"A folk/roots gem." David Ball, SoundProof Magazine, April 19/09 “Once you hear his eclectic second album Born a Genius you will be hooked. Pippus has the kind of vocal timbre that is at once charming and appealing.” Jeff Monk, Uptown Magazine, Dec. 22/10 “Sounds like: Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, Jack Johnson.” Alan Cross, Explore Music, Sept. 27/10 From sharing a stage with Jackson Browne to playing to small, but appreciative coffee house audiences, John has lived a life filled with music and well-earned stories. Stuart Derdeyn, The Province newspaper’s music critic says “Pippus is a refined tunesmith with serious pop hooks”. The latest album, “Born A Genius”, according to music critic, Tom Harrison: “Can't be labelled blues or tagged folk but it is earthy without also being retro… As varied as it is, humour and energy might be the album's unifying factors”. Favorite venues John has played include: The Bluebird Café (Nashville), The Tractor Tavern (Seattle), The Vogue Theatre (Vancouver), Canon’s Gait (Edinburgh), Bruxelles Bar (Dublin) and The Newtown Festival (Wellington, New Zealand), and Bluebird North (Vancouver). John is also a successful playwright and actor. In 2009, his one-man musical memoir “Oh Winnipeg” won “Pick of the Vancouver Fringe Fest”. Performance videos at www.youtube.com/johnpippusmusic