name: funky49 aka: Gianni Cache, JohnPaulJonez, bloodclotfunk

origin: 609 area code, new jersey, usa

location: 813 area code, florida, usa

Steven Rush aka funky49 is all over the map like Carmen Sandiego. Let's focus on him being a producer and a rapper. He's made music with two boomboxes and a cheap sampling keyboard, with Amiga MOD trackers, pirated software and whatever it took to get the idea in his brain to your ears. Currently he has a home studio with professional gear and Pro Tools.

Best known for his Beastie Boys remixes and rapping, funky49's rhymes found a home in the nerdcore rap movement. Since joining the nerdcore community, he has performed live coast-to-coast opening for acts such as mc chris, performed at Nerdapalooza SE 07 & 08, been interviewed by college radio stations & in podcasts and released his first album, Starblazer.

funky49 credits electronic music classes at the Unversity of South Florida, old school hip-hop and his circle of friends for influencing his sound. funky49's greatest influence has been from his friend Redvoid, producer & DJ of Florida Breaks and electro-house music.