A resident of AMG's hallways and broom closets since June 15, 1995, John Bush was educated in his birthplace, the lakeshore jewel of Holland, MI, where he proudly marched in the annual Tulip Time Festival which ranked, at its zenith in the late '70s, as the third-largest floral-themed event held in North America, behind only Pasadena's Rose Parade and New Orleans' Mardi Gras (the latter of which barely qualifies as a floral-themed event). His secondary education occurred at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, where he earned his B.A. degree in English by working as the Music Director at the school's cable-only radio station. In his spare-room time, he has enjoyed performing with the avant noise band Monera (courtesy of Elsie + Jack Recordings) and also listening to music, usually by either experimental electro producers or prewar cross-dressing vaudevillians. Best of 2004 List !!! - Louden Up Now Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands Electrelane - The Power Out Madvillain - Madvillainy DJ /rupture - Special Gunpowder Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free Junior Boys - Last Exit The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives Animal Collective - Sung Tongs Musical FAQ First Record Bought: The Cars - Heartbeat City First Concert: Rick Springfield Favorite Music Movie: Singin' in the Rain Favorite Music Book: High Times, Hard Times - Anita O'Day Favorite Songwriter: Willard Robison Favorite Producer: Brian Wilson Favorite Arranger: Fletcher Henderson Favorite Record Label: Fania Favorite Music Writer: Will Friedwald Desert Island List 45s: Balil - "Choke and Fly" (ART) Ray Barretto - "Acid" (Fania) The Beach Boys - "A Day in the Life of a Tree" (Capitol) The Beatles - "In My Life" (Parlophone) Black Dog Productions - "Clan (Mongol Hordes)" (Warp) Blame - "2 Bad Mice Take You" (Moving Shadow) The Boo Radleys - "Lazarus" (Creation) Boogie Down Productions - "The Bridge Is Over" (B Boy) Camp Lo - "Luchini AKA This Is It" (Profile) The Cardigans - "Carnival" (Trampoline) John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme" (Impulse!) Joe Cuba - "El Pito" (Seeco) Daft Punk - "Musique" (Soma) Miles Davis - "Shhh/Peaceful" (CBS) DJ Hype - "Roll the Beats" (Moving Shadow) Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up in Blue (Acoustic)" (Columbia) The Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes for You" (End) Global Communication - "Pentamerous Metamorphosis: Delta Phase" (Dedicated) Goldie - "Timeless" (Metalheadz) Merle Haggard - "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" (Capitol) The Hollies - "King Midas in Reverse" (Epic) LFO - "Freeze" (Warp) Masters at Work - "To Be in Love" (MAW) MC Shan - "The Bridge" (Cold Chillin') The Monkees - "Don't Call on Me" (Colpix) Moose - "This River Will Never Run Dry" (Virgin) The Orb - "Towers of Dub" (Big Life) Pavement - "Unseen Power of the Picket Fence" (Matador) Photek - "The Natural" (Photek) Psyche - "Neurotic Behavior" (Transmat) Paul Revere & the Raiders - "Kicks" (Columbia) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - "Tears of a Clown" (Motown) Frank Sinatra - "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)" (Capitol) Mel Tormé - "Mountain Greenery" (Coral) A Tribe Called Quest - "Award Tour" (Jive/RCA) Underground Resistance - "Stardancer" (UR) Dionne Warwick - "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (Scepter) Stevie Wonder - "Do Yourself a Favor" (Motown) The Zombies - "Tell Her No" (Decca) LPs: Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (R&S) The Beach Boys - Endless Summer (Capitol) The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (Capitol) The Beatles - Rubber Soul (Capitol) Black Dog Productions - Bytes (Warp) Willie Colon - Cosa Nuestra (Fania) John Coltrane - Soul Trane (Prestige) Carl Craig - Landcruising (Blanco y Negro) Miles Davis - Filles de Kilimanjaro (Columbia) Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets (EG) Gilberto Gil - Gilberto Gil [1968] (Philips) Global Communication - 76:14 (Dedicated) Dexter Gordon - Go (Blue Note) Merle Haggard - Lonesome Fugitive (Razor & Tie) Herbie Hancock - Mwandishi: The Complete Recordings (Warner Bros.) Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 EP (Rumble) Marley Marl - House of Hits (Cold Chillin') Model 500 - Classics (R&S) Anita O'Day - Anita Sings the Most (Verve) The Orb - U.F.Orb (Big Life) Orbital - Orbital 2 (ffrr) Eddie Palmieri - La Perfecta (Alegre) Paperclip People - The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich (Planet E) Elvis Presley - Greatest Jukebox Hits (RCA) Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam) Frank Sinatra - Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol) Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (Virgin) Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire (Bethlehem) A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (Jive) Marcos Valle - Samba '68 (Verve) Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso [1971] (Philips) Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind (Motown) ~ John Bush, All Music Guide