'''''John Example''''' is a Guitarist/Songwriter/Singer from [[Example Town]].<!--break-->
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==History==
''John'' was born in [[Exampletown]] in [[1970]].
He and his twin brother [[Kevin Example|Kevin]] were home schooled on their family farm in [[Example Town]] by their mother [[Martha Example|Martha]], who encouraged the boys appreciation of music and subsequently the family formed the folk band [[Bad Example]].
===Bad Example===
Although [[Bad Example]] was an unsuccessful project it forged a strong sense of songwriting style in ''John'' and a few of the songs from the [[Bad Example]] days made it through to [[Example Band]].
===Example Band and Fame===
In [[2001]], ''John'', fatigued with the lack of success of [[Bad Example]], suggested to his brother [[Kevin Example|Kevin]] that they should move in a different musical direction and create a band with a harder edged sound. This proved to be the right move for ''John'' and his brother, with success coming their way following the release of the debut album [[Example Album (The Example Band Album)|Example Album]], and the following tour ''[[Example Tour (The Example Band Tour)|Example Tour]]''.
===Exampleland & Banned Example===
''The Exs'' released their second album [[Exampleland (Album)|Exampleland]] to critical review, most saying that the album was contrived and pandering to a commercial market. The band retaliated by immediately releasing a ''B-Sides'' album [[Banned Example (Album)|Banned Example]].
===Eventual Break-Up===
Due to increasing tension in the band the brothers eventually went their separate ways in [[2002]] never revealing the reason for the band's demise, although many rumours circulated at the time.
[[Kevin Example|Kevin]] went on to a successful solo career, while his brother moved back to [[Exampletown]] to work on the family farm.
===Solo Career and Example Band Reformation===
After the break up of [[The Example Band]], ''Kevin'' and ''John'' went their separate ways, ''Kevin'' moved back to the family farm a job he enjoyed and thrived in, but this was not a living that ''John'' wanted to pursue, he had been bitten by the music bug and wanted to continue a life in the music industry writing music.
by [[April]] [[2003]] ''John'' had enough material for a solo album, he got stuck into recording and 2 months later had finished his solo album ''[[Making An Example (John Example Album)|Making An Example]]'', press was not entirely favourable for the solo effort, By Early [[2004]] ''John'' was disheartened with the industries fickle ways and had lost the momentum to write music.
Then at the end of [[January]] [[2004]] an opportunity arose for [[The Example Band]] to reform for their fathers 60th birthday, and ''John'' jumped at the chance.
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==Discography==
===Albums===
*[[2001]] - [[The Example Band (The Example Band Album)|The Example Band]]
*[[2002]] - [[Exampleland (The Example Band Album)|Exampleland]]
*[[2002]] - [[Banned Example (The Example Band Album)|Banned Example]]
*[[July]] [[2003]] - [[Making An Example (John Example Album)|Making An Example]]
===EP's===
*[[2001]] - [[Example EP (The Example Band EP)|Example EP]]
===Singles===
*[[2001]] - [[Example Theme (The Example Band song)|Example Theme]]
===DVD===
*[[2003]] - [[Example Band DVD (The Example Band DVD)| Example Band DVD]]
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==Relevant Links==
*[http://www.johnexample.co.nz Official Site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/johnexamplenz MySpace]
*[http://www.nzmusic.com/node/#### NZM Forum]
