mrjohndabaptizt
I am JohndaBaptizt of Seattle Wa,
My mission is to bring hope through music. Not the kind of hope mommy and daddy buy you at the store.
The kind of hope you can hear in my voice and in my piano. The hope that only the last man standing from a block of ghetto warriors can possess. The hope my Mom and Lil' Brother took to their graves. The hope of the 8 year old boy I used to be waiting for Mama to come out her heroin stupor so we could eat. The hope the 8 year old boy in every city that walks in the shoes I've worn holes in has. That kind of hope. The hope Jesus hands out to the local crack heads in the middle row at Church every sunday. The hope that looks like light at the end of a tunnel. That kind of hope.
Through my true stories I keep the legacies of my fallen soldiers alive. Through them I can fight another day.
Rest In Peace
Maureen Dolores Bousquet 1959-1997
Chad allen Smith 1979-2003
Dolores Volpe 1973-2001
Adrian Bible 1977-2006
Amber Smith 1980-2003
Jamie Mcmurray 1979-2000
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Too long and ugly to go into.
I used to be in several different groups but times change and people grow up so now it's basically just me. I have a couple friends that play guitar but our loyalties lie in different places so what can you do?
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
every Thursday Piano performance class
Your musical influences
ray Charles Moshae E40 Spice1 The old master p steve miller janis joplin JAMES BROWN T.I.
What equipment do you use?
Protools 7.3
Axiom61 Reason
piano guitar whatever
Anything else?
I'm just tryin to have fun and spread my message at the same time. I'm not looking for any friends or buddies I'm just tryin to put something together my family and friends can be proud of. Something that gets played in places other than clubs.
My ryhmes and my beats are a reflection of what I've been through and what want to achieve before my number is called. I believe music is a beautiful expression of ones soul; a plateau of sorts, where feelings, imagination and reality unite as one for the good of all.
JOHNDABAPTIZT2007