John Dragonetti

John Dragonetti is an American composer, songwriter, and music producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a founding member (along with Blake Hazard) of the band The Submarines.
Dragonetti was born in Jackson, MI. His family moved to Egypt, where his father was principal of the American School in Cairo, at age 5. He spent most of his childhood in Dubai, U.A.E before attending boarding school in Nicosia, Cyprus. After high school at TASIS in Cyprus, John moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music.
Based in Boston in 1996, Dragonetti began recording on 4-track cassette under the moniker Jack Drag. These home recordings were released by the Chapel Hill-based label, Hep-Cat. He later signed to A&M Records and released the band’s only major label LP, Dope Box, which was produced by Chris Shaw. Dragonetti released two more self-produced Jack Drag albums, Aviating and The Sun Inside.
In 2006 he formed The Submarines with Blake Hazard. The band toured extensively and released three albums on Nettwerk Records. The group's songs were heavily placed in films, television shows, and commercials such as Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Nip/Tuck. Most notably was for Apple’s iPhone ad campaign. The company licensed two songs, "Submarine Symphonika" and "You, Me and the Bourgeoisie" from Honeysuckle Weeks.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played Jack Drag's material in 1993 via the 'Velour' track. He would play further tracks from the artist in the 2000's, including a session, Dragonetti under the moniker Jack Drag, recorded for the programme in 2001.
==Sessions==
;Jack Drag
1. Recorded: 2001-02-04. First Broadcast: 27 February 2001. Repeated: 31 May 2001
*We Could've Been Big / April / At The Symphony / Now Or Never
==Other Shows Played==
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*18 June 1993: 'Velour (7 inch)’ (Summerville)
*03 July 1993 (BFBS): 'Velour (7 inch)’ (Summerville)
*17 July 1993: ‘Velour (7 inch)’ (Summerville)
*24 August 2000: 1000 Dancing People Sing With Submachine Guns (LP - Soft Songs LP: Aviating) Shifty Disco
*05 September 2000: Wow (Dig The No Scene) (LP - Soft Songs LP: Aviating) Shifty Disco
*26 September 2000: An Evening At The Boston Music Awards (LP - Soft Songs LP: Aviating) Shifty Disco
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists