Mexican
rock singer Poc releases debut single "Rock N Roll Baby" produced by Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal
New York, New
York – Feb 14, 2012
Poc's story begins as a young ballet dancer in Mexico City, on the
morning of her audition to enter professional dance school. On her
way to the performance she had an accident and broke her ankle, a
pivotal moment that shifted her future toward her other passion,
music. Poc started to sing, write songs, play piano and guitar,
started recording demos and performing around Mexico City. Now in
her early 20's her musical career is taking off – teaming up with
Guns N' Roses guitarist
Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal and opening shows for
Guns N' Roses in Mexico (October 2011),
Poc is ready to release her
debut album, "Rise Above", starting with the
arena-rock inspired anthem Rock N Roll Baby.
About the recording process,
Ron Thal says "Poc flew up to to my
studio in New Jersey and lived there for two months while we wrote,
recorded, and kept a livestream going to have fans watch, and
participate – we had them Skype their backing vocals to us to
include in the song Rock N Roll Baby, something I don't think
has ever been done on an album. We'd spend hours late at night
listening to the past 50 years of rock music, Janis Joplin, Led
Zeppelin, Aerosmith, getting inspiration. And in the end you can
hear that real singer / guitarist team in the songs, that duo of
personalities, we captured that."
"I've never experienced so much making an album as I have with
Poc.
In those two months we had a heat wave, an earthquake, a hurricane,
a flood that left 3 feet of water in the studio, and lots of
personal challenges to deal with from family tragedies to extortion
threats, all this while I was in rehabilitation from a car accident
that had left me unable to play and in constant pain. It was one
challenge after another. But instead of it stopping us, it added
intensity and spirit to the album. That's where the album title came
from – every time an obstacle would stand in our way, we'd Rise
Above.
Drums were performed by
Guns N' Roses drummer Frank Ferrer. The full
album will be available in English and in Spanish.
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