Musical Influences elvis costello, alban berg, marianne faithfull, the clash

Artist History born:12-04 (sagittarius) in richmond va. rad childhood included sports & piano. got into theater (often professionally) around 9 & stayed through teens, then started bouncing around the mid-atlantic. was asked to leave high school. left theater as well for punk & rock & roll & landed for good in nyc around 17 to "finally get laid alot." became a photographer (professionally) & a poet & model. in & out of bands thru the late 80s. briefly moved to europe. became very political during the nightmare reagan years. (alot of street demonstrations, volunteer work, ect...) learned of gmhc & did tabling in the streets with them in the early days. saw the larry kramer (a hero) speech that sparked act-up & stayed through its first 8 years... lots of work, getting arrested, and losing most of an opera voice screaming at demos. many demos with ilgo, queer nation, cures not wars, ect. as well. filmed for aids community television and did tech/camera work for act-up live broadcasts for a few years. concurrently produced "rosa melita's raw footage" for 3 years on cable tv in nyc. went to hunter college (nyc) for music for a while. co-founded trip records with tom davis around 1993. put out a few records (& 2 videos), and also did a&r, production , engineering and art direction (for self & other artists). left trip around 1996, remarried, and retired from activism after 15 years. (feel funny about that lately. ) currently: doing music, writing solo projects (though i always like to work with others.) continues consulting work for different artists & projects. current statement: making money, or being an "artist" is ever-so-good for the self-important, for the ego. few pop records have changed the world, nor did all that worry about looking good solve anything real. "we must march my darlings" and be prepared to do more, far more than that. long since has push come to shove. when you die, and you will, there is no time to regret what you did not do, what you did not contribute.

Instruments trombone, bass, keys, vox,40oz

Albums Extractions, This Way Out, Drag Queen E.P., Sibilance,

Press Reviews Press Reviews: BILLBOARD:Breaks interesting new ground...stylistic tone varies from grunge-rock to disco...music of interest to any fan of good music, regardless of sexuality, investigate.. NEXT MAGAZINE:Flies the finger at homophobia, an eye opener... from mod-pop to grunge scraps, tarty punk John-Fredrick is already pulling high profile notice... IN TOUCH:A must for club DJs & alternative music fans. This surprising new EP packs plenty of attitude, from post-punk slam to disco. John-Fredrick, the Radical Faerie anarchist rock-diva act-up disco punk wonder boy has grown his hair & grown up musically. Wisely, this idiom surfing still allows much room for his former rebel bad boy spunk. STREET SOUND: #2 in the Top Ten... a slick homage to the nations newest craze... STONEWALL SOCIETY:The style is bold, daring and not for the faint hearted. Being a die hard Frank Zappa fan I found great enjoyment in John-Fredrick's sarcasm, humor, and style. Your senses are awakened by strong visualizations, deep rhythms, familiar images, and poignant lyrics. Some would, and rightly so, see the protest/activist value in some of John-Fredrick's music. I like  music which is  sassy and thought provoking, J-F happily delivers  in large doses & makes you think, move, and most of all react. A great CD to add some spice to a potentially "calm" affair, or to stir those heated feelings of community awareness. OUTLINES:John-Fredrick's Drag Queen is a fun dance tune, available at People Like Us in Chicago. BEAR MAGAZINE: A Must...

Location New York, NY - USA

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