NAME:
Johnny Oak

AKA:
Oak, Johnson

I PLAY:
Vocals, Guitar

HOMETOWN:
Freehold, NJ

GEAR:
PRS Guitars, Gibson Guitars, Ibanez Guitars, SIT Strings, Seymour Duncan pickups, Marshall Amps, TC Electronic effects, InTune Guitar Picks

HOBBIES:
Cooking, Working Out, Bodyboarding, Surfing

PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE ME:
Too many to name, but here's a few...Glenn Hughes, Paul Gilbert, Desmond Child, Allan Holdsworth, Marty Friedman, John Petrucci, John Norum, George Lynch, Warren DeMartini....lots more.

FIRST CONCERT:
Santana at PNC Arts Center

WHAT I'M ROCKIN OUT TO AT THE MOMENT:
W.A.S.P. - Self Titled AND The Last Command, Billy Ocean - Greatest Hits, Megadeth - Youthanasia, Def Leppard - Hysteria, Jeff Paris - Lucky This Time  (OK...this list can just keep going on)

I PREP FOR SHOWS BY:
Vocal exercises...followed by some drinks.

FAVE FOODS:
PIZZA, chicken parm, spicy tuna & shrimp tempura sushi w/ extra wasabi, bacon cheeseburgers NO MAYO!! EVER!

FAVE DRINKS:
Anything...but especially Johnnie Walker...Blue if you're buyin!

FAVE MOVIES:
The Ninth Gate, 8MM, Blow, The Endless Summer, Ichi The Killer, Opportunity Knocks, Last Action Hero...I'm addicted to Netflix.

FAVE TV SHOWS:
Trailer Park Boys, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, The Simpsons, King of Queens, Storage Wars, Top Chef, All of Gordon Ramsey's shows.

QUOTES I LIVE BY:
"Don't talk about it, BE about it" "To take advantage of an opportunity, you must first recognize one"

FUN FACT ABOUT ME:
I started playing guitar when I was 5 on a P.O.S. 20 dollar classical guitar bought at a flea market that was strung with steel strings, had broken tuners, and was basically falling apart...didn't get a REAL guitar till about 5 years later, but i stuck it out! haha