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Bio:
John Biz
"The Happiest Days Of My Life"
"Imagine a gypsy woman casting voodoo hexes at a fast running man with a sandwich. I can really identify with that sandwich"
-john biz
At the age of 13, he started playing in punk rock garage bands in Staten Island, NY. After finishing college, he was living in Long Beach NY, just steps from the Atlantic. Perhaps it was the psychedelics, perhaps the tide, but something began to take over young Biz's dreams, and he would wake up and paint all day, and every night he would record music in the warm isolation of his little beach bungalow. In a pragmatic attempt to use his philosophy degree, he went to law school, but found it draining and creatively stifling. One day, our hero decided to veer off the path of financial stability and follow the road to certain death (i.e. a career as a starving artist).
The following years proved to be tremendously difficult, but this prolific and driven artist managed to set-up shop near the Bushwick project houses in Brooklyn NY, spawned a slew of visual art, and started Industrial Park Records (named after his move-in-at-your-own- risk neighborhood) which has since released Empathy by Shake Faithful (2004), and John Biz's first solo release,
The Elephant In the Room (2005). However, a hefty price was to be paid and in August 2005 he lost his home, workplace, and car, before finally claiming bankruptcy the following October.
Inspired by the contrast between his recent personal and financial disaster and new found romance and determination to find happiness and success, John Biz moved on to create his latest and most prime masterpiece, The Happiest Days of My Life. The legendary Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, the Breeders, etc.) recorded the album in just 4 days at Chicago's famed Electrical Audio under the guidance of John Biz and his trusted comrade and co-producer Mr. Christopher Hill. Its high performance rhythm section features Dave Patrikios (bass ? former Realistics, Greensleep) and Stephen Chopek (drums ? former Charlie Hunter). Biz's relentlessly aggressive guitar work graces the ear with supercharged harmonics and infectious melodies. His lush vocals and emotionally driven lyrics gracefully speed along a twisting dark highway, effectively scaring the shit out of you while making its way to a brilliant outcome. The vibrant allure embraces the bold and youthful heart while simultaneously addicting the most skeptical connoisseur, proving to be a vital addition to any street smart music collection. From start to finish, this is pulse pounding, self-sacrificing American rock 'n' roll at its absolute finest.
John Biz
"The Happiest Days Of My Life"
IPR-004
Recorded/mixed 2005
@ Electrical Audio, Chicago
By Steve Albini
Mastered by John Golden,
Golden Mastering, Ventura Ca.
john biz
the happiest days of my life
1. drugs tonight
2. unconditional
3. maybe there's a way
4. broken glass
5. engine
6. like an ashtray full of empty promises (but we?re still all rootin for the kid)
7. low tide
8. big car
9. heavybag
10. alcohol today
11. we saved each others lives
recorded/mixed by steve albini @ electrical audio, chicago
mastered by john golden, california (these mp3's are unmastered)
release date: spring 2006
john biz - guitar/vocals
dave patrikios - bass(fmr. realistics, greensleep, millhouse)
stephen chopek - drums(fmr. charlie hunter)
http://www.indus trialparkrecords.com
Industrial Park Records
www.industrialpa rk records.com
industrialparkreco rds@gmail.com
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Members:
john biz - guitar/vocals
dave patrikios - bass(fmr. realistics, greensleep, millhouse)
stephen chopek - drums(fmr. charlie hunter)
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Influences:
i am influenced by:
beer, high grade narcotics, pee wee herman, bacon cheeseburgers, firetrucks, sushi and other fine seafood, joe & pat's pizza, san loco tacos, fuzzy things, shiny things, nice warm things, interesting things, religious fundamentalists, and peer pressure.
as for musical influences, i dig anything that rocks and has love and attitude... my taste in music is very eclectic, and i'm one of the biggest fucking music snobs you'll ever meet. sorry in advance.
i'm pretty damn stoned, so im willing to get into it a little. this might take awhile. for you i mean...
(in no particular order), chris mcallen, nirvana, kurt cobain, velvet underground, the beatles, john lennon, beck, bob dylan, elliott smith, ben folds, mazzy star, pixies, frank black,neil young, sam prekop, pablo, lilys, the song corporation, the wowz, awek, miracle of 86, kevin devine, michael jackson, phallacy, muddfoot, johnny cash, elf power, supersuckers, pearl jam, david bowie, iggy and the stooges, big black, dinosaur jr, wilco, sonic youth, led zepplin, joao gilberto, sonny rollins, charlie bird, stan getz, miles davis, nick drake, elvis presley, robert johnson, brian eno, daniel johnston, the replacements, ween, jimi hendrix, the sundowners, prince, jerry garcia, spoon, seu jorge, talking heads, rolling stones, yo la tengo, john frusciante, violent femmes, mike doughty, soul coughing, bob marley, my bloody valentine, luna, jimmy buffett, franz ferdinand, circulatory system, beastie boys, public enemy, mc paul barman, shellac, nin, eminem, broken social scene, pink floyd, nwa, de la soul, grateful dead, camper van beethoven, woodie guthrie, the ramones, jeff magnum, neutral milk hotel, jim o'rourke, the apples in stereo, the decemberists, the shins, the beach boys, the rascals, hank williams, frank zappa, lou reed, buddy holly,the monkees, the turtles, iron & wine, moby grape, david byrne, cornelious, the kernal - before he went tits up! oh how i hate the kernal, with his WEE BEADY EYES!!!!, leadbelly, the sadies, the guppies, mississippi john hurt, ernest tubb, the nuggets e.p. (yes all of it), the doors, the band, they might be giants, tom waits, john fahey, steven malkmus, pavement, the mountain goats, the white stripes, meat puppets, RUN-DMC, wu tang, notorious B.I.G., stevie wonder, Os Mutantes, the kinks, television, eddie spaghetti, charles mingus, ministry, derek trucks, fugazi, silver jews, syd barrett, t. rex, van morrison, wire, willie nelson, constantines, superdrag the ramones, husker du. and the gorilla biscuits...
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