Johnnyrandom “Bespoken”

Available On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bespoken-single/id762672957
Available on Bandcamp: https://johnnyrandom.bandcamp.com/track/bespoken

All Sounds Created, Recorded & Composed Exclusively By Playing Bicycles:

Rims - Hit With Mallets
Pedals - Spun, Hammered
Spd Cleats - Clipped In & Out
Shoes - Velcro Opened & Boa Dialed
Handlebar - Open Tubing Hit With Hands
Front Brake Calipers - Engaged & Stopped
Floor Pump - Valve Head Levered, Inflated, Deflated
Tires - Hit With Mallets, Picked, Air Valves Released & Inflated
Derailleur & Brake Cables - Tuned, Bowed, Ebowed & Picked
Disc Brake Rotors - Hit With Mallets & Rubbed Together
Rear Derailleur Pulleys - Engaged, Forward & Reversed
Saddle And Seat Post - Brushed & Finger Tapped
Chainrings - Engaged, Forward & Reversed
Brake Levers - Engaged & Released
Freehub Splines - Spun & Clicked
Spokes - Tuned, Bowed & Picked
Chain - Grazed With A Slide
Shifters - Clicked

Special Thanks To:

Bojana Jamborcic, Ana Jamborcic, Sean Hyrich, Devin Whetstone, Lisa Mishima, Shawn Hatfield, Mark Pitchford, Eben Carr, Sean Mclaughlin, Frank Aldorf, Randall Stowell, Andrea Koval, Jason Johnson, Mélanie Skriabine, Ólafur Kolbeinn Guðmundsson, Brian Kemler, Jean Sharkey, Blake Bogosian And Tim Prebble.

All Music Written, Recorded, Produced And Mixed By Johnnyrandom. Mastered By AudibleOddites. Photography By Johnnyrandom © 2013. Artwork Design By Lisa Mishima. © 2013. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized Duplication Is A Violation Of Applicable Laws. ℗ & © 2013 Johnnyrandom

A Preview Of "Bespoken"

Johnnyrandom is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist living in Barcelona, Spain who specializes in the genre of “Musique Concrète” which is a form of electroacoustic music that is made in part from acousmatic sound. His 2014 release "Bespoken" explores the full potential of sounds generated from bicycles and their components:

www.vimeo.com/jrandom/bespoken 

It quickly became a viral sensation that has been featured in numerous international print publications, online publications, radio, and television. His current projects strive to promote awareness of one’s surroundings by tuning into the intrinsic beauty produced by everyday objects.

Press:

BBC: https://www.bit.ly/2v0yGaV
Red Bull: https://www.bit.ly/2VGpS5G
RNZ: https://www.bit.ly/2Z5OrLm
NPR: https://www.bit.ly/2UtzAf7 
Wired Magazine: https://bit.ly/3CGsJWu
East Bay Express: https://www.bit.ly/2Gfth6e
Gizmodo: https://www.bit.ly/2D9j2hU
Colossal: https://www.bit.ly/2G8P5iq
Mashable: https://www.bit.ly/2uYnTxI
Huffington Post: https://www.bit.ly/2X25Hzi
Grist: https://www.bit.ly/2WY6iC0
Design Boom: https://www.bit.ly/2IcLnba
Boing Boing: https://www.bit.ly/2IwMm5z