Mojo Juju

Mojo Juju
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres Blues, soul, rhythm and blues, pop
Years active 2005–present
Labels ABC Music
P-Vine Records
Off Label Records
Associated acts Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants
Ergo B. Bag and His All Action All Stars
The Cactus Chanel
Ptero Stylus
Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes
Kira Puru
Website mojojuju.net

Mojo "Juju" Ruiz de Luzuriaga (born 1983) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Biography

Prior to her solo career, Mojo Juju fronted a band called Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants from 2006 until 2010.[1] The band released two independent albums, Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants (2007) and Sellin' You Salvation (2009).

Mojo Juju released her eponymous debut solo album in 2012, on ABC Music. It was also released in Japan by P-Vine Records.

Her second solo album, Seeing Red/Feeling Blue, was released in 2015. The album featured Hip-Hop producer Ptero Stylus at the helm. Following the release of the album, she was nominated in The Age/Music Victoria Awards for Best Female Artist, with Seeing Red/Feeling Blue nominated for Best Soul/R&B album.

A compilation of earlier material, Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants – Anthology, was released in 2015 on European label Off-Label Records.[2] This coincided with the release of German film Bestefreunde. The film soundtrack was composed entirely of songs from Mojo's back catalogue.

Mojo Juju's live shows feature a revolving line up of backing musicians. Her most consistent collaborator and band-mate is her real life brother Steven Ruiz de Luzuriaga (drum kit). Mojo's current full band ensemble also features her brother, along with Darcy McNulty (Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes) on Baritone Sax, and several members of Melbourne-based instrumental soul group The Cactus Channel (Lewis Coleman on keys, Henry Jenkins on bass, and occasionally Hudson Whitlock on drums/percussion).

She has toured with Tony Joe White (US), Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (UK), Pink Martini (US), Imelda May (UK), Reverend Horton Heat (US), Nick Waterhouse (US),[3] and has also performed alongside Australian artists including C.W. Stoneking, Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes, Hiatus Kaiyote, Ella Hooper, Harry Angus, Emma Donovan and more.[4]

Her music has been featured in a number of television shows including Underbelly: Razor, Underbelly: Squizzy and Roadtrip Nation.[5]

Discography

Albums

  • Mojo Juju (2012, ABC Music/P-Vine Records; Japan only)
  • Seeing Red/Feeling Blue (2015, ABC Music)
  • Native Tongue (2018, ABC Music) AUS No. 76[6]

Singles

  • "Horse Named Regret" (2011, independent)
  • "Must Be Desire" (2012, ABC Music)
  • "Psycho" (2013, ABC Music)
  • "A Heart Is Not a Yo-Yo" (2014, ABC Music)
  • "They Come & They Go" (2015, ABC Music)
  • "Think Twice" (2017, ABC Music)
  • "Native Tongue" (2018, ABC Music)

References

  1. ↑ "Mojo Juju & the Snake Oil Merchants". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  2. ↑ "off label records :: Artists :: Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants". www.offlabelrecords.de. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. ↑ "The Age Music Victoria Awards: Courtney Barnett wins four categories". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  4. ↑ "MOJO JUJU National Tour Announced + New Album 'SEEING RED/FEELING BLUE' Out Now!". ABC Music. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Mojo Juju - Mushroom Music Publishing". Mushroom Music Publishing. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #488". auspOp. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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