Career
Japp joined May Fisher, a Llanelli-based band, just before it was taken up by a London rock and popular music agency - through a friend who went on to establish 3PR - and sent on an extended and successful tour of Yugoslavia under a new name: Thank You. On their return, Thank You supported Joe Brown"s Browns Home Brew and Marmalade on United Kingdom tours, as well as playing leading university and college dates. His aggressive, abrupt rock guitar style was first captured on recordings made by Joe Brown at his Essex recording studio.
These were never released due to apparent difficulties in finding a vocal style from the band"s two singers.
Japp had, however, made a strong impression on Marmalade and was invited to join the group to replace Hugh Nicolson. He also wrote/co-wrote songs for such artists as Paul Stanley, Kiss and The Babys, and worked with other musicians such as Matthew Fisher and John Waite.
As a solo artist, he released an album in 2000 titled Dreamer. Japp"s style transitioned from rock to blues guitar.
A number of videos featuring the musician have been posted on the Internet.
Broken Heart (1977) - The Babys
Head First (1978) - The Babys
Paul Stanley (1978) - Paul Stanley
Killers (1982) - Kiss
Creatures of the Night (1982) - Kiss
Dreamer (2000) - Mike Japp.
