justpassingthru

Hailing from the Garden State, Justpassingthru boasts four multi-talented musicians: Mike Bossard (Mooki), Joe Gorgolione, Ron Leejack and Ed Aular. The music of Justpassingthru vividly demonstrates those talents. The lyrics are honest and relevant, and reflect the band's commitment to their faith. Fronted by the contagiously energetic Mooki, Justpassingthru delivers a fresh rock sound with passionate, soulful vocals. Their unique mix makes Justpassingthru stand out in an industry teeming with follow-the-latest-trend bands.
Drummer Ron Leejack (son of Ron Leejack - guitarist of Gene Simmons' and Paul Stanley's pre-KISS band, Wicked Lester), grew up surrounded by rock's greatest musicians and together with bassist Joe Gorgolione (formerly of Three Crosses), the two lay a faultless foundation of rhythm and groove. Guitarist Ed Aular (formerly of BMR with Peter Cornell - brother of Chris Cornell of Audioslave/Soundgarden) completes the lineup with extensive experience and is a seasoned player in every genre of music. Combined with their positive, high-energy stage show and driving sound, Justpassingthru connects with their audience in a very powerful way.
For several years the boys of Justpassingthru have performed concerts, youth events, rallies and fundraisers, evolving from a local garage band into a mature, modern rock group . A local paper wrote JPT is one of the best kept secrets in the NY metro music scene. This past year, New York's Christian music station Star 99.1 invited them to be a part of their Autumn Blaze event at Continental Airlines Arena and a two-time Dove Award winning producer helped them to complete their debut release Call Me Red. The secret is out - and the boys of Justpassingthru have been thrown into a mysterious series of events that has everyone on edge anticipating what will happen next.
Recently, Justpassingthru was featured on EMI's artist discovery site, HearItFirst.com, as the Top 5 Rated Artist for 2-½ weeks straight alongside Chris Tomlin, Third Day, Mandisa, Krystal Meyers, BarlowGirl, Rush of Fools, David Crowder* Band.
Justpassingthru has shared the stage with a number of today's top artists including Mandisa, Sanctus Real, Britt Nicole, and Spoken.