Da Roc House
(DayRock)/Da Roc House Recordings/Rude Control Production/Roc House Records
DayRock: Music Producer, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Recording Engineer
Partial client list: Rap A Lot, A&M, BMG, Capitol, Epic, EMI, Geffen, Island,
MCA, RCA, Sony, Universal, Virgin, Warner Bros...
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
DayRock has produced, recorded or performed with Chi Lites, Immature
IMX, Marques Houston, Chris Stokes Lionel Richie, TuPac, Carl Thomas, Slave, Jeff Lorber, Dave Koz, 4 Reel, Mo Ken Steph, YNV, Domino, Steve Russell(, Cameo, Chi-Lites, Do or Die, Psyco Drama, MTV Cribs, CBS NCAA (Intro), Toys R Us (jingle), Bill Busters (jingle)
His talents have been used for recording or performing with artists in all fields,
from The Chi-Lites to TuPac to Lionel Richie.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes, I have toured around the world. I love what I do. I chose to do this at a very young age. Special moments would be on
The We Got It Tour with Immature and Lionel Richie on The Oprah show, because of the friends I gotta chance to work with.
Your musical influences
Chuckii Booker, Timberland,Manny Fresh, Teddy Riley,Cameo, Gap Band, Mint Condition,Prince
What equipment do you use?
COMPUTERS: Apple Macintosh Dual 2 GHz, Power PC G5, 2 32' LCD LG Monitors, MacBook Pro intel, MIDI & AUDIO INTERFACES: MOTU AV Midi Timepiece, Digidesign 002 Rack, STUDIO ROOM-TRACKING: Console: Yamaha O2R Digital mixer, KEYBOARDS AND RACKS: E-MU Prodeus 1000 Rack, Roland Super JV 1080 Rack, AKAI MPC 3000, RECORDING DEVICES: Protools LE 8, Logic Pro 9, Garage Band, Peak, Adat, CONTROLLERS: M-AUDIO Keystation PRO 88, Akai MPK49, EFFECTS PROCESSING PLUGGINS: Waves Bundle, AU, Logic AU Jam Pack, AmpliTube, Bombfactory, JoeMeek, Moogerfooger, Sansamp, T-Racks, Mainstage, VIRTU,AL INSTRUMENT PLUGGINS: Reason 4, Battery, Jam Pack, Melodyne, Sample moog, Philharmonik, Garage band, Recycle, Guru, Sample Tank, Guitar Rig, Sonik Synth, Akoustik Piano, Pro 53, Absynth, Minimonsta, MONITOR SPEAKERS: Mackie SA 2x1532z, Mackie HR824, Yamaha NS 10-M, MICROPHONES: CAD Equitek E-200, Audix f14 5 Audix f10 2, Audix f15, HEADPHONES: Beyerdynamic DT 770, PRO DRUM KIT: Pearl, Bass Rig: Behringer Rack Tuner, Peavey T-MAX, David Eden 2-10, SWR 4-10, BASSES: 4 String MusicMan Stingray, 4 String Ovation, 5 String Pedulla MV, 5 String Lakeland Skyline, 5 String Acoustic Michael Kelly, 6 String Brownsville, GUITAR: Yamaha Pacifica.
