Stealing Love Jones

“The sound of celebrity, scandal, glamour and sophistication… Esjay’s
voice burns leftfield rock hardness into their ingeniously arranged,
super stadium-rock ballads.”
SA MUSIC TABLOID

STEALING LOVE JONES:  Born from and fronted by the tall and talented opinion leader, “Miss Jones” (aka esjay), an established personality, brand and band within the South African music, surf, fashion and celebrity circles.

“Miss Jones” is proof of the proverbial pudding. Stealing Love Jones embarked on a 3-month tour of North America at the beginning of 2008 self-financed by esjay. This 25 year old artistic business woman was not afraid to approach investors and banks for loans and after just a few passionate attempts, a prominent company saw her vision and loaned her the finances. The tour included performances in New York City, showcases for Major Labels at The Viper Room in Los Angeles and an adventure that consisted of a 2600 mile drive, sleeping and eating in a Ford E350!

“Miss Jones” is the ultimate package deal. Not only is her image strong, but so is her band and her songs: a killer brand! Stealing Love Jones has so far enjoyed 5 top ten hits in South Africa off their first studio album!

2008 was the year for Stealing Love Jones to record their second studio album and esjay (singer, guitarist and songwriter) caught the attention of world renowned producer, Mr Bjorn Thorsrud. Thorsrud, a legend in the music industry for the past twenty-five years, has worked with artists and bands to the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, Shania Twain, White Snake, Toad the wet sprocket, Dandy Warhols and Bruce Dickinson (from Iron
Maiden), just to name a few. Bjorn believes that “Miss Jones” and her band Stealing Love Jones have the “it” factor that is required to “make it” in the global industry.

Esjay is recently back in South Africa after spending three months in Chicago with Bjorn mixing the album which was released in South Africa on the 14th November 2008 and internationally in February 2009.

Esjay was chosen as South Africa’s favourite celebrity to be apart of the National reality television show running on satellite called “Do Band Up” which began in November. Being in the house with the contestants generated R1.2million worth of publicity for Esjay and her band over the five weeks.

Dubbed as one of the most exciting and hard working bands to come out of South Africa in the last decade, Stealing Love Jones driven by the dynamic “Miss Jones”, has managed to make their mark on the SA music, fashion and surf scene in the short space of just 4 years.

They are South Africa’s most promising pop-rock act since forever, “Miss Jones” is a sought after celebrity figure, and with sales climbing fast, an ubiquitous radio presence, a successful international tour under their belts and a lead singer possessed of a cracking voice, good looks and the business savvy of a CEO, Miss Jones and her band Stealing Love Jones are poised to become enormous.

“I want to build an empire,” says ‘Miss Jones’, Stealing Love Jones 25-year old lead singer. “I’m not afraid of hard work… in fact, challenges drive me! I have absolutely no life aside from Stealing Love Jones . And the honest truth is that Stealing Love Jones is my first love. Everything goes into it.”

They have become one of the most popular bands in South Africa, with the key promoters such as BIG CONCERTS and OPPIKOPPI booking them for
International shows and festivals (MY COKE FEST, FALL OUT BOY, AMPLI-5, OPPIKOPPI, AARDKLOP, MAROON5, ONE REPUBLIC etc.).