Alter.Native

In a time when synthesizers and computers did not exist, Alter.Native would have lead the mightiest tribal songs with the beat of the earth drum. In this, our constantly upgrading society, Alter.Native takes the artistic passion that runs deep throughout his heritage, updates it, and uses it to create environments of thick electronic beats that the body can not deny. With rhythms and sounds that can be, at any moment, calm or torrential, organic or synthetic, dancers are sure to be pleasantly surprised.Alter.Native is John Lucero, a Mescalero Apache Native American born in Los Angeles. His musical journey started at birth. During the seventies John's father used to DJ for the disco crowd. Pumping beats and funky bass lines were the norm around the house. Simultaneously, his father enjoyed a steady supply of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and other rock groups. It can be said that this upbringing is a main influence for Alter.Native’s edgier composition style.In the late eighties and early nineties, Alter.Native placed his musical efforts in the rock and alternative genres. Due to the logistical difficulties of keeping a band together, he learned how to multi track in order to be able to continue putting songs together. It was the summer of 1996 that Alter.Native was first introduced to electronic music. By the summer of 1997 he was playing for warehouses and clubs full of people in the Southern California area.Alter.Native exudes a sense of comfort, enjoyment, and pride when he is on the stage and it translates clearly through the music. Sounds that wax and wane with machine precision but somehow still maintain a sense of organic origin, push and pull people through different emotive states. Alter.Native sets out to unhinge people from their societal pressures and replenish their spirits with positive energy through music and dance.