Music:
Member Since: 08/09/2004
Band Website: myspace.com/larockincrecords
Band Members: Johnny La Rock
Vocalist
Producer
Multi-Instrumentalist
My main setup = FL Studio 6 + Dell Laptop + Korg nanoKEY & nanoPAD
These are also helpful: Boss SP-303, ACID 2.0, Stanton & Vestax Turntables, Gemini Mixer, Behringer Mics, Adobe Audition, and Korg DS-10
- I'm currently making music with Presque Vu
- I've made solo tunes as Johnny La Rock in the past
- I run La Rock Inc.
- From 2004-2008, I was in Johnny La Rock & Mush Mouth:
Influences:
MUSIC: Genesis, Phil Collins, Radiohead, Matthew Good, Ulrich Schnauss, The White Octave, Fourtet, Dj Shadow, Boards Of Canada, Kid 606, Portishead, Tv On The Radio, Sol.Illaquists Of Sound, Fleetwood Mac, God Lives Underwater, Skream, Benga, Rusko, Snake River Conspiracy, The Cool Kids, Forest For The Trees, White Town, Odd Nosdam, Heiruspecs, Afrika Bambaataa, Electric Grandmother, Hall & Oates, The Cure, Elliott Smith, Hayden, Stereo MC's, L.A. Style, Color Me Badd, Modest Mouse, Information Society, John Frusciante, Hangar 18, Sole, Flaming Lips, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Dilated Peoples, Matthew Dear, 3rd Bass, Peanut Butter Wolf, Charizma, NKOTB, Blackalicious, Tears For Fears, Rjd2, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Run Dmc, Dj Brokenwindow, Son Lux, Matthew Good Band, Steve Winwood, Beastie Boys, Nas, Heavy D, The KLF, Nice & Smooth, Dj Magic Mike, Marley Marl, MC Lyte, 2 Live Crew, Bruce Springsteen, Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Orbital, Neil Diamond, Kid Koala, Yes, Primitive Radio Gods, Cream, Dj Spooky, Osborne, James T. Cotton, Jamie Lidell, New Edition, Maurice Starr, Jonzun Crew, Notwist, Al B. Sure, Milosh, Everclear, Sigur Ros, La Bouche, Paperboy, Snap!, Real McCoy, Mogwai, Dabrye, Rush, Depeche Mode, Quad Force, Arabian Prince, Minus The Bear, Fischerspooner, Dosh, Johnny Cash, Nick Drake, Hank Williams, Sebadoh, Rem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Simon & Garfunkel, Electric Grandmother, Presidents Of The USA, Egyptian Lover, Ass Ponys, Semisonic, Third Eye Blind, Jerry Fels, Ryan Adams, Pigeon John, Beck, Cex, Salt N Pepa, Moby, Grandmaster Flash, P.O.S., Sage Francis, Sims, Pharcyde, Black Sheep, PM Dawn, My Bloody Valentine, New Order, Joy Division, Prof. Falcon, Subroc, Ceschi, Furface, Deaf By Arms, AmeriKKKan Hostage, J.J. Fad, Mush Mouth, Chill Rob G, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Jazzy Jay, The Movement, Badly Drawn Boy, Lemonheads, chrismick, Of Montreal, Dredg, Spank Rock, Wax Tailor, White Stripes, Better Than Ezra, Arrested Development, Kool Keith, Restiform Bodies, Rob Base & Dj E-Z Rock, Fat Boys, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Mike + The Mechanics, Dire Straits, Dr. Dre, Z Trip, Notorious BIG, Kid 'N' Play, 7A3, Dan Deacon, MGMT, ABC, Spoonie Gee, Kool Moe Dee, Dinosaur Jr, Trentemoller, MC Homeless, Subtle, Greyskul, Justice, Mantronix, Nullsleep, Phlogiston, Just Ice, Fearless Four, Michael Bolton, Alias, Tobacco, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Square Wail, Twilight Singers, Billy Joel, Afghan Whigs, Elton John, Gang Starr, etc.
