DëRoK

First Played:
      Keyboards (Organ) - 1974
      Acoustic Guitar - 1976
      Harmonica - 1976
      Tuba/Trombone - 1977/1978

      Trumpet/French Horn - 1978/1979

      Electric Guitar - 1980

      Banjo - 1996

      Drum Machine - 2007

 

First Guitar - 1976
First chords learned:  G D7 C

First song learned: " She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain"

1984 - First Electric with Amp

1987 - First song written that was performed live.  A cowrite with Geoff Masse from The Shivers called "As Ryhthm Craves a Lead" thrilled me to see them play it that night.
1994 - Co-wrote and released "Street Punks" with T. Firth
1997 - First guitar sacrificed to the Rock Gods (breakage).
1998 - Painted Waterfall - Acoustic Jaguar
1999 - Reshaped and painted Electric Garden - Washburn
2007 - Started DRnR Studios for recording song ideas, so they are not lost when friends come over and jam.
2007 - As DeRoK, I began i L3V3L, and The Experienc3 became the musical movement that involved my friends in the writing and experiencing of music with me, with Digi on guitar and Taetoe as lead singer.  At the same time I began a couple of reverbnation and myspace pages under i L3V3L and DRnR Studios and started uploading a few creations we were working on.
2007 - First sound recording uploaded - Loop 2 Loop - Using Sonar 4 Producer and the Dr. Rhythm, I layed the drum track down first then added in the bass.  Added the rhythm and lead guitar parts while Terry was working on the lyrical side of things.  After recording the vocal track the only editting or mastering before exporting was a little eq and some echo on the vocals.
2008 - First experience of a taste of The I LeVeL Experience Show - Halloween show at Andy's Reggae Club (now KoLyfe)

2010 - Started DeRoK & The RoLLeRs up as a part of The i L3V3L Experienc3 featuring myself as frontman with backing by fellow members from KoLyfe Art Creation.  Like "The Experienc3", "The RoLLeRs", may be compiled of different members at any time.  

2011 - Began season 1 of The i L3V3L Experienc3 Show, and ran it for 36 episodes at various locations.
2011 - Second guitar mishap - a cheap Profile electric, got knocked off its stand and the head broke right off the neck.  A little bit of glue and a couple of brackets and bolts, shes good as newly repaired.
2012 - Began season 2 of The i L3V3L Experienc3 Show which ran for 18 episodes.  Shows are 4 hours long and being recorded as much as possible.

2012 - First Electronic track created - TraNsRok used in a video to help promote KoLyfe Art Creation.
2013 - Started up Live Hurricane as a part of The i L3V3L Experienc3, featuring Andy as lead singer and frontman.

2013 - Began season 3 now called "DRnR Studios presents The i L3V3L Experienc3 Show with DeRoK & The RoLLeRs and Live Hurricane, brought to you by the members of The KoLyfe Musical Organization" which ran Sundays for another 36 episodes from January until September.
2013 - Painted Ibby - Ibanez R410

2013 - Began hosting the occasional Open Mic nights at the London Music Club and working sound.
2013 - Season 4 by request began early with 3 episodes at Hoops House in September a mere 6 days after the end of season three.  So after a few episodes I decided it was really time for our break.
2014 - Began hosting for Cody's Causes for his monthly shows at the East Village Coffee House.
2014 - Season 4  Episode 4 started on 04/20/2014 at KoLyfe.
2014 - Season 4 Episode 24 season finale on September 14 for a total of 114 episodes
2014 - Became regular MC in October for the Friday night Acoustic Open Mic at the London Music Club

2014 - Published 2 songs in June on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, Rdio, Deezer, Beats Music

2014 - Published 14 songs in October on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, Rdio, Deezer, Beats Music.

2015 - Published in January in stores, "A New State of Being" remastered from 2007
2015 - February became a fill in host for CHRW 94.9

2015 - May started airing The DeRoK and RoLL Radio Road Show

2015 - May 20 put out new concept album "Double Shots" each track contains two songs

2015 - June 16 released I Remember U and Things Are Always Changing, live recordings I did on the radio show June 8th

2015 - June 28 Season 5 begins at KoLyfe starting with episode 115
2015 - London Music Award nominee - Songwriter

2015 - July, to date, I've helped in the creation of over 150 songs.

2015 - Aug 18 released the album "Because I Can"

2015 - Sept 11 released the single "Let's Start Again"

2015 - Nov 20 - 100th Show of the Year

2015 - Nov 27 released in stores "That Christmas Time of Year"

2015 - May-Dec signed over 120 artists to the radio show

2015 - Dec 25 KoLyfe Christmas Giveaway #5

2016 - Jan 01 released in stores "DeRoK Live at the LMC"
2016 - Jan 01 released in stores "Andy & DeRoK at the LMC"

2016 - Jan 06 released in stores "Live at the Little Memphis Cabaret"

2016 - July 01 released in stores "Hear Ya Later"
2016 - Nov 18 - 100th Show of the Year
2016 - Dec 06 released new version of "That Christmas Time of Year" live at Fitzrays
2016 - Dec 25 KoLyfe Christmas Giveaway #6

2016 - Dec 30 Last show of 2016 - 114 shows total
2016 - Dec 30 240th Open Mic I've hosted

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I started creating music early in life, but never really wrote a lot down.  I did a little recording with cassettes, but not like nowadays, where anyone with a computer can have a "studio".  I've always loved listening to music, any genre, as long as it sounded nice or was educational or entertaining in some way.  As a self produced self published artist, everything online right now is just experimental recordings.  That being said, you will find online over 160 publications I've uploaded,  100+ sound recordings on Reverbnation and Soundcloud to the videos on the two youtube channels.
More "Official" releases coming soon... Over 160 originals.
 

Musical Education Background

1974 - 1979 - Introduction to playing music.

1983 - present - Self taught and still learning.

2007 - present - Studio work education, recording and mixing producing an publishing end of music.

2007 - present - Countless hours of "studio" time - I figure at least 450+ hours

2010 - present - Began the self taught course on live set up mixing.

2010 - present - Started doing eye level street style shows at certain art events in town.

2012 - 100+ Recording Hours - Began the Portable Recording Studio to capture live shows and all the songs created on the fly.

2013 - 200+ Hours - Soundmixing, Recording, Engineering etc.  Live indoor venue and outdoor shows KoLyfe and LMC. 

2013 - present - Began playing at, and acting as the sound tech and emcee when required, at the Friday Acoustyle open mic nights at the London Music Club - I figured I would learn lots there, so I became a member.
2014 - Worked with and did sound for over 200 performers since working at the club

2015 - February began training for radio hosting at CHRW

2015 - April began production phases of the DeRoK and RoLL Radio Road Show

2015 - May official start of the DRnR Radio Road Show at CHRW

2015 - Jan-Dec worked with and recorded over 230 artists and over 2000 songs