NAME
John LaMacchia
BIRTHDAY
March 30 ________
ZODIAC SIGN
Aries ________
BIRTHPLACE
Brooklyn, NY ________
WHEN DID YOUR MUSIC CAREER BEGIN?
I started playing guitar at age 12. ________
WHAT BANDS HAVE YOU PLAYED IN?
Close Call
Patterns
Dead Air
Candiria
Ghosts of The Canal
Spylacopa
A Family Plot
Julie Christmas
Crooked Man / Crooked Machine
Bilingual Gladiators of Democracy
I also contributed music to:
Crone
Mans Gin
Moonsproject
The Upwelling
Love Is Nothing
Family
Eyes of the Sun ________
DO YOU FAVOR ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF GUITAR?
Yes, I play Ibanez guitars almost exclusively and I really love them. It was my first guitar that I owned as a kid and nothing has changed since then. ________
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?
Midlake
Zorch
Autechre
And I’ve been listening to a lot of classical music like Chopin, Brahms, Stravinksy, Philip Glass ________
HAVE YOU SEEN ANY GOOD FLICKS LATELY?
Yes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”. I’m a big Wes Anderson fan and I think it’s one of his best movies to date. I’m looking forward to seeing the movies “Nymphomaniac” by Lars von Trier, and “Under the Skin” by Jonathan Glazer. ________
DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
Yes, I have a beautiful female tuxedo kitten named Bambi. She is completely insane. ________
DO YOU COOK?
Yes I cook a lot at home. I like to cook breakfast a lot. I love eggs. ________
WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A FOODIE?
Yes I would. 100%. ________
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
Yes I do, I have a few. One of my best friends is a celebrity chef. He owns a restaurant called “Beauty & Essex”. The food there is amazing. I also love going to French restaurants as of late, specifically “Juliet” in Williamsburg and Lucien French bistro in the East Village. My all time favorite restaurant is Lil Frankie’s on 1st & 1st in the Lower East Side. I love rustic Italian food and Lil Frankie's does it the best. ________
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I’m kind of a nerd, and a fun night for me is sitting at home drawing or doing some kind of art project. ________
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ART.
I’ve been drawing my whole life and I still enjoy it just as much as I did when I started drawing as a kid. There’s something liberating about it. ________
DO YOU EVER SELL OR SHOW YOUR ART?
I have shown my work several times over the years but I’ve never sold my work until now. I would like to begin selling prints of my work this Spring. ________
WHAT’S THE LATEST AT RISING PULSE RECORDS?
The “New Invaders” 7-inch release date is April 29th. It features guest musicians Adrian Terrazas-Gonzalez (The Mars Volta, T.R.A.M, Omar Rodriguez Lopez) and Daniel Carter (Thurston Moore, Yo La Tengo). Pre sales begin April 7th, 2014, exclusively through Rising Pulse Records and GIANT MKT. Five vinyl color configurations will be available. Two new T-Shirt designs will also solely be available through Rising Pulse Records.
