by John Gros | Oct 8, 2018 | News
I call my Hammond B3 organ “The Commitment.” I bought it about a year (maybe two years) after I bought my first brand new car, a Honda Civic Hatchback. I could pack all my keyboards, speakers, really my entire rig in it. My two daughters were young at the time and...
by John Gros | Oct 5, 2018 | News
When I’m coming out of the shower or driving in the car, if a musical idea comes into my head, I immediately sing and record it into my phone. If I’m sitting at the piano and happen across something, good or bad, I recorded it. I learned from Allen...
by John Gros | Oct 4, 2018 | News
When songwriting, I write using various instruments: piano, organ, guitar, bass or voice. Each instrument brings something different out of me. Since I’m not very proficient at either, writing on guitar and bass forces me to keep things very simple. Composing at...
by John Gros | Oct 3, 2018 | News
by John Gros | Oct 2, 2018 | News
It’s fun exploring these new songs live. They have to live and breathe every time. We can’t just play them by rote. The search to find new ways to make them fresh each and every night is a reward in itself.
by John Gros | Oct 1, 2018 | News
Being a native New Orleanian has been an honor and a responsibility, especially as a musician. As a child, I grew up in Baton Rouge, 80 miles upriver from New Orleans. I was lucky enough to have New Orleans as a second home, because my Mom would bring me to stay at my...
