John Wicks

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Released: Jan 1, 2002

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Genre: Jazz / Live Electronics / Soul
Location Culver City/Los Angeles, California, US
Profile Views: 57260
Last Login: 1/1/2013
Member Since 12/5/2004
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Bio
..Hey! I'm John, I play drums. I'm really lucky to be living in LA and be a working musician. I love all music but I'm truly obsessed with 60's and 70's funk, hip hop up to around '93 or '94 and anything with a Hammond organ. In addition to all of the artists listed below that I'm lucky enough to work with, I've got my own groups called "The Chonies, and Your Mother's New Boyfriend." ..Here is what James Hale at Downbeat Magazine was nice enough to write a couple of years ago... ..DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE "YOUNG DRUMS: 13 WHO WILL SET THE BEAT FOR THE FUTURE" ..Seattle's loss is L.A.'s gain. After establishing himself as one of the most distinctive and supportive drummers in the Northwest, John Wicks has made the move south-no surprise, really, when you consider his laid-back style and its origins. "I was a Navy brat, so we moved a lot," he says. "When my dad was stationed in New Orleans, my mother took me out to Mardi Gras, and I just fell in love with that sound. My parents were also really into Ahmad Jamal, so Vernel Fournier was a big influence. I loved him, along with Levon Helm and Paul Motian" With his mother's encouragement, Wicks pursued private lessons with Dave Coleman Sr., a former Billie Holiday sideman, and attended Berklee for a very short stint before hitting the road and getting a real education. While in Boston, he took additional lessons with Joe Hunt, Alan Dawson, and a few with Fournier in New York. Wicks' instrumental voice has a definite southern drawl, just slightly behind the beat, with plenty of room between strokes. As he likes to describe it: "I'm relaxed and take my time, the way southerners are."
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.. .. Here are some of the artists John has recently recorded and/or played live with...... ..Bruno Mars (Elektra) ..B.o.B. (Atlantic) ..Fitz and The Tantrums (Dangerbird) ..Meshell Ndegeocello ..Cee Lo Green (Elektra) ..Mickey Avalon (Atlantic) ..Joe Brooks (Universal) ..Amy Kuney ..Sam Sparro (Island) ..Chocolate Genius aka Marc Anthony Thompson (One Little Indian) ..Teddy Bears w/ Iggy Pop (Atlantic) ..Money Mark (Brushfire) ..NASA "The Spirit Of Apollo" with... ..David Byrne, ..RZA, John Fruciante, Barbie Hatch ..George Clinton & Chali 2na ..Anjulie ..Heather Porcaro ..Cory Chisel ..Donovan Frankenreiter ..Joshua Radin ..Skerik ..Jessie Baylin ..Zack Hexum ..Mike Watt ..Brandi Carlile ..Soccermom ..Minnie Driver ..Cydney Robinson ..Peter Adams ..Henry Gummer ..Steve Porcaro ..Jessica Fichot ..Alana Sweetwater ..Hope Waits ..Jessica Fichot ..The Good Listeners ..Joe Doria ..Mose Allison ..Red Generator ..Ashton Zyer ..Jean Mazzei ..Whitton .. ..MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS:.. ..Sountrack to "Julie & Julia" w/ Henry Wolfe 2009 ..Soundtrack to "Beautiful Losers" 2007 ..Soundtrack to "Where The Wild Thing Are" directed by Spike Jonez .."Adventures of Power" (Grack Films) 2008 .."Georgia Rule" (Universal Pictures) 2007 .."Snakes On A Plane" (New Line Cinema) 2006 .."The Kill Seven" DVD 2006 ..Longboard Magazine DVD ..TELEVISION APPEARANCES:.. .. ..Ellen DeGeneres Show w/ Joshua Radin ..VH1 w/ The Greasy Beats @ The World Breakdancing Championship ..NBC "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" Episode 1 ..Sundance Channel w/ Money Mark Live @ South By Southwest ..MTV Japan w/ Money Mark Live @ Fuji Rock Japan ..MTV Japan w/ Money Mark Live @ Summer Sonic Japan ..MTV Brazil w/ Money Mark Live @ Nokia Fest Rio DeJaneiro ..CMT w/ Minnie Driver ..ABC "Last Call with Carson Daly" w/ Minnie Driver ..TV COMMERCIAL JINGLES:.. ..Audi ..Robbins Bros. w/Donavon Frankenreiter ..Jimmy Dean ..Weight Watchers ..Playstation ..PG and E ..Fox Sports MLB ..NCAA Basketball ..PG & E Power ..Best Buy ..CitiBank Card ..3M Post It ..Kashi ..Infinity ..Subaru ..Nissan Rogue ..Nissan Safari ..LaSalle Bank ..Nike ..Budweiser ..Microsoft ..Biore ..Rembrandt .. ..ENDORSEMENTS.. ..DW ..Istanbul ..Peace
Influences
..My biggest influences right now are my faves here in Los Angeles. Great drummers like Don Heffington, Barbara Gruska, Victor Indrizzo, Aaron Sterling, Pete McNeal, Blair Sinta, Michael Jerome, and Craig Macintyre. Seattle buddies Matt Chamberlain and Jason McGerr, Mike Peterson, Andy Sells, and all of the staff at Seattle Drum School. ..Then of course my childhood faves Vernell Fournier, Idris Muhammad, Donald Bailey (Jimmy Smith), Alan Myers (Devo), Earl Hudson (Bad Brains), Mike Clark and Harvey Mason (Herbie Hancock), Bernard Purdie (studio), Paul Humphrey (studio), Jay Dilla (Slum Village), Al Jackson Jr. (studio), Sonny Payne (Count Basie), Sam Woodyard (Duke Ellington), Earl Palmer (studio), Paul Motian, Grady Tate, Budgie (Siouxee/Banshees), Clem Burke (Blondie), then later: Levon Helm (The Band), Kenny Buttrey (Dylan, Neil Young), Jim Keltner, Ahmir Thompson (The Roots), Stevie Wonder, and Squarepusher.
Sounds Like
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..This is The Ellen Show gig from back in January with Josh Radin. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..w/ Zac Hexum (saxophone) and Joel Martin (pedal steel) playing radiohead. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..w/ Money Mark @ SXSW 2007 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..w/ Money Mark @ The Troubadour 1/9/08 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..w/ Jessie Baylin in San Fran. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..jammin' w/ Rhythm Nathan in '07 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..w/ organist Joe Doria and guitarist Dan Heck in Seattle '06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..More jammin' with Rhythm Nathan ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..The best music video ever made...Soccermom. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..