DeeJay Punk-Roc
| Deejay Punk Roc | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jon Paul Davis |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Big Beat, Hip hop, breakbeat |
| Occupation(s) | Programmer, remixer, record producer |
| Years active | 1998–2000 |
| Website | Discogs Page |
Deejay Punk Roc (born Jon Paul Davis)[1] was a breakbeat, bigbeat and hip hop artist based in Liverpool, England. The alias lasted from 1997 until 2002, which also provided remixes for Korn, Pitchshifter and Kurtis Mantronik.
Biography
Jon Paul Davis had been an electronic and house musician under numerous aliases during the early years of the 1990s,[2] before becoming Deejay Punk Roc in 1997. according to the official biography, which was apparently thought up by the record label and Davis (whom also, never appeared in any press release photos to continue the mystery of whom produced the music)[3] was to present Punk Roc as a black musician, with an official biography stating he was the youngest of six children from Brooklyn, New York whom dj'ed in Block parties from age, before been drafted into the army at 16.[4] the first known DPR release the track My Beatbox (later featured on the PS1 game Thrasher: Skate and Destroy) in 1997 on his own Airdog compilation, Still Searchin' - A Collection Of Speaker Poppin' Electro Beats. The Debut album "Chickeneye" soon followed in 1998, which was met with rave reviews from press such as Vibe[5][6] and listeners alike. During this he was prolific as a remixer for popular nu metal and electronic artists alike.
The project was later used for number of remixes for various artists (which also included a DJ mix for Mixmag magazine) and DJed extensively at music festivals throughout 1999. A second album, Spoiling It For Everyone, was released in 2000, which was more influenced by Hip Hop and house and featured vocals from A.K.P. (All Kinds of Problems), Austin Cole, NZE, Kay-Dee-Kay and 'Choo Choo' Morales. Slowing down production for the next two years, a compilation of remixes and b-sides entitled Thrift Store Classics followed before DJ Punk Roc was discontinued.
Jon Paul Davis later released music as Trinity Hi-Fi which was a trip hop/house collaboration of other artists, before ceasing music production altogether.
Discography
Chicken Eye Independiente, 1998
Roc Fes '99 Independiente, Epic Records 1999
Spoiling It For Everyone Independiente, 2000
Thrift Store Classics Air Dog Records, 2002
Singles and EPs
Far Out Independiente, 1998
Dead Husband Independiente, 1998
My Beatbox Independiente, 1998
ChickenEye Breaks Independiente, 1998
Deejay Punk-Roc vs. Onyx - ROC-IN-IT Independiente, 1999
ECD Attacks Deejay Punk-Roc - Direct Drive 3 Rhythm Republic, Cutting Edge 1999
Blow My Mind Yo Mama's Recording, 2000
One More Bump Independiente, 2000>
Moroder / Sanchez / Dj Punk-Roc* - Evolution / One More Bump (12") R-Senal, 2000
Giorgio Moroder / Deejay Punk-Roc - Special Ops Vol.1 (12") R-Senal, 2000
Blowpipe Remix (Acetate, 10")
References
- ↑ "Deejay Punk-Roc Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "Jon Paul Davies Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "SPIN - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "Deejay Punk-Roc – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "CMJ New Music Monthly - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ Greg Prato (1998-05-18). "ChickenEye - DeeJay Punk-Roc | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-16.