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'''John P. Strohm''', (born Bloomington, Indiana) is a guitarist, singer, and lawyer.  He began his musical career playing drums 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]].
'''John P. Strohm''' (born [[1967]] in Bloomington, Indiana) is a guitarist, singer, and attorney.


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 grew up in Bloomington as the son of an English professor and university administrator. He began his musical career playing drums in Indiana's punk rock scene, then moved to Boston in [[1985]] and enrolled as a student at the Berklee College of Music.


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.
While in Boston he took up the guitar and became involved in the local indie rock scence. He joined Juliana Hatfield and girlfriend Freda Love to form the indie rock trio Blake Babies in [[1986]]. The name was suggested by poet Allen Ginsberg after a reading at Harvard. The group enjoyed enough success, primarily among college-radio audiences, for Strohm to drop out of Berklee in [[1987]] to record and tour with the group.


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 Birmingham, where he works as a transactional entertainment lawyer, representing musicians, songwriters, and independent record labels.
Following the breakup of the Blake Babies in [[1991]], Strohm and Love joined with Jake Smith to form the band Antenna, which stayed together until [[1995]], when it evolved into Velo Deluxe with Kenny Childers and Mitch Harris, touring for a year in support of "Superelastic" before disbanding in [[1996]]. That year he put together the country band The Hello Strangers with Harris and Glen Hicks. Strohm was also the first drummer for the Lemonheads, rejoining that group in the late 90s as a guitarist. The Blake Babies reunited for a tour soon after, but by that time, Strohm was working on a new career. He had followed his wife, Heather, to [[Birmingham]], where he recorded his ''[[Vestavia (album)|Vestavia]]'' album, released on Flat Earth Records in [[1999]].
 
Inspired by the generosity of his own lawyer David Prasse, Strohm decided to get into the field of music law. He enrolled at [[UAB]] to complete his undergraduate studies. He graduated ''cum laude'' in [[2001]] with a degree in history. From there he decided to go to law school at the [[Cumberland School of Law]] at [[Samford University]]. He stayed near the top of the class and edited the ''[[Cumberland Law Review]]''. He graduated ''magna cum laude'' in [[2004]] and joined the local firm of [[Johnston Barton Attorneys]]. They encouraged his interest in building up a clientele of entertainment clients while training him in intellectual property and contract work.
 
Strohm and his wife, Heather, have two children, Anna and Bennett (with a third due in [[2008]]).
 
==Discography==
* The Blake Babies ([[1987]]) "Nicely Nicely''. Chewbud Records.
* The Lemonheads ([[1988]]) "Creator". TAANG! Records.
* The Blake Babies ([[1989]]) "Earwig". Mammoth Records.
* The Blake Babies ([[1990]]) "Sunburn". Mammoth Records.
* Antenna ([[1991]]) "Sway". Mammoth Records.
* Antenna ([[1993]]) "Hideout". Mammoth Records.
* The Blake Babies ([[1993]]) "Innocence and Experience". Mammoth Records.
* Velo Deluxe ([[1994]]) "Superelastic". Mammoth Records.
* John P. Strohm ([[1996]]) "Caledonia". Flat Earth Records.
* John P. Strohm ([[1999]]) "Vestavia". Flat Earth Records.
* John P. Strohm ([[2007]]) ''Everyday Life''.  


==References==
==References==
*John Strohm. (2007, July 19). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:09, August 20, 2007 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Strohm&oldid=145710367]  
* Seay, John (August 16, 2007) "[http://www.bhamweekly.com/archive_article.php?article_id=411&issue_id=70&vol=10#article New life: John P. Strohm is everyday people]." ''Birmingham Weekly''. Vol. 10, No. 51, p. 24
* "[http://www.musiciansatlas.com/newsletter/sep06/sep06.asp?lcArticle=../articles/myscene09_06.htm MYScene: Indie Rocker/Indie Lawyer]".  (September 2006)  ''Atlas Plugged''.
* John Strohm. (2007, July 19). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:09, August 20, 2007 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Strohm&oldid=145710367]  


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.flatearthrecords.com/jps/ John P. Strohm page from Flat Earth Records site]
* [http://www.flatearthrecords.com/jps/ John P. Strohm] Flat Earth Records site
* [http://www.musicalfamilytree.com/bands/john_strohm John P. Strohm page] on Musical Family Tree site
* [http://www.johnstonbarton.com/people/details.cfm?ID=80 John P. Strohm profile] at Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose
* [http://www.musiciansatlas.com/newsletter/articles/myscene09_06.htm ''MYScene: Indie Rocker/Indie Lawyer'']
* [http://www.myspace.com/johnpstrohmmusic John P. Strohm] on Myspace.com
* [http://www.myspace.com/johnpstrohmmusic ''John P. Strohm Myspace Page'']


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Revision as of 15:54, 21 October 2007

John P. Strohm (born 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana) is a guitarist, singer, and attorney.

Strohm grew up in Bloomington as the son of an English professor and university administrator. He began his musical career playing drums in Indiana's punk rock scene, then moved to Boston in 1985 and enrolled as a student at the Berklee College of Music.

While in Boston he took up the guitar and became involved in the local indie rock scence. He joined Juliana Hatfield and girlfriend Freda Love to form the indie rock trio Blake Babies in 1986. The name was suggested by poet Allen Ginsberg after a reading at Harvard. The group enjoyed enough success, primarily among college-radio audiences, for Strohm to drop out of Berklee in 1987 to record and tour with the group.

Following the breakup of the Blake Babies in 1991, Strohm and Love joined with Jake Smith to form the band Antenna, which stayed together until 1995, when it evolved into Velo Deluxe with Kenny Childers and Mitch Harris, touring for a year in support of "Superelastic" before disbanding in 1996. That year he put together the country band The Hello Strangers with Harris and Glen Hicks. Strohm was also the first drummer for the Lemonheads, rejoining that group in the late 90s as a guitarist. The Blake Babies reunited for a tour soon after, but by that time, Strohm was working on a new career. He had followed his wife, Heather, to Birmingham, where he recorded his Vestavia album, released on Flat Earth Records in 1999.

Inspired by the generosity of his own lawyer David Prasse, Strohm decided to get into the field of music law. He enrolled at UAB to complete his undergraduate studies. He graduated cum laude in 2001 with a degree in history. From there he decided to go to law school at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He stayed near the top of the class and edited the Cumberland Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude in 2004 and joined the local firm of Johnston Barton Attorneys. They encouraged his interest in building up a clientele of entertainment clients while training him in intellectual property and contract work.

Strohm and his wife, Heather, have two children, Anna and Bennett (with a third due in 2008).

Discography

  • The Blake Babies (1987) "Nicely Nicely. Chewbud Records.
  • The Lemonheads (1988) "Creator". TAANG! Records.
  • The Blake Babies (1989) "Earwig". Mammoth Records.
  • The Blake Babies (1990) "Sunburn". Mammoth Records.
  • Antenna (1991) "Sway". Mammoth Records.
  • Antenna (1993) "Hideout". Mammoth Records.
  • The Blake Babies (1993) "Innocence and Experience". Mammoth Records.
  • Velo Deluxe (1994) "Superelastic". Mammoth Records.
  • John P. Strohm (1996) "Caledonia". Flat Earth Records.
  • John P. Strohm (1999) "Vestavia". Flat Earth Records.
  • John P. Strohm (2007) Everyday Life.

References

External links

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