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Sulu: Cat Scientist JohnnyGonken 32 views Episode 1- Genesis An introduction to the two main characters of an idea we had for a "series". Very doubtful that we will make anymore. If we do, I'd like to add more det...
Gonken - Shake Weight Jingle Contest JohnnyGonken 668 views This is my submission to the Shake Weight Jingle Contest. Follow me on Twitter @Gonken to stay up to date on all the random stuff I'm up to. Go to http://www.shakeweights...
Gonken - Hate Is For People With Hearts (Acoustic) Live JohnnyGonken 48 views From "Live At Steve's Mom's House" - the album we were promoting when this video was shot. This is from the Hot Topic In-store we did. Sorry about the sound quality- shot o...
Gonken - Suck My Disco (Acoustic) Live JohnnyGonken 61 views From "Live At Steve's Mom's House" - the album we were promoting when this video was shot. Video shot at Studio 7 in Seattle, WA 5/13/10 Purchase the EP, "Live From S...
Gonken - Living In An Image Nation (Acoustic) Live JohnnyGonken 20 views From "Live At Steve's Mom's House" - the album we were promoting when this video was shot. Video shot at Studio 7 in Seattle, WA 5/13/10 Purchase the EP, "Live From ...
Gonken - The Penis Song Live JohnnyGonken 163 views Also known as "The Ballad of Joe King" from "Live At Steve's Mom's House" - the album we were promoting when this video was shot. Video shot at Studio 7 Seattle, WA May ...
Gonken Live @ New Crompton 2009 Pt 3 JohnnyGonken 54 views
Gonken Live @ New Crompton 2009 Pt 2 JohnnyGonken 150 views Gonken rocks da house in this clip from his live performance at New Crompton in Seattle on May 28th 2009. This show also features appearances by Mantooth Soundsystem and BK...
Gonken Live @ New Crompton 2009 Pt 1 JohnnyGonken 112 views Gonken rocks da house in this clip from his live performance at New Crompton in Seattle on May 28th 2009. This show also features appearances by Mantooth Soundsystem and BK...
Robot Attack JohnnyGonken 86 views Another piece of found footage from an abandoned government lab. This one detailing the account of a test run gone wrong of a robot soldier. Both the scientist and camera m...

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Johnny Gonken
Embracing the punk individualist ethic wholeheartedly, Johnny Gonken creates music that is totally the product of his own wild imagination. With the fervor of an artist driven by his own need to have a unique voice in the world (and fueled by the talent to accomplish just that), Gonken churns out energetic, hooky and artistically defiant music he calls quirky electro-punk rock. It's a galvanizing sound and one that reverberates with the in-your-face rawk assault and stimulated by electronic surges.

Genius and Insanity
Deviation from the norm is frequently criticized, sometimes hated. But Gonken doesn't care. He's confident in his highly original music. He has a mark to make on the world and he's busy carving it in. His music can be seen as a reflection of the hypocrisy of the music industry. The unsigned independent who steps off the beaten path is written off as nuts. But the same wacko who makes it is praised for his forward-thinking music. There's a fine line between genius and insanity, Gonken says. That line is fame. If you're underground, people call you crazy, but if you're famous, you're regarded as a genius.

Fusion
Diversity is perhaps the defining element of Gonken's sound. His music finds roots in everything from pop punk to angry industrial and a lot in between. Eclecticism drives his creative process and he seeks to offer as colorful a musical experience as possible. Besides music, he also draws energy from humor and sci-fi cinema. His inspired askewness charges through every song, his music raw yet primitive, raving mad yet with a satirical edge.

Gonken is nuts, and by nuts we mean psycho, and by psycho, we mean inspired in a very devastatingly brilliant way. - A&R Select

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