John Whooley, now John Whoolilurie, is a California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

-based musician best known for playing the saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

 and other instruments with the band Estradasphere

Estradasphere

Estradasphere was an experimental band that originated in Santa Cruz, California during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of 6 multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical backgrounds trained in disciplines ranging from classical music and...

. In addition to performing, he also composed much of the band's music until he left the band to live in Joshua Tree, California

Joshua Tree, California

Joshua Tree is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census, up from 4,207 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joshua Tree is located in the Mojave Desert at ....

.

Whooley was also a member of the "jam supergroup" Santa Cruz Hemp Allstars

Santa Cruz Hemp Allstars

The Santa Cruz Hemp Allstars are a super-jam group put together by Poco Marshall, featuring members of Sound Tribe Sector 9, Estradasphere, Netwerk:Electric, The Disco Biscuits, The Slip, The Living Daylights, and DJ Logic. The first show was held at Palookaville in Santa Cruz, California on April...

, put together by Santa Cruz promoter -- Poco Marshall. Other side projects include Phree Radicals, Netwerk: Electric and his soloproject, Whoolilicious. With his wife Moriah-Melin, he formed the band MoJoW and the Vibration Army. When performing live, the Army uses electronic looping pedals to layer multiple instruments or vocals in real time. MoJoW toured Europe in the summer of 2005, and released their first album, Undivided, later that year. They released their second record Work With What You Got in 2007 in the style of Saxappella (a cappella grooves and sax).

with Estradasphere

• It's Understood
  It's Understood
  It's Understood is Estradasphere's first studio album. It was released on Mimicry Records on June 26, 2000.Notably, the first track on the album, "Hunger Strike", sets the tone of Estradasphere by covering a wide range of musical genres...
  
  (LP) (2000)
• These Are The Days (VHS) (2000)
• The Silent Elk of Yesterday
  The Silent Elk of Yesterday
  The Silent Elk of Yesterday is an EP by Estradasphere, released in 2001. It mostly consists of live tracks.Despite being nearly 75 minutes long and containing 18 tracks, it is classified as an EP by the band.The EP is "in loving memory of Butt Bud"....
  
  (EP) (2001)
• Buck Fever
  Buck Fever
  Buck Fever was the second full length album released by Estradasphere. Notable assistance on the album comes from Trey Spruance, of Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 fame.-Track listing:#"Buck Fever" – 5:45#"The Dapper Bandits" – 8:03...
  
  (LP) (2001)
• Quadropus
  Quadropus
  A Quadropus is a fantasy creature. Quadropi are four tentacled en cephalopods similar to an octopus, but sometimes with magical powers.Quadropus is the third full length album by Estradasphere...
  
  (LP) (2003)
• Passion for Life
  Passion for Life
  Passion For Life is a combination DVD / live album by Estradasphere. It was released on March 9, 2004.-DVD:#"Hardball"#"Ah Ya Bibi"#"Buck Fever"#"Nütch"#"Mekapses Yitonisa"#"Danse of Tosho and Slavi / Randy's Desert Adventure"...
  
  (LP/DVD) (2004)
• These Are The Days (DVD Reissue) (2005)

External links

• http://vibrationarmy.com/ Official MoJoW homepage