I’ve decided to write this piece because religion is an undeniably very large part of contemporary American society, particularly in the culture and the in politics. Often at times I would find myself watching videos of pastors or politicians in churches and I would see how they think and act. Churches or religious institutions in many ways affect people in profound ways and many times more than the most loved rock bands can ever affect people. The god of their religion to them is the center of the entire universe. They almost always give people very strong emotions whether it be excessive comfort, 100% certainty that they and their love ones will be in heaven some day, or give them strong fears that they will go to hell if they don’t worship God the right way. In my piece One Nation Under God I’ve decided to limit my sounds mostly to the Christian religion in the United States, since the Christian religion is obviously the largest, most powerful, most influential, and most familiar in American society. This is the first part of a three part work. John Bock was born in New York state in 1984. Growing up with computers for his entire life has played a profound influence on him as an electro-acoustic music composer. In 2007, he moved to The Netherlands to study Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He later moved to Chicago in 2010, where he studied composition with Chris Mercer. He moved to Santa Cruz, California to study algorithmic computer music with Peter Elsea and David Cope. He is currently living in New York. Like many of his generation he is currently unemployed and looking for work.
