Ron Scalzo started Bald Freak Music in 2005.
Podcaster. Synth player. Vocalist. Songwriter. Composer. Writer. Producer.
After fronting the electro-rock project Q*Ball for a decade, Ron went solo — traveling around the world to write and record three albums with the help of musicians from Brooklyn to Berlin. Ron is also the singer in alternative rock trio Return To Earth and electronic rock duo Hipster Slaves.
Ron hosