Rokko Ramirez

Rokko Ramirez is an Austrian DJ, who staged himself as an art figure with a fictional biography. Furthermore he was the front man of the ska punk band Jesus Christ Smokes Holy Gasoline until 2012. Rokko Ramirez sees himself „[…] as a link between a heavy metal band and a rock DJ […]“. He is known for his performances as Austria’s hardest DJ in the world. His shows are often very complex and consciously flirt with clichés and prejudices. His work as support DJ for Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie brought him public recognition and reports in Austrian media. This was followed by performances with the Venezuelan DJ Zardonic and Croatian DJ Virgin Helena, as well as the Canadian performing artist Zombie Boy and the drummer of indie rock band Madsen, Sascha Madsen. Ramirez has guested on a variety of well-known festivals in Austria: Nova Rock Frequency Two Days a Week Seerock Donauinselfest Picture on festival Internationally his tours in 2013/14, 2015 and 2016/17 brought him to Shenzhen, Bejing, Shanghai and Suzhou, where – aside for other shows – he performed at China’s biggest rock festival – Midi Modern Music Festival several times. Because of his commitment to make international music public in China and his exotic appearance Rokko Ramirez was able to reach some kind of a cult status in China. This is backed my masses of people coming to his performances. Rokko Ramirez has therefore been called the most important export since “Mozart Kugeln” by an Austrian newspaper.