Ash Black is both a band and a recording artist, but he’s a lot more than his name suggests.
Ahwatukee musician John Wolanin trained in classical piano at the Cleveland Institute of Music, who holds a bachelor’s degree in English/history and earned a law degree – both from Ohio’s Case Western Reserve University.
He uses Ash Black as his performing moniker and also gave that name to his band, presently comprising studio musicians for his recordings.
Constantly evolving, Wolanin finds making music comes easy; getting the records to the public is more frustrating.
“The exact release date is forthcoming on Alley’s Pad Records pending distribution finalization for iTumes, Amazon and approximately 100 other online and physical music sellers,” he explained.
He also plans to tour upon release of the album. That step requires a tight and consistent band.
“I’ve decided to have regular musicians join me, and am presently actively looking for personnel – a drummer, bass player and lead guitarist,” said
The first-generation son of Polish immigrants, Wolanin grew up in a music-loving household.
“Dad loved Gene Krupa, and my mom loved and started me on Chopin,” he said.
Rock isn’t the only music genre Wolanin has been successful with.
In 1999, he signed his first record deal for a full-length release in techno/electronica/trancee and dance music with his album “The Life of Phoenix.
His nom de plume in that artistic period was “Transonic Johnny.”
Indie Music Channel named the album No. 1 on the electronic artist chart in Oct./Nov. 2011, and again in Nov/Dec 2015,
On Jan. 22, his single debuted on local radio. More of his music can be heard on ReverbNation/AshBlack.http://www.ahwatukee.com/community_focus/article_ede2c89a-11c6-11e8-96ea-6bdfa3baa030.html
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