FLICKS: Buffalo '66, Martian Child, Little Miss Sunshine, The Illusionist, Bowling For Columbine, Big Lebowski, Machinist, Finding Neverland, Delicatessen, Office Space, Anchorman, Punch Drunk Love, Napoleon Dynamite, Love Me If You Dare, Shawshank Redemption, Wayne's World, Garden State, Fahrenheit 911, Ghost World, ET, Capricorn One, Pan's Labrynth, Wild Style, Notebook, Saw (all of them), Disorderlies, Krush Groove, Walk The Line, Style Wars, Scratch, Wedding Crashers, The Owl & The Sparrow, About A Son, Millions, Lord Of War, Elf, Neverending Story, Shortbus, Pay It Foward, American History X, Lady In The Water, The Bucket List, Wizard, Super Mario Brothers, The Green Mile, Pursuit Of Happyness, Who's The Man, Boyz 'N The Hood, An Unreasonable Man, The Brave One, Goodnight & Goodluck, Syriana, Field Of Dreams, House Party, Freddy Got Fingered, Seven, White Noise, Goodbye Lenin, Prestige, Who Killed The Electric Car?, Face-Off, The Jacket, Hotel Rwanda, Truman Show, Mothman Prophecies, Polar Express, High Fidelity, 3:10 To Yuma, The Lookout, The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys, Lucky Number Slevin, Hoax, Sicko, Zodiac, Inside Man, American Gangster, Juno, Man From Plains, Choke, Miracle At St. Anna, Nixon, Religilous, Parasite 3D, JCVD, Asylum, The Spirit, Milk, He Was A Quiet Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Namesake, The Soloist, Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader, Seven Pounds, Rails & Ties, The Wrestler, adult films (aha), etc.
I love the Cleveland International Film Festival . If you live in Cleveland, you need to check it out.
I'm also a huge fan of Netflix .
TV: I mostly watch political stuff like Countdown, Hardball, MSNBC, Meet The Press (RIP Tim Russert), The Daily Show, Colbert Report, CNN, and even Fox News for a good laugh. I'm also into Breaking Bad, Heroes, the CSI shows (the Miami one gets me upset though because David Caruso is ridiculous), CNN, Current TV, VH1 Classic, Law & Order, Ace Of Cakes, King Of The Hill, Without A Trace, Hell's Kitchen, House, Malcolm In The Middle, King Of Queens, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, and old shows on DVD like Beavis & Butthead, Austin Stories, Arrested Development, My So Called Life, Mr. Show, Sifl N' Olly, Upright Citizens Brigade, Tom Green, etc. I miss 120 Minutes & YO! MTV Raps!
RADIO:
NPR , college radio, or Pandora.com .
MAGAZINES: Newsweek, Wax Poetics, XLR8R, Scene, URB, The Source, Remix, Punk Planet (RIP), etc.
BOOKS: Mike Gayle, Bukowski, Daily Show's America: The Book, The Book Of Hip-Hop Cover Art, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Def Jam Inc., Graffiti World, Prozac Nation, Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Other People's Property, Colbert's I'm America And So Can You, Al Franken, Jerry Heller's Ruthless, The Courage To Survive by Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama's Dreams Of My Father and The Audacity Of Hope, etc.
POLITICS: I warn you, I'm a political junkie.
I was horrified at the actions of George W. Bush and his administration. I am against the war in Iraq. I believe in global warming, you'd be crazy not to. I hope for universal health care (what kind of sick place puts money before people's lives?), human rights, equality for all, a stronger middle class, and an end to America's dependence on gasoline. I wish the country wasn't run by corporations.
I'm a registered Democrat, though I'll vote for whom I think is the best person - regardless of their party.
In 2008, I voted for Barack Obama - I'm so happy he won. I'm optimistic that he'll put us back on the right path.
I have great respect for people like Obama, Ralph Nader, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, and of course Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy.
REGISTER TO VOTE
I LIKE TO CONSUME: Tommy's, diet soda, Bolthouse Farms Soy Chai Tea, Mongolian BBQ, salsa, ham salad, iced tea, Mint Cafe, the fudge my Mom makes, Chili Peppers in Euclid, Qdoba, East Coast Custard, Jimmy Johns, Que Tal (RIP), Aladdins, buffalo chicken salads from Winking Lizard, Krazy Mac's Cafe, Taco Bell, Melt, Woodchuck, Ephemere, pasta, El Tango Taqueria, cherry Jolly Ranchers, Cafe 56, Ramen Noodles, etc.
RANDOM: Pokey - my super rad pug, my Mom, my good friends, my family, animals, the Zoo, Wii Fit, playing shows out of town, sunshine, boomboxes, cassettes, Halloween, vintage games (Atari, NES, Sega Genesis), vintage hip-hop shirts, bargain bins at record stores, taking control of my diabetes, Christmas lights, Nela Park, going to Cedar Lee, writing, making it through a movie without having people in the audience talk the whole time, air conditioning, World Market, old man hats, working out, changing stereotypes, sleeping in, truckstops, Toronto, etc.
Sounds Like: Music that moves you - emotionally and physically.
Record Label: La Rock Inc. Records
Type of Label: Indie
