Artist description A()K's music is a "GUMBO" of raging sounds from modern rock, jazz, blues and experimental industrial.....

Music Style Modern Rock / Jazz / Blues / Industrial

Musical Influences Chopin, S.R.V., Helmut, Bad Brains, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Black Crows, Seattle Music, African Music, Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, to name a few...,

Artist History A()K A()K BIO: A multi-instrumentalist on many musical platforms, A()K (Alex O'Konski) has a solid groove foundation in his musical writings and his style of acoustic and electric bass playing. Alex tends to produce, record and perform live with noumerous musical acts from New Orleans as well as his current home in Los Angeles.. Born and bred deep down south in the city that gave birth to Jazz (New Orleans), A()K studied, performed and lived all forms of American music while floating around the prestigious University of New Orleans Jazz program. In N.O. he also became a "Sound Guru" on recording and a "mad scientist" in the recording lab.. In Los Angeles, Alex expanded his recording knowledge and worked with Grammy Award winning engineers and musicians. Today, A()K can be found in L.A. rockin' some club, in front of the Apple Mac G4 Pro-Tools rig with some rockin' project, or floating around the streets of Hollywood telling people to take off their spandex.....

Group Members A()K Brian Patridge (PRESSURE)- Drums Reid Defever - Drums and Percussion Martin Pradler - Guitar Noise on "Take the Spark" Stephan Villanueva- Nylon Acoustic on "ON THE CLOCK" PLUS+ Ashanti Dykes - Live Electric Guitar

Instruments Bass, Drums/percussion,guitar,vox,EFX, PRO TOOLS

Albums A()K beta EP

Press Reviews Spin.... Listen.com.....OffBeat Magazine... Underground Sounds...Your MAMMA..

Additional Info Best new arttist of 2000

Location L.A., California - USA

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