Jerome (James and I one battle of the bands): General Info
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1/22/2006
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Hi I am Jerome O'Connell aka J Rokka, music composer/multi intrumentalist from Southwest of England. I write beats!and perform live!
I live my dream of performing all around the world enjoying myself in many countries. I live to play with people equally as passionate about the spirit of music as i am, and to play with people all across the globe with extraordinary styles and sounds ive never heard. I'm really into poetry and i enjoy playing with puns when i can.
I love the freedom and breath of music that lives and flows strong within us all !!!
I AM ABOUT TO DROP MY FIRST ALBUM,which will be called: Shakinar Fire.. featuring a great host of very talented beings from all across the globe.
Big love to the great ALMIGHTY SPIRIT that flows through all our Hearts
Let us all come together in the Spirit of sound,dance,light,joy,and the rhythm of GREAT MOTHER EARTH
Blessings and Peace
ZORAN GARTHEM
i give great thanks to
OLD CHINESE
Influences
Louis Armstrong he's my no.1 music guide, Ella Fitzgerald,Nina, Dinah Washington, Stanley Clark, Richard Bona, Alice Coltrain,Herbie H, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Gill Scott, Sally Pullinger, Michael O'Connell and ARCHIPELIGO, Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Winton Marcellus, Gorge Benson, Wes Montgomery, Musiq Soul Child, Fred Hammond, Chaka Khan and Rufus, Prince Deshan O'Connell aka MC-DisArm
William Cartwright, Jackie W, John Cartwright, Arjun Magee Bonty from Brighton and many more like Karralor and crew K.P Ben C Body English, Tico pepo luna and kina Loreyelle La Ronde Lorrin and Arrandor, The Elven Kindred, Atlantis, Liang Po Ying Carrandaway, Kwan Yin , White Tara, Ombudu, Nefitar, Old Chinese and Divine Source MOTHER EARTH MOTHER EARTH MOTHER EARTH DIVINE COLLECTIVE
Record Label
J Rokka Records!!!
Type of Label
Indie
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My first album will be coming out in september,listen up for the launch party probably going to happen in 4 places, Glastonbury, Well's City, Bristol City, and London
The Album will be called Shakinar Fire (" shakinar"which means the freeing of the spirit through dance) and i chose the word fire because were in the year of fire, and "fire, meaning transformation"
coming out Under J Rokka Productions featuring many brilliant and extremely talented artists.
I am Jerome O'Connell aka J Rokka, from the Southwest of England, Glastonbury town.
blessings and peace
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Sometimes when i look around, all i see is misery, despair, frustration and pain...
Then, i close my eyes, take a couple deep breaths, RELAX...And ask myself, "WHAT IF all I saw was what I WANTED TO SEE?" Then, I open my eyes. I see the sun, I see the blue sky, I see my girls smiling back at me, I see life...
And then, lo and behold, I see nothing but OPPORTUNITY...
Thanks for reading. And if you enjoy these little sayings I send out, take a look at my site, http://TankJones.com and take a look at my blogs. You can also see a lot of pics of events I've done, music I've made and learn about my foundation.
I'm Co Hosting The Dave Charles radio show this sunday (1st Nov) 102.3hfm from 19.00GMT, never co hosted a whole show before and a little nervous, so if you could listen in and show some support it would really appreciated x
thanks !!! rocking the hottest club in cali with 3-6 mafia ,dj quik ,fat joe , club weber, sean kingston ,new boyz and much more .. please stay tune for our next show come check us out !...new single[ dirty money] PS..please view da pix n holla back lol..KB
HeyJ. I got a another one for you as well. for you to let rip. We got a party comingt in November, are you gonna bring your double bass and come jamm with us?