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John Suave

Emcee/producer reppin' Thunder Bay and the (807)

15 songs
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Picture for song 'Alternate Planets' by artist 'John Suave'

Alternate Planets Alternate Planets

w/ Techum & Arctic

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Picture for song 'Frustrations' by artist 'John Suave'

Frustrations Frustrations

w/ Arctic & Dystrakted

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Picture for song 'No Topic' by artist 'John Suave'

No Topic No Topic

w/ Nevamind, Intelev & Arctic

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Picture for song 'Simplicity of Life' by artist 'John Suave'

Simplicity of Life Simplicity of Life

w/ Nevamind, Intelev, Arctic & L. Vicious

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Picture for song 'T-Bay Days' by artist 'John Suave'

T-Bay Days T-Bay Days

Beat by Nevamind, Recorded by Dystrakted

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Yo, I'm John Suave, . I'm an emcee/producer from Thunder Bay, ON. My brother does all my cuts and records me most of the time.. I wrote in solitude until I had something I was relatively proud of which was recorded as a demo track that will likely never see the light of day, and after that I was addicted. I began spending alot of my free time scribbling in a notebook or sitting on the computer writing. Now I'm trying to expand my skillset as much as possible. I started freestyling and making beats in December 2004, and I'm trying to learn how to beat-box and do graffiti but those two are definitely my forté. Hehehe....
Band/artist history
Started writing rhymes Recorded first demo Recorded first track Got my own mic : Started producing beats Got my pre-amp Got a MIDI controller nearing completion of my first LP.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Yep. So far I've only performed in Thunder Bay. Being on stage is always a challenge for me because I strive to sound as similar to the recorded version as possible. As for special moments, I freestyled with from the Trailer Park Boys. It's just a shame nobody else from the show was there.
Your musical influences
Zach de la Rocha, Aesop Rock, Last Emperor, Josh Martinez, Blueprint, D-Shade, Classified, Del, MF Doom, Lodeck, Immortal Technique, KRS One, Nevamind the Damage Dun, Royal-T(reatment), Techum, Intelev & Arctic. I also feel I should mention Jim Morrison and Roger Waters because The Doors and Pink Floyd have influenced me just as much as the emcees listed above.
What equipment do you use?
For recording I use other people's equipment right now.... I'm working on my setup though. Beat-making-wise, I use Adobe Audition to chop stuff up, FL Studio 6 to put it back together again and to record my Korg PadKontrol MIDI controller. I need some real software.... haha.
Anything else?
Yep...
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