Dan Joeright; Vocs and Guitar,
David Strayer; Drums,
Paula Yoo; Violin and Guitar,
Pierre Smith; Guitar and Backing Vocs,
Chris Camacho; Bass.
Influences
IN RANDOM ORDER: The Beatles/John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Radio Head, Sigur Ros, Death Cab For Cutie, Janes Addiction, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Peter Murphy, Sonic Youth, U2, Gomez, Beck, The Shins, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Mercury Rev, Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Waits, Ravi Shankar, Flaming Lips, Humble Pie, Faces, Small Faces, Morcheeba, Kronos Quartet, Augustus Pablo, Air, Alice Donut, Morphine, Nick Cave, Birthday Party, BAD, The Residents, Pavement, Smog, Melvins, Hendrix, Porno For Pyros, Siouxsie & The Banshies, The Sugar Cubes, The Swans, Jesus Lizard, Cop Shoot Cop, Sulfur, Wolfgang Press, XTC, My Bloddy Valentine, The Young Gods, Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, SuperGrass, Stereo Lab, Arcade Fire, Joy Division, Bel Canto, Lambchop, The All Seeing Eye, Rasputina, Motherhead Bug, Lush, Muddy Waters, Dick Dale, The Jam, Mazzy Star, The Breeders, Think Tree, Bauhaus, David Byrne, Front 242, Bowie, Einsturzende Neubauten, Morrissey, Sinead O'Connor, Kool And The Gang, Parliment, Ministry, Television, Patti Smith, Elvis, Neil Young, John Coltrane, Art Blakey, PIL, Sex Pistols, Jeff Buckley, Dexter Gordon, Helio Sequence, Bob Marley, The Band, The Scienetist, The Doves, Al Green, Billie Holiday, Elton John, Nazareth, Ted Nugent, The Carpenters, Abba, Blur, Black Sabbath, Beth Orton, Johnny Cash, T Rex, Louis XIV, BRMC, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Billie Holiday, DJ Shadow, Elbow, Grand Funk Railroad, James Brown , John Cale, Yes, Hank Williams, Love, Miles Davis, Munley, Dinasaur Jr, Mark Ribot, Modest Mouse,
Motown, Stax, Sun, Polyphonic Spree, Brian Wilson, Nick Drake, The Royals, Otis Redding, Philip Glass, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Foghat, Deep Purple, Phil Spector, Ella Fitzgerald, George Martin, and many, many more.
Random A.O.K. (aka: Random Acts Of Kindness) is the creation of LA Based musician Dan Joeright. A native of Cleveland, OH, Joeright is a veteran drummer of the New York and LA music scenes where he has performed and recorded with many artists including Jim White, Terry Hall (The Specials), Abby Travis (Beck, Elastica) and Kristian Hoffman (Klaus Nomi, The Mumps). Some highlights in his career include being tapped by producer David Byrne (Talking Heads) for recording sessions and sitting in on percussion with trip-hop pioneers, Morcheeba. In addition to drumming, Joeright has also collaborated in the writing and producing of many of the projects with which he has been involved.
Joeright’s song writing on Random A.O.K.’s debut EP, Solidify, expands far beyond his drummer roots. The five emotional tracks are both dreamily melodic and lushly orchestrated with a moodiness reminiscent of Daniel Lanois’ solo work and more than a trace of Lennon psychedelia. Since Solidify, Random’s sound has expanded to include a more direct and aggressive approach incorporating more of their rock n’ roll sensibilities. The band, consisting of: Pierre Smith (Elvez), guitar; Chris Camacho (Forest For The Trees), bass; David Strayer (Forest For The Trees), drums; and Paula Yoo (Love), violin, provides sweeping counterpoint and driving rhythms to Joeright’s expressive vocals. Random A.O.K. performs regularly in Los Angeles and has their second EP coming in January 2006.
- Jim Paul
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