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John Strelec

About Me


"The music of John Strelec is like looking at the world through the eyes of a child again. Every song captures a kind of wide-eyed wonder through a veil of angst and frustration. Mr. Strelec's style can bring out the kid in you, and then turn around and make you remember the struggles of life in the hustle and bustle of the metropolis. He urges you to forget, and to remember. The heartfelt lyrics, passionate delivery and unique vocal style make him one of Colorado Springs most entertaining singer/songwriters." - Sonya Downey
Art is expressive. Music is art. Life is a struggle. Beauty is subjective. I write songs because I have to. It's all I know how to do. I'm from the edge of the Rocky Mountains, where the vast dead plains give rise to something interesting. The shadow of Pikes Peak has cast a different outlook on the way things are viewed and understood. A dicotomy of life and death, shadow and light, sun and snow. The abstract thought that leaks in when the cold of winter is understated by the knowledge that it will pass.

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The World According to John!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/2/2005
Band Members: John Strelec - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Percussion, Mandolin, etc.

The Flaming Marshmallow Bandits are:

Laura Bruner - Vocals, Piano
Kait Taylor - Vocals, Keyboard
Faith - Vocals, Guitar
Andy Newman - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Nytasha - Tambourine, Vocals
Cameron Esch - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Jamison Rumery - Harmonica, Coffee Cup/Beat Maker, Vocals
Charlie Milo - Bass
Andrew Zimmerman - Guitar, Keyboard
Stephen Oschner - Guitar, Vocals, Tambourine
Joe Kozak - Guitar, Vocals
Sam Kozak - Drums, Pots & Pans
Justin Rosenthal - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Lopes - Drums
Andrew Dyer - Drums
Jacob Jett - Drums
Brenden - Bass, Dulcimer, Harmonica, Banjo
Jack Strelec - Bass, Vocals
Jim Kerr - Drums, Vocals
John Micheal Steele - Guitar, Vocals
Jerry Roskin - Guitar, Vocals
Terrence - Guitar, Mandolin, Mouth Harp
Ian - Sound, Stoke Keeper
Drew Dannon - Bass
Adam Mazzerella - Bass, Vocals
Pretty much everyone I've ever played with.

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Influences: Music, art, good films, good people, bad people, books, poetry, disillusions, preconceptions, lack of faith, reckless abandon, ayn rand, cause, effect, hope, the underdog, the odd man out, motorcycles, love, hate, passion, reaction, trials and tribulations, the possible, the impossible, action, comedy, silence, mind expansion, meaning, clarity, confusion, rain, no rain, jack kerouac, time, manipulative characteristics in misguiding sycophants, being lost, the groove, myself, the world.
Sounds Like: That's your crossword puzzle. You're going to have to figure that out on your own. Than tell me what you think.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

open mic film

Check out this video: Love And Music
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:54:00 GMT

Pet Detective - Charlie Milo Trio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klg2sy1xZmM
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:18:00 GMT

Update: Album in the Works.

So... I've been recording an album for the past few weeks with a few of my friends (Charlie Milo, Sonya Downey, Sam Kozak). I've decided that I have way too many songs to not have any albums out. If y...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:11:00 GMT

Movie

I want to make a movie about the open mic circuit that I've been a part of the past year or so. Maybe less of a movie and more of a documentary. There some amazing people at these open mics that come ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:56:00 GMT