BJSR

Words can't begin to express what it feels like to fall in and out of love for the first time, but music can. Benjamin J. S. Rivet, aka BJSR, uses his 'vocal chords and six strings' to do just that in this enlightened take on the modern singer/songwriter persona. The result encompasses Midwestern ingenuity and entrepreneurial passion, blending traditionally simplistic folk writing with lush modern production. Each self-produced track touches on tough topics and leans into genres and soundscapes that are familiar yet surprising. Imagine if Paul Simon had a laptop in Africa, and if Neil Young had a DSLR on the road? What if James Taylor had voice memos in the woods? What if those classic American singer/songwriter archetypes were connected to the world that we live in today? BJSR gives us a glimpse of what that might look like, inspired by the meshing of old and new, analog and digital.