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Few acts transitioned from jazz-funk to electro as did Freeez and John Rocca Piloted by John Rocca, the first Freeez single was released in 1979 through Rocca's home made Pink Rythm label. Licensed to Calibre, "Keep in Touch" it hit 49 on the UK charts and featured Rocca on percussion, Peter Maas bass, Paul Morgan drums, Jason Wright keyboards and Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick guitar (formerly of Light of the World, who later launched Incognito). Rocca then produced the Freeez debut album on his Pink Rythm label in December 1980. Rocca licensed "Southern Freeez" - a Brit-funk classic (fronted by vocalist Ingrid Mansfield Allman) - to Beggars Banquet early 1981 when it spent 11 weeks on the U.K. chart peaking at number eight. In 1982 Rocca, Andy Stennett, Maas and drummer Everton McCalla linked with Arthur Baker in New York, resulting in Freeez's biggest hit "I.O.U". An electro touchstone with Rocca's yearning falsetto vocal as memorable as the then high-tech production. In 1983 "I.O.U" spent 3 weeks at number 2 in the UK charts. By 1984 John Rocca went solo and hit number one in the US Billboard Club Play Chart with "I Want It to Be Real". Later, joined by Freeez mate Stennett, and on occasion by Level 42's Mark King, Rocca worked under the pseudo name, "Pink Rythm", while continuing to score solo club hits. In 1993 John Rocca’s final solo effort "Shine" under his pseudo name "Midi Rain" was once more a number one in US Billboard's Club Play Chart. ~ ANDY KELLMAN (Edited).