Aug 25

Notable JET Alums: Maynard Plant and Monkey Majik

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Members of Monkey Majik with Deputy Minister Len Edwards

Maynard Plant (Aomori-ken, 1997-2000) is the founder of the well-known Japan-based band Monkey Majik (www.monkeymajik.com), which consists of two Canadian members (Maynard and his brother Blaise) and two Japanese members-tax and DICK.

For more information you can check out their:

• Website: www.monkeymajik.com
• Wikipedia entry (where you’ll learn about the origins of the band as well as how Maynard is fluent in Aomori-ben):  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Majik
• Embassy of Japan in Canada press release: “Goodwill Ambassadors, Monkey Majik, arrive in Ottawa to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Japan-Canada Diplomatic Relations”

Here is their song Change with the Yoshida Brothers (a video all JET alums will appreciate):

Do you know of any notable JET alums?  Let us know at jetwit [at] jetwit.com.