John Rocca

John Rocca (born 23 September 1960) is as a dance music performer, remixer and record producer, most well known for his band Freeez.

During the early 1980s, Rocca formed, played with, wrote for, produced and managed his first band, Freeez. After his entrepreneurial first self-funded and self-released effort, "Keep in Touch", became a No. 49 hit in the UK Singles Chart, his next effort, "Southern Freeez", was a chart success in various countries in Europe and around the world, reaching No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart. Both singles were number one hits in the UK Blues and Soul charts.

During 1983, one of the first records to use digital sampling, "IOU", featured Rocca's falsetto voice and became one of the major dance successes of the 1980s electro music style. It scored number one in dance charts in Europe and the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play and had popular music chart success across the world, spending three weeks at number 2 in the UK.

As a solo artist, Rocca scored number one again, this time with "I Want It To Be Real", on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart during 1984.

After releasing some experimental output on his own Cobra Records label in the late 80s, Rocca resurfaced in the early 90s with his Midi Rain project. Several singles were popular in the UK dance charts including "Eyes", "Always", and "Shine" - the latter reaching No. 1 on the Billboard US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Rocca would retire from the music business during 1993, moving into IT and Telecommunications.

Albums

• Unreleased album (Beggars Banquet, 1984)
• Extra Extra (Avenue Records, 1987)
• I.O.U. - The Best Of John Rocca (Criminal Records, 1996)

Singles