| A Grape Dope | |
| Birth Name: | John Herndon |
| Alias: | Johnny Machine |
| Birth Date: | April 9, 1966[1] |
| Birth Place: | Long Island, North Carolina, U.S.[2] |
| Origin: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre: | Instrumental hip hop, indie hip hop, jazz, post-rock, electronica, progressive rock, dub |
| Occupation: | Producer, drummer |
| Instrument: | drums |
| Years Active: | 1990–present |
| Label: | Galaxia |
| Associated Acts: | Bird Show Band, Bumps, The Eternals, Exploding Star Orchestra, Five Style, The For Carnation, From Beyond, Isotope 217, Poster Children, Powerhouse Sound, Precious Wax Drippings, Pulsar Quartet, Rob Mazurek Octet, Rob Mazurek Quintet, Starlicker, Tortoise, Underground Jazz Trio |
John Herndon is an American musician and artist. Based in Chicago, he plays drums and percussion, and works as a producer for instrumental hip hop under the name A Grape Dope.[3]
John Herndon is a member of the bands Tortoise and Isotope 217, playing mainly drums but some other percussion (vibraphone, etc.) and occasional keyboards.[4] He produced Deep Puddle Dynamics' song entitled "More from June" in 2002.[5] He released the Missing Dragons EP under the alias A Grape Dope on Galaxia in 2003.[6] It features a guest appearance from rapper Doseone.[7]
He is the father of Dance pop musician 2hollis.