JohnQ Productions
JohnQ Productions
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Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
1979 - ...the rest is history :o)
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes. I've performed at open mic events, no fear, sober or not :o) I love the crowd participation and I feel lucky to say I've NEVER been booed at a live show so I know my fans feel the positive energy from the moment I step up... One classic moment was in 1999 at a talent show in Tallahassee - I gave the DJ a tape of me beatboxing for 4 minutes and I synchronized my flow with the beat, but I forgot the lines to my rapsong halfway through so I freestyled the rest of the way with no problems :o) everybody knew what happened but they appreciated how I pulled it off - except for that darn 2nd place finish!!
Your musical influences
1980's baby. As a child growing up in Connecticut, I would hear the ol' heads playing Rick James, Marvin Gaye, Black Moses, Michael Jackson, the Ohio Players, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, EarthWind&Fire, Chaka Khan, Betty Wright, Bob Marley, gospel, golden oldies you name it... Good vibez are in my blood... My grandmother played the piano/organ for years at her church, my father & uncles play the guitar... I've been writing rhymes & beat-boxing since 2nd grade, FatBoys, LL Cool J's early albums changed my life! Back & forth to visit family from Miami to South Carolina to California to Chi-Town to New York I was checking for what my cousins were listening to so I was in CT rockin 2Live Crew, DJ Quik, EightBall MJG, Ghetto Boys & that House music early! I'm blessed to have traveled so much at an early age... On a trip to NYC I had my mom buy me Run DMC's Tougher Than Leather album & "Beats to the Rhyme" changed my life... One of my favorite 5 beats of all time & I gotta throw Eric B. & Rakim's "Follow the Leader" on that list too... KRS-ONE, BigDaddyKane, Slick Rick, KoolGRap & NWA shaped my outlook on how impactful an emcee's words should be so of course I think the majority of these newborn producers & rappers are weak, but that's my 2cents... The sexiest movement to see as a youth was watching Sheila E., MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante & Salt-n-Pepa rock da mic! Janet Jackson's Control album (Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' sound) changed my life! New Edition was cool but Bobby Brown, BBD & Guy (Teddy Riley's sound) changed my life! Money Earnin', Native Tongue, GangStarr's "Just to Get a Rep"changed my life!... Das EFX "Bum-Stickety-Bum!", WuTangClan, Nas, Mobb Deep & all that '90's era... Not only Hip-Hop, but early on RUSH, VanHalen, Guns-n-Roses, etc. changed my life too! Over the years I've welcomed Hip-Hop, the NewJackSwing & rock-n-roll into my old soul's DNA... Worst case scenario, if ya style sucks, I can find atleast one good song on any album, 1 song per hour on any radio station, any genre, 9 times out of 10... My inspirations come from an unique blend...
What equipment do you use?
Korg Trinity/Triton, Yamaha Motif, Roland GrooveBox, Fruity Loops, Acid, Human BeatBox, Guitar...
Anything else?
I'm just happy to see 2012, I'll let the music speak for itself!! Support quality music & stay tuned...