This song received radio air play throughout North America and was in the Midnight Dread Sound System at Reggae on the River in 2001: 2003. In 2006 Lojah has been working with DJ Dev of Devistatin Music- (production engineer of the triple platinum selling album 400 degrees by Juvenile). The new pre-album release single Flow which in July has already charted in the Top 50 on Dixie Dance Kings Pop Urban Ads and has won a the Listeners Choice Award for Best Beat in Alternative Pop July 10. 2006 on garageband.com. Lojah is a versatile performer and song-writer who has played his music around the country from the Gulf of Mexico to Monterey Bay and has been a supporting member of Shadowyzes performing act. With influences ranging between the Marleys and the Ramones: Lojahs style ranges from a creolized: danceable electro-funk with distinct Caribbean elements and a southern punk rock delivery. His lyrical content revolves around culturally sensitive down-to-earth socio-political commentary and spiritual insights woven together with tongue-in-cheek witticism and a festive vibe.