BIO
Big Johns roots date all the way back to the
70’s in Cincinnati. A true Bengals fan, Big John went into the Marine
Corps in 1989 deploying to Kuwait and Somalia for the Iraq War. After
finishing up his Marine Corps enlistment Big John started his career in
the music industry in a pretty non traditional way.
On May 28, 1998 Big
John’s career in the music industry began while hanging backstage with
some friends at a RATT concert in Cleveland. Bobby Blotzer and Stephen
Pearcy of RATT offered John a ride back to the hotel for an after party.
Not realizing that tours have multiple busses Big John got on the crew bus
instead of the band bus and ended up in Detroit. By the time the band got
there Big John had already made friends with the crew and RATT offered him
a job on the spot.
From there Big John
went on tour with Saliva, Sum 41 and American Hi Fi in 2001 and also
Nickleback and Fuel on their European Tour with 3 Doors Down and Saliva.
In 2002 Big John went on tour with Poison. Alternating between Poison and
Kid Rock in 03 and 04 he then joined Bret Michaels on his solo tour in
2006. In the fall of 2006 John went out on Bryan Setzer ‘s Christmas tour
and then was immediately back with Bret at the start of 2007 where he
remains today.
Even though Big John
enjoys being on the road, seeing all of the fans and living a hectic
lifestyle, once his daughter Clara was born in 2006 something had to
change. John spends every moment he can with Clara. Life on
the road has taken on a new meaning where there is less partying and more
working. As Bret
Michaels right hand man, Big John has been a big part of VH1's Rock
of Love, and a fan favorite when out on the road. He is available
for hosting appearences, after show parties, and meet and greets. |
