John Strohm
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- This article is about the American guitarist, singer, and lawyer. For The Pennsylvania Congressman, see John Strohm (congressman).
John Strohm (or John P. Strohm, born Bloomington, Indiana) is an American guitarist, singer, and lawyer. He began his musical career playing drum set in Indiana's punk rock scene, then moved to Boston in 1985 and switched to guitar. With Juliana Hatfield and Freda Love (then Freda Boner) he co-founded the indie rock trio Blake Babies in 1986.
Following the breakup of the Blake Babies in 1991, Strohm performed with the bands Antenna, Velo Deluxe, and Hello Strangers, and has also recorded and performed with Lemonheads. In addition, he has performed on albums by Mike Watt and Polara.
Strohm favors the electric guitar and his style is melodic, alternating between heavy, distorted chords and more folk-influenced flatpicking, with Neil Young and punk rock being important polarities.
He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2001) and a magna cum laude graduate of the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (2004). He lives in Alabama, where he works as a transactional entertainment lawyer, representing musicians, songwriters, and independent record labels.
[edit] External links
- John P. Strohm page from Flat Earth Records site
- John P. Strohm page on Musical Family Tree site
- MYScene: Indie Rocker/Indie Lawyer
