PERMASHINE
Musical worlds collide in a tasty blend of deep-fried twang, POTroast hooks and cheap malt liquor rap. Los Angeles based PERMASHINE dishes out hard-hitting party anthems, acoustic down-home hip-hop and feel good funk, all with enough
breathing room to ease through a sunday hangover.
Better known among musicians than the general public, PERMASHINE (aka DAVID A.) garnerd critical acclaim as the guitar shedding, trash-talkin' sidekick for the musically diverse BOLT UPRIGHT (Epic). From touring nationwide with acts like KID ROCK, POWERMAN 5000, KOTTONMOUTH KINGS and even the notorious ROB VAN WINKLE (aka VANILLA ICE), PERMASHINE turns his life on the road and non-conformist ideals into a crowd pleasin' good time. Drawing inspiration from experiences such as performing with various funk, rock and disco bands to working with top producers like STEVE THOMPSON (KORN, BLUES TRAVELER) and CHUCK JOHNSON (SLIPKNOT),PERMASHINE cooks up a musical gumbo with flava' all his own.
Seasoning the POT is L.A. mix-master and Bolt Upright bandmate, DJ JOHNNY LOVE. Adding phat beats, ghetto fabulous scratches and a little rhyme and reason, "J. LOVE" commands attention be it on turntable or microphone.
With an explosive live show driven by the vocal and guitar stylings of PERMASHINE, the turntable wizardry of DJ JOHNNY LOVE, the low end bass virtuosity of resident psycho DAMIAN "FREAKY D" VALENTINE (BOLT UPRIGHT) and the rockin' bong-
water beats of HEFF HOLTER (BOLT UPRIGHT, SEO TAI JI), this band deserves the attention their getting.
PERMASHINE and tha crew are wrapping production on their new album "BUZZAHOLIC", which features guest performences by SHORT KHOP (HEAVYWEIGHT), STICKY FINGERS (ONYX) and more. The guys can also be heard on the soundtrack to "XXX" (VIN DEISEL, SAM JACKSON), where they collaborated with big time composer RANDY EDDLEMAN (MY COUSIN VINNIE, DRAGONHEART).
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Formally Bolt Upright (EPIC)
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We still play live throughout the United States but now it's mostly in Southern California.
Your musical influences
P-Funk, Run DMC, Red Hot Chillie Pepers, Beck, Sublime, Beastie Boys, Kid Rock, Everlast, G. Love & Special Sauce, Hank Williams, Kottonmouth Kings, Disco, Jazz, Country,Hip-Hop, Black Sabbath, Sly Stone, James Brown, Prince, Led Zep, Fishbone
