All tracks produced by Kim Robson and Russell Ferrara.

The Optimist started and stayed in basements beginning in 2012 to the present. The kids call it ‘Lo-Fi Hip Hop’ now, but back then, they didn’t. All the sounds are and were real, and made by The Optimist, or, his Friends. Listen to ‘em, and check out the real albums here : https://spoti.fi/3dJTCIm

Biography
John Bushnell:
Rhythm, lead and slide guitars, vocals.Songwriter.

John has been a cutting edge and well respected player on the music scene for years. Countless recording sessions of every genre with many artists, an endorsement with Ibanez guitars and demonstrator at NAMM shows, a lengthy engagement as host of the “Virtuoso Guitar’ night at a top NYC club and record deals with Sutra Records and, later, Epic Records are all part of his musical history. 

He has played with Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra) James Cotton, Michael Tschudin (David Bowie) Charles Collins ( Jackson 5, Elton John) Tj Tindall and released a solo album “7th Sense” (using a 7 string guitar) that received favorable reviews in the U.S. and Europe.

Hard Rock and Funk Metal Blues:
NO autotune, melodyne, beat replacement, or samples were used on any of these tracks.

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