John Micco
John Micco, aka Micco, is an American bass player, back-up vocalist, and songwriter based in New York City.
Micco is best known as a member of the alternative rock band Crush from 1991-1993. Crush also included Paul Ferguson from the British
post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke, John Carruthers from the British rock bands Siouxsie and the Banshees and Clock DVA, and NJ’s Fred Schreck from The Ancients. They were signed to Atlantic Records where they recorded their eponymous first album Crush. This album was recorded in Wales and produced by .
Micco's other major releases include produced by and mixed by Bob Clearmountain in 1993 and in 2001.
From 1995-2001, Micco was the house bassist/vocalist for the Brooklyn, N.Y. based indie label, Catatonic Records.
Micco was a member of Cats on a Smooth Surface, the house band at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ from 1981-1983. Bruce Springsteen would regularly jam with Cats at the Stone Pony on Sunday nights, and other top area musicians would sit in as well.
Notably, Micco has worked with Grammy award-winning engineer/producer Andy Wallace on several unreleased projects. He has also enjoyed recording and touring with artists: Joe Lynn Turner and Gary Corbett as well as jamming with the following artists: Reeves Gabrels, Clarence Clemons, and Eric Carr, and members from the following bands: Iron Maiden, Blue Öyster Cult, Asbury Jukes, and The News. His bands have opened for Chicago, Bryan Adams, The Go Go's and Twisted Sister.
Micco does session work and plays weekly with a number of bands. In December 2013 one of his original bands, The Darrens played at Irving Plaza, opening up for Mark McGrath and his band
Most recently, Micco has been playing with The Bobby Bandiera Band at the Jersey Shore.
He is also a member of the Jersey shore based band, The Intentions.Discography
