comic novel series coming soon!


Passion Roxx is an animated musical comedy about a wildly optimistic 1986 glam-metal band that disappears at the exact moment their debut album is released, only to reappear in the present day. On the surface, it's a time-travel comedy, but the real engine is the music and the culture. Most projects revisit the past; Passion Roxx lets the past collide headfirst with today. The band members are lovable idiots, politically incorrect in the innocent way only 1986 could produce, and visually unlike anything else on television. Here's the deal...
Passion Roxx is an animated show about an L.A. glam metal band that gets frozen by punctured cans of Aqua Net Extra Super Hold in 1986 & transported through time to the present day. Featuring voice talent & music contributions from Nathan Utz, (LynchMob, Pandora's Box), Troy McLawhorn (Seether, Evanescence), Don Dokken, Stryper & more, this show is filled with all the big hair hype, political incorrectness, & makeup madness you'd expect from an 80's band! The future never looked so ROCKIN'!
A seasoned music veteran with over 35+ years of experience, John spent nearly a decade on the road before joining Tampa Bay rockers TALON in 1988. After signing with CMC International, he toured across North America, sharing the stage with industry legends like Mötley Crüe as well as Vince Neil, Night Ranger, Eddie Money, Goo Goo Dolls, The Black Crowes and Jon Bon Jovi.
Beyond the stage, John has worked with publishing powerhouses in Nashville, Los Angeles, and New York, including Capitol/EMI, Warner/Chappell and Music Media International; working alongside legendary songwriter and CEO Billy Meshel. John has boasted cuts recorded by artists such as All-4-One, Faith Hill, Travis Tritt, Reverend Run, Anita Baker, and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Now based in Nashville as a writer, musician, and producer, John leads Passion Roxx, a project inspired by the shifting social climate and the timeless power of music. “There is no better way to lift positive emotions than with laughter and music. It unifies us. Passion Roxx the Future!”

Let's clear something up...
The music on Down the Hatch wasn't dreamed up by a computer. With the exception of "Payphone," (still written by a human), every song was originally written between 1984 and 1991 by John Compton and a handful of incredibly talented co-writers. These songs were born in garages, rehearsal rooms, smoky clubs, cheap apartments, and late-night writing sessions—back when "streaming" meant sweat rolling off your forehead under stage lights.
For Passion Roxx, the lyrics were rewritten to fit the animated series while keeping the heart, hooks, and attitude of the original songs intact. The album was produced by John Compton, Nathan Utz, and Matthew Utz, blending old-school rock craftsmanship with today's production technology.
Yes, a few tracks used AI-assisted production tools. But let's keep it in perspective: AI didn't write the songs. It didn't create the riffs, melodies, choruses, characters, or decades of blood, sweat, hairspray, and heartbreak that went into this music. It simply helped enhance a few arrangements and performances—just another tool in the studio, like a vintage Marshall stack, Pro Tools, or a guitar pedal that somehow makes everyone think they can play like Eddie.
At the end of the day, Passion Roxx is about human creativity. The songs came first. The stories came first. The laughs came first. AI just helped us turn the amps up a little louder, to 11; it's one more isn't it?
Because great rock 'n' roll doesn't come from algorithms.
It comes from attitude.
Available after 09-07-26
Comic Issue #1 – Passion Roxx: VH-1 – Where Are They Now?... and Why Haven't They Found Them Yet? follows an L.A. glam-metal band on the verge of superstardom when their debut album, Down the Hatch, drops the same night a catastrophic bus crash, exploding cases of Gold Seal Aqua Net Extra Superhold, and decades of bad decisions make them vanish without a trace. Forty years later, VH-1 finally asks the question nobody was qualified to answer: What happened to Passion Roxx? And what happened to all that cool spandex? Think Spinal Tap crashing headfirst into Bill & Ted—with enough hairspray and BS to violate federal regulations, and just enough time to hit the McDonald's drive-thru before the morning radio interview.
If you’re familiar with Steel Panther, then you already know subtlety left the building somewhere around the first hairspray explosion. This video cranks the dial past ridiculous into full-blown, spandex-stretching chaos—where every riff is louder, every lyric is naughtier (but somehow still clever), and every slow-motion hair flip deserves its own Oscar. It’s a glitter-soaked, tongue-in-cheek time warp back to the Sunset Strip, where ego is king, eyeliner is a lifestyle, and bad decisions are practically a band member. Equal parts parody and perfection, the whole thing feels like your wildest 80s rock fantasy got drunk, put on leopard print, and decided to headline anyway.
Co-written by Creator John Compton and Eric Hays from Behind the Haze, the song lives in the uneasy space between good and evil. It paints a world where perception is warped—and truth feels just out of reach. The song explores apocalyptic imagery, hinting at spiritual collapse rather than just worldly ruin, suggesting the danger isn’t coming—it’s already here. The song builds tension through atmosphere, feeling the weight of denial and moral compromise. The cadence feels metal-built, with a pulse-heavy groove that matches its urgency. NOTE: This song was recorded LIVE and Auto-Tune FREE!
This video gem is a sugar-rush, pop-laced rocker that sticks in your head like cheap hairspray in a wind tunnel—and honestly, you’d expect nothing less from a crew this dialed-in. These guys hit the stage more often than most people hit the laundry cycle—sometimes twice a day—and just like their wardrobe choices, everything’s tight, a little sweaty, and probably borrowed from somebody else. There’s a wink behind every lyric and a strut behind every beat, as frontman Taz swagger-brags about trying anything on “just to see how it fits,” turning the whole thing into a playful identity crisis wrapped in spandex. It’s cheeky, over-the-top, and knowingly ridiculous—the kind of video that doesn’t just break the fourth wall, it kicks it down, steals its pants, and struts off in them like it owns the place.
We're awakened, not to be mistaken for WOKE! Wake us when it's over, please.
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies.