Thursday, March 13   12:30 a.m.
The Velveeta Room   (521 E 6th St) Saturday, March 15   2:00 p.m.
SXSW Live (The Bat Bar) Austin Convention Center   (500 E Cesar Chavez St)

  Justin Nozuka - Golden Train
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Blending elements of neo-soul, folk,
old-time blues and pop, Justin has the
guts of Ray Lamontagne and the soul
of James Morrison.
This guitar slinging aficionado has the
street smarts of urban swinger and the
heart-bending soul of a gospel preacher,
and is adept at blending a dark, bluesy
Americana vibe with warm, acoustic soul
where bits of old folk music and flamenco
tunes swirl in and out of earshot.
Half Japanese, half American Justin
Nozuka was born in New York and grew
up in Toronto. Raised by a single mother,
Justin was the sixth of seven children,
where all four of his brothers played
music. As a teen, he spun Motown, folk and hip-hop as he fleshed out his music skills
learning guitar with his Mexican friends at boarding school.
During his short career, Justin has already snagged stage time with greats like John Cale,
Crowded House and Ziggy Marley and with up-and-comers Sam Roberts, Jully Black and
Xavier Rudd.
It’s open aired honesty tightly knit. You’ve discovered something that’s all your own yet it
spans backstories and countries to fill a million yards and a hundred theatres. This could
be Central Park, could be Massey Hall.
"In his debut album "Holly", Justin Nozuka has created eleven impressive pieces
of thoughtful acoustic-soul. Filled with understated melodies, minimal production
and an interesting, sometimes dark take on song-craft...4 Stars.." – BBC
"Superior acoustic soul. The next James Morrison? 4 Stars." – Q Magazine, UK
"...Nozuka is producing material that is unlike any other singer songwriters -
and consequently is beyond genre definition. Largely, it is one man and his
faithful guitar - but with a voice like his, there really is no need for any other
instrumentation. In truth it would only get in the way. 4 Stars."
– Belfast Telegraph Daily, UK
"Nozuka seemed very modest, but there was absolutely no reason. He had every
eye on him and it was nearly impossible to look away. Every song seemed to outdo
the one before it, and when he quietly walked off, we were all aching for more."
– Chartattack.com