Jitensha

Description

Jitensha is fully functioning (petit!) party band available for hotel and resort contracts as well as one off performances. David sings while plays guitar, bass and keys using live looping and Rose sings, plays drums and adds electronic and synth sounds with the SPD-SX.

Set-List

We grow and prune our available setlist depending on the popularity of certain songs as well as new releases. We will accept special requests for events and contracts.
Like the Weather
What's Up
Take On Me
Highway to Hell
You Shook Me All Night Long
Jaded
Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Let's Stay Together
If I ain't Got You
Tesselate
My Coo Ca Choo
Valerie
Moon River
Big Jet Plane
Passenger
Modern Man
Song
Everyday I got the Blues
Thrill is Gone
As Long As You Love Me
One Week
Steal My Kisses
When the Night Feels My Song
Stand By Me
Forever
Diamonds on the Inside
XO
... Shake Rattle and Roll
Rock Around the Clock
Uptown Girl
My Life
New York State of Mind
Achy Breaky Heart
Everlasting Light
No Diggity
All the Small Things
Tout Doucement
Shake Your Tail Feather
Everybody Needs Somebody
The Hook
Charmless Man
Tender
Blowin' in the Wind
Like a rolling stone
Stir It Up
Three Little Birds
Is This Love
One Love
Redemption Song
Could You Be Loved
I Want to Love You
Old Time Rock and Roll
Rockin' Robin
Skinny Love
Livin on a prayer
First Day of My Life
Toxic
Treasure
Uptown Funk
Locked Out of Heaven
Heaven
Summer of 69
Peggy Sue
That'll Be the Day
Forget You
Love Will Keep Us Together
One Hand Loose
First Cut is The Deepest
Peace Train
Wild World
Regarde-Moi
Louis Armstrong
Saturday in the Park
Tennessee Whiskey
A Thousand Years
Let's Twist Again
Johnny B. Goode
Rather Be ft. Jess Glynne
I Do
Flame Trees
Tell Me In the Morning
Fix You
In My Place
Kingdom Come
The Scientist
Viva La Vida
Yellow
Adventure of a Lifetime
Sky Full of Stars
Mr. Jones
Crossroads
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Proud Mary
Don't Dream It's Over
Karma Chameleon
Eagle Rock
Get Lucky
Volcano
The Horses
Crash
Busted Stuff
Space Oddity
Babylon
This Year's Love
Eye of the Hurricaine
Crooked Teeth
I'll Follow You Into The Dark
River Deep Mountain High
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Roll to Me
Lover
Railway
The General
Jolene
American Pie
You're My Best Friend
Catch the Wind
Listen to the Music
Long Train Running
Dream A Little Dream of Me
Goin' Home
Rio
Save Tonight
September
Shape of You
Sing
Thinking Out Loud
How Would You Feel
Man on Fire
Home
Two
Mr. Bluesky
How High The Moon
Love Me Like You Do
Rocket Man
Tiny Dancer
Baby Let's Play House
Heartbreak Hotel
Love Me Tender
Fools Rush In
Wonderful Tonight
Layla
At Last
More Than Words
I Feel It All
One Two Three Four
She Drives Me Crazy
Helplessness Blues
Go Your Own Way
Second Hand News
Dreams
If I Ever Leave This World Alive
I Want to Know What Love Is
Call It What you Want
Coming Of Age
Don't Stop
Houdini
I'll do Anything for you
Pumped Up Kicks
Sit Next To Me
Under My Skin
Fly me To the Moon
My Way
Can't Take My Eyes off of you
My Eyes Adored You
Oh What a Night
Accidentally Kelly Street
Still Got the Blues
Faith
Anywhere You Go
Falling Slowly
Iris
Slide
If You Could Read My Mind
Clint Eastwood
Feel Good Inc
Say Something
Just the Two of Us
Man Eater
Rich Girl
Sara
You Make My Dreams Come True
Cats and the Craddle
Crazy For You
Collide
Someone New
The Way I Am
Flashdance…What A Feeling
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Banana Pancakes
Better Together
Sitting Waiting Wishing
Taylor
I'll Be There
I Want You Back
Hold Back the River
You're Beautiful
You Give Me Something
You've Got a Friend
Me and Bobby McGee
Want to want me
I'll Do Anything
I'm Yours
Live High
Lucky
You And I Both
Great Balls of Fire
Domino
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
You Were Meant For Me
Working Class Man
Margaritaville
Big Talk
Cause I Wanna
Ce Soir
Chasing the Sun
City Lights
Gospel Blues
I Can't Do This Alone
Just Hear Me Out
On A Cloud
Patience
Ravens
Ready To Fall
Sea of Numbers
Sooner or Later
Under Control
White Noise
You Don't Own Me
Les Champs Elysees
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Take Me Home Country Roads
All of Me
Ordinary People
Imagine
Jealous Guy
Daughters
No Such Thing
Jack and Diane
Hurt So Good
Folsom Prison Blues
Ring of Fire
Big Yellow Taxi
Chelsey Morning
Today
Don't Stop Believing
Sorry
Love Stoned
Not A Bad Thing
Suit and Tie
Wuthering Heights
Walking on Sunshine
Hot n Cold
Firework
Teenage Dream
All My Life
Somewhere Only We Know
Somebody Like You
Footloose
Slow Night So Long
Temple
Sex is on Fire
Get Down On It
All of My Love
Whole Lotta Love
Different Sides
Lover Lover Lover
Hallelujah
Dance Me Till the End of Love
Ain't No Sunshine
All Night Long
Endless Love
Good Golly Miss Molly
Royals
Team
Micky & Sylvia
Sweet Home Alabama
Let Your Hair Down
No Way no Way
Rude
Walking in Memphis
La Dans Ma Tête
Sunday Morning
Sugar
Dancing In the Street
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
What's Going On
Beautiful man
3AM
UnWell
Break My Stride
Brand New Key
Come to My Window
Down Under
Electric Feel
Rock With You
Love Never Felt So Good
P.Y.T
Billy Jean
Une Belle Histoire
Sure Thing
In Your Wildest Dreams
I Will Wait
Unforgettable
When I Fall in Love
This Will Be
Sweet Caroline
Comes a Time
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Harvest Moon
Old Man
You Get What You Give
Come As You Are
Underneath It All
Give It All Back
5 Years Time
Cold Cold Heart
Don't Know Why
Sunrise Sunrise
Wonderwall
Wagon Wheel
Dock of the Bay
That's How Strong My Love Is
Hey Ya
Billy Don't Be a Hero
Lemon Tree
Maybe I'm Amazed
Wonderful Christmas Time
Graceland
Last Request
New Shoes
When A Man Loves A Woman
West End Girls
Young Folks
500 Miles
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Listomania
Nineteen 01
Rally
Too Young
La Vie En Rose
Breathe
Wish You Were Here
Hey There Delilah
Rhythm of Love
Such Great Heights
Kiss
Purple Rain
Bicycle Race
Don't Stop Me Now
I Want To Break Free
Under Pressure
We are the Champions
High and Dry
Karma Police
Creep
True Love Waits
Georgia
Father John Misty
Under The Bridge
Be Mine
I'll Be There For You
Jessie's Girl
Blurred Lines
Secret Heart
Only the Lonely
Pretty Woman
You Got It
Send Me On My Way
Chain Gang
Twistin the Night Away
Wonderful World
Brother Down
Don't Walk Away Eileen
Hard Road
Shape Shifter
I Know I'm Not the Only One
Lay Me Down
How Long Will I Love You
Rainbow Connection
Summer Breeze
Angel
Dearly Departed
From This Moment
I Put Your Picture Away
Soak Up the Sun
April Come She Will
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Cecelia
Mrs. Robinson
Sound of Silence
Don't You Forget About Me
All For You
Kiss Me
1979
Cruisin
Ooh Baby Baby
Man of Constant Sorrow
Little Mrs. Can't Be Wrong
Two Princes
Rockin All Over the World
Reelin in the years
Pride and Joy
Superstition
Sir Duke
Signed Sealed Delivered
Santaria
What I Got
Every Morning
48 Crash
There Are So Many Ways to Say I Love You
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Sweet Disposition
The Weight
If I had $1,000,000
Old Apartment
Pinch Me
I get around
Surfin USA
Wouldn't It Be Nice
All my loving
Can't buy me love
Day Tripper
Don't Let Me Down
Get Back
Hello Goodbye
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
I Will
In My Life
Obladi Oblada
Penny Lane
Rock and Roll Music
Twist and Shout
With a Little Help From My Friends
If I Fell
To love Somebody
Words
How deep is your love
Inside and Out
Hard to Handle
Lonely Boy
Turn Turn Turn
We've Only Just Begun
Da Doo Ron Ron
Friday I'm in Love
Thing Called Love
Save the Last Dance
Under The Boardwalk
This Magic Moment
Take It Easy
Let It Be Me
Wake Up Little Suzy
Dream
December 1963
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
Over My Head
Friend of the Devil
Don't You Want Me
Mr. Brightside
When You Were Young
All These Things That I've Done
Waterloo Sunset
You Really Got Me
My Sharona
Heartbeats
Ho Hey
California Dreaming
Please Mr. Postman
I'm A Believer
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Only You
The Great Pretender
Steady As She Goes
Unchained Melody
You've Lost That Lovin Feelin
Satisfaction
Beast of Burden
Georgy Girl
I'll Never Find Another You
Please Don't Lead Me On
The Middle Road
Simple Song
Daddy's Little Girl
You Only Live Once
Stop in the Name of Love
You Can't Hurry Love
My Girl
We're Going to Be Friends
Baba O'Reily
The Smiths
My Little Girl
The Best
Simply the Best
Feel A Whole Lot Better
Free Fallin'
Won't Back Down
American Girl
You Don't Know How It Feels
Give Me One Reason
Bobcaygeon
Cab
Drops of Jupiter
Marry me
Hey Soul Sister
Next Year
What You Know
Sweetest Thing
In A Little While
Stuck in the Moment
Red Red Wine
You Got It Bad
Le Rendez-Vous
A-Punk
Campus
Horchata
Everlasting Arms
Unbelievers
Brown Eyed Girl
Crazy Love
Riptide
Blister in the Sun
Shut up and Dance
Island In the Sun
Say It Ain't So
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Midnight Hour
Mustang Sally
See You Again
Barbara Streisand
You + I
Sharp Dressed Man
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Biography

Jitensha is the garage rock love child of Erin Rose Hubbard and David Martinez. Their sound is a silvery union of honey sweet proto-punkiness and modern indie that is harmonically reminiscent of 1950s rock & roll. With just vocals, electric guitar and drums, stealing a niche somewhere between the White Stripes and Tennis, Jitensha nestles catchy, poignant melodies into upbeat rock grooves. Lyrically, the duo toes the line between realism and optimism, focusing on social justice, environment and psychology, bringing you on a winsome journey of modern human experience. Jitensha has released two ... full length studio albums, Buck Moon (2014) and Periscope (2019). Their latest singles “Sojourn” and “Diwa” were dropped earlier this year.
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Experience

Jitensha, Canada / USA — Indie Rock Duo
2014 - PRESENT
-Diwa (single): 2021, Sojourn (single): 2021, Periscope (LP): 2019, Under Control (single): 2021, EP Vol. 2 (EP): 2017, Buck Moon (LP): 2014.
-Quarantine Series 2020
-Festivals: TD Music Connected Series (2021), Canadian Music Week (2021), Markham Village Music Festival (2020), Wintersong Music Festival (2020), King City Craft Beer & Food Truck Festival (2019), Springtide Music Festival (2019), Street Eats Brockville (2019), Fete des Neiges (2019), Atwater Christmas Market (2018, 2019), Deck Fest 2018, Station FMR (2018) Atmopshair ( ... 2015)
-Radio: CJSF (Vancouver), CHLY (Nanaimo), CFUV (Victoria), CFCR (Saskatoon), CILU (Thunder Bay), CKLU (Sudbury), CKUT (Montreal), CJLO (Montreal).
-Organized “The Quarantine Sessions” - a 5 night themed concert series including artists from across Canada and the US: 2020
-Cross Canada Periscope Release Tour: 2019
-Cross US Buck Moon “Open Mic” Tour: 2014
-Longtime members of MusiMetro Montreal
Jitensha, Quebec / Ontario — Party Band
2015 - PRESENT
-Corporate Events: Ford Canada, Shopify, Instukem, Dannon Canada, Omnigate, Hotel Intercontinental, Living City Health, Parc Jean Drapeau and more.
-Weddings: Dozens of happy brides and grooms (see our reviews on Wedding Wire)
-Parties: Birthday, anniversary, family reunions.
Jitensha, Montreal and beyond — Community Outreach
2014 - PRESENT
=Performed at many non-profit events including for Logifem, Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, CIME, Greenpeace Canada, Le Parliament S’Invite, Climate Strike, Atelier Circulaire, Atelier du Plateau, The Yellow Door, Velo Quebec, Balfour Senior Living, Liberty in North Korea, adults with disability center and various women’s shelters.
Jitensha, P & O Cruises Australia — Lounge Duo
2016 - 2018
-Performed as a lounge duo for 3 contracts. Based in Brisbane, Australia, but sailed around New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia.
-Participated in numerous larger stage shows and musical trivia with the other musicians and performers including White Night, Great Gatsby Night, Blues Night, Motown Spectacular, Live at Charlies, Christmas Eve Show, Halloween Show, and 80s night to name a few.
Jitensha, Live Different — Motivational Performers
2015
-Toured eastern Canada performing with the non profit Live Different giving motivational presentations in post secondary schools.
EDUCATION
-Modern Musician Gold Artist Academy, Online — Gold Artist
2021
Completed 3 month online training in music business management and music marketing. Read More

Previous Clients

Corporate: P & O Cruises Australia. Proship, Shopify, Ford Motors Canada, Dannon, Omnigate, Hotel Intercontinental, Living City Health
Non-profit: Logifem, Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, CIME, Greenpeace Canada, Le Parliament S’Invite, Climate Strike, Atelier Circulaire, Atelier du Plateau, The Yellow Door, Velo Quebec, Balfour Senior Living, Liberty in North Korea, adults with disability center and various women’s shelters.

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Baby Shower Bachelor / Stag Party Bachelorette / Hen Party Birthday Party (Adult) Birthday Party (Child) Birthday Party (Teen) Bridal Shower Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christening Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Funeral/Memorial Service Graduation Party Grand Opening Party Halloween Party High School Reunion HM Forces/Army/Navy/Military Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event New Year's Eve Party Nursing / Care Home Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party School Event Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event Virtual Event Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Physical Characteristics

Meet the Act

David and Erin Rose (Rose for short) met at an open mic in the summer of 2012, at an open mic at Benny’s Bagels on Broadway in Vancouver. They immediately hit it off and started playing music together a few weeks later. They played in the 5 piece indie rock band The Cattails for about a year before deciding to go out on their own and formed Jitensha. One long dark and rainy winter later, armed with their first album Buck Moon, the pair took flight from Vancouver for their first adventure.
That summer they traveled the whole perimeter of the US, living in their Toyota Sienna and playing at ... every open mic they could find. They grew closer as music continued to bond them together.
They eventually landed in Montréal, and began their life as “métro rats” performing often in the eclectic subways. That summer they threw their hat into the sunny streets, singing oldies covers in the old port of Montréal - but it wasn’t long before they were on the road again.
In autumn 2015 David and Rose called a big black school bus home while touring Eastern Canada as part of a post secondary motivational presentation with Hamilton, ON based non-profit Live Different. They survived gale force winds in Newfoundland, the bus falling into a ditch in Cape Breton, and a devastating house fire in P.E.I. It was an eventful, breathtaking trip that filled them with further musical inspiration.
Back in the cold métro the next spring, Jitensha was discovered by a cruise ship booking agent. 2 months later, the pair made their way to Brisbane, Australia to begin their new life as a lounge duo aboard P&O Australia’s Pacific Dawn. They would end up doing 3 contracts with P&O, traveling much of the South Pacific and making countless friends and connections.
They couldn’t wait to get back to their chosen home in Montréal and in early 2018 finally got to work on their second album. They took a break that summer to tie the knot in Colorado before heading back north.
2019 saw the duo pick up steam as they started to tour in Ontario and Québec. They released their second album Periscope that summer and celebrated with a 32 date cross Canada Tour. They’re currently back in Montréal full of inspiration and ready to create again.
More on David:
“I’m classically trained in piano and guitar but that feels like ages ago. In university I was in my second year at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, in a double degree program taking on a BA in music and Bachelor of Education. It was actually the summer before going into second year that I started thinking about dropping out and trying to pursue a career as a solo singer songwriter, but I wasn’t completely sure, so I said I’d give myself another year at Laurentian to figure it out. But halfway through the year I had already been resolved, I wasn’t coming back next year. Most of my work that I do now on the electric guitar is self taught, I can’t say I’ve had a formal teacher.
A big turn in my development as a performer happened when Rose and I got hired to work on a cruise ship as the lounge duo. We had to learn so many songs and playing everyday really kicked my butt!”
More on Rose:
“My parents taught me some guitar very young. They played music professionally up until around the time I was born and there were various instruments all around the house. I would bang around on the piano. I got a mini, red, electric squire guitar and would pretend to be Tom Petty or Mark Knopfler. Around age 9 I started to play the cello. I did that all through high-school, eventually being in the Colorado state youth orchestra. I have these early education opportunities to thank for teaching me harmony and rhythm. After that I taught myself various other instruments.
Musically, I’ve taken a lot of turns in my life but it’s always been inescapable. The only thing that has always stuck is singing and now I’m quite happy playing the drums too. Read More

Virtual Services Offer

Jitensha Lounge Duo

All our same great in-person services are available online through Sessions Live. Please contact us for more information about private and public streams.