johnEEstErling

Brooklyn

I released my first album (You Shall Not Be Missed) in 2008, and stopped performing live the following summer. This was for a myriad of reasons, but there’s always a reason to not do something. I didn’t touch my guitar again until March of ‘25, because a special friend wanted me to. Last year was a transformative one, filled with physical sickness and profound heartache. I will also point to 2025 as the year I started yoga and meditation, and found a strength previously untapped, and a positive, creative road moving forward. Sometime earlier this year I made the decision to take my new original songs and set them next to reworked covers and take them into the studio, which happened this past April. I made my return to live performance on 6/26/26. I’ll be releasing songs track by track as I move forward creating what I’m referring to as The 4in4 Sessions. I’ve lived in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. I will keep playing live locally, eventually taking my show on the road.