"I'm a fan." - Jane Weidlin from The Gogos

"Pure emotion." - Myspace comment

"The dude can sing and play exceptionally well." - Garageband reviewer

"John has a smoky voice and a style that makes you want to camp out on a barstool and soak it in. Strong lyrics and the tunes are performed well. 'Born A Genius' is one of my favorite songs of all time!!" - J. Patrick Sharpe

Releasing a first full-length album at an age when most people are browsing the last-minute cruise line deals and senior's rates specials takes some kind of nerve. Or passion. Or both. Although playing guitar and performing since the age of 12 (around the same time the Beatles hit it big in America), it's taken this long for John Pippus to get around to recording and releasing a collected dozen of his 100+ original songs. "Myspace, Facebook, and other networking sites have been good places to post singles and get people listening and commenting - and sometimes buying," Pippus says. "As a result, I haven't felt the strong need to have a full-length CD out there - until now".

Milestones in John's singer/songwriting career include nabbing a FACTOR demo grant, playing Nashville's Bluebird Café, The Tractor Tavern in Seattle, and Bruxelles Bar in Dublin, Ireland (seen in the hit movie "Once"), as well as co-writing with Ra McGuire (Trooper), Nashville-based Angela Lauer, Austin's Kacy Crowley, and many of Vancouver's best young talent. He has also had songs on various compilation CDs and airplay on numerous Canadian and America radio stations.

In June 2008, John was one of twenty five songwriters - and the only Canadian - invited to attend the Steel Bridge Songfest in Wisconsin. This event, organized by Pat MacDonald (Timbuk3), culminated with an all-day festival headlined by Jackson Browne, Jane Weidlin (The Gogos), and Eric McFadden (P-Funk, Eric Burdon). Sharing the stage with the aforementioned, John performed two of five songs co-written that week on the main stage for an audience of thousands.

Many of the songs on the new CD "This City" will be part of a new, one-man musical comedy/drama Pippus is writing and starring in at the Victoria and Vancouver Fringe Festivals this summer. Directed by New York director/actor Rachel Scott, this play is the hilarious and poignant story of how an ex-hippie gets his musical groove back after raising the kids.

"LOVE your songs." - Vancouver singer/songwriter Stephanie Lang