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Jesse Roper, Old.Soul.Rebel

Sat. November 17th 2018 McPherson Playhouse

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Sold Out - Jesse Roper, Old.Soul.Rebel

Jesse Roper approaches his profession the same way he would make a mixtape. With...
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Sat. November 17th 2018 + Add to Calendar McPherson Playhouse (All Ages)
7:00pm SOLD OUT

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Jesse Roper
from Victoria BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
Jesse Roper
from Victoria BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
Jesse Roper
from Victoria BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
Old.Soul.Rebel

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Atomique Productions
All Genres, All Venues, mainly leading touring acts. We are ...
Victoria BC
Open / Operational
The Zone 91.3
The Zone @ 91.3fm
2750 Quadra Street Victoria BC

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Jesse Roper approaches his profession the same way he would make a mixtape. With barriers down and volume up. “For two weeks I’ll play hardcore blues, and then another two weeks in a row I’ll play classical, and then another two weeks all I want to do is play reggae,” Roper said, a mischievous smile crossing his face. “I’ll try anything.”

That philosophy is apparent on Access to Infinity, his upcoming third full-length due January 12th, 2018 on Blue Heron Music. Roper describes the anticipated album as “an evolved sound,” one that brings to a boil a disparate set of influences. Recorded at Vancouver’s infamous Warehouse studios with UK producer Ian Davenport. Davenport, who has produced records by Band of Skulls, Supergrass, July Talk, and Radiohead’s Phil Selway, wound up being a calming presence, assuring Roper that something special was afoot on the 11-song Access to Infinity.

The B.C. singer-songwriter’s innate and impressive musical talent has served him well in recent years. It has given the flexibility to play with soul icon Booker T. Jones, rock veteran Colin James, and blues belter Beth Hart, Canadian legend Burton Cummings, then turn around and headline nightclubs and festivals to younger audiences, and look perfectly comfortable in each scenario. Adventuresome doesn’t properly describe Roper as an artist, because when the guitar-wielding dynamo sets out to accomplish something, there’s no telling where his mind will wander, or when his energy will go.

“I will be playing guitar for the rest of my life,” he said. “Whether I get paid to do it or not.”

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McPherson Playhouse
3 Centennial Sq
Theatre
Capacity772
Open / Operational

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