Born Balearic: Jon Sa Trinxa and the Spirit of Ibiza

synopsis

In Born Balearic Jon tells his own story; he was born Jonathan Grey in a small English town. Though he was always obsessed with music, the pressures of the real world and urgings from his mother to get some proper work led Jon through a series of more practical (and less satisfying) jobs in Britain. Then all at once on a rainy day in London twenty five years ago, the stock-market crashed and Jon's apartment was burgled. On that day, Jon began both his music career and his life as a Balearic. But Jon's journey to Las Salinas still had twists and turns to come, including being hit by a car while hitchhiking and being rescued by the owner of Las Salinas Beach on the side of the road. Ever since, Jon has performed on that same beach, mixing a unique and personal genre of music that is both deeply familiar and totally new.