. . .

About me

The clap is the Lehigh valleys oldest and longest running punk band. They formed in the fall of 1978 in the attic of Johnny's house where he lived. They were very young when they started Johnny was the oldest member of the band at 18, Mike and Robbie were 15 years old. At times they would have to have a parent's permission slip to play at hotels and bars. Punk rock music was just starting to move into the Lehigh Valley and the clap were pioneers of this movement Being inspired by the New York and British punk scene the clap created their own unique sound. The band started recording their own material in the early 80s and release a few singles and EP's, and can also be found on an abundance of compilation albums and bootlegs. Johnny is the only original member remaining in the band these days. He has formed a solid lineup with Mike Di Paolo on drums and art Zawodny on guitar. They are currently playing shows on the North East US. And one year they do a small tour with the vintage punk band the pork Dukes. The band is also in the process of writing material for new album hopefully to be released in the later part of this year or early next year. The clap will also be releasing a few earlier unreleased songs on 45s and are planning a split single with the pork Dukes in the upcoming year. Johnny also wants to remix their last CD if looks could kill in England and have it released on an LP in the near future. The punk band the clap can also be found on Dionysus records. You can still purchase the EP CD is no laughing matter on Dionysus records on their site . You can also purchase other clap CDs T-shirts and other merchandise at up store check it out and support the band the clap, so we can get back into the studio and record some more vintage punk rock for you. Also keep checking our gigs page to see if the clap is coming to a town near you. There show packs a hell of a punch with the vintage 70s style punk rock sound. They are also available and willing to play any show so if you want them to come to your town contact us and we'll see if we could set up a date. We would love to infect you with a dose of vintage punk rock music. So we hope to see at a show down the road Remember THE CLAP ain't nothin till you catch it !

Sincerely

the clap

See full profile details

Details

AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractFreelance

LocationN. Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, United States

Skill LevelSenior

LanguagesEnglish

Tagged Job TitlesMusician, Music Booker, Events Coordinator

Ranking

#10 Ranked Musician

Recommendations

Currently No Recommendations

Skills

Bass player lead singer, booking agent, Manager, road manager

Sector Experience

Advertising, Performance, Production, promotion

Clients

999, GBH, Menace, Nostalgia Crisis, The Briefs, the Clap, The Pork Dukes, the Rezillos, The UK Subs, The Vibrators, Vice Squad

Awards

Trade Associations

BMI, Dionysus Records, Killed by Death Vol #22, strain records, Violated Records

CV / Resume

John's CV/Resume

Activity

Connections342 Followers373 Following2,458

Views5,234

Likes0

Creativepool member since 18 August 2016

Work
Articles
Achievements
Activity

John Loftus / Punk Follows

Sarah

Creative Artworker, Atticus Creative

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Raimondo Taibi

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Lydia Harral

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
James Ferguson

Graphic Designer, Freelance

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Michael

Senior Apparel Designer, Freelance

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Danja S Chönenberger

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Kim Goatham

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
AMOS SHIRREFF

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Stuart Colebrook

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Tomasz Ozmina

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Colm O'Dowd

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Jean-Francois SELLIER

Creative Artworker

France

Connect

View profile
Dominic

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Melanie Simpson

Junior Retoucher, MATCHESFAS

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Marek

Creative Artworker, Sterling Solutions

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Andrew

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Damian

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Kieron Campbell

Creative Artworker

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Mercedes Alonso

UX / UI Designer, Meralonso Design

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile
Brad Garner

Graphic Designer/pre-press, Print and Display

United Kingdom

Connect

View profile

« First ‹ Prev

Next ›Last »

OOPS - LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE JAVASCRIPT OFF. THIS SITE WON'T WORK WITHOUT IT.
NEED HELP IN TURNING IT ON? YOU CAN FIND INSTRUCTIONS HERE FOR YOUR BROWSER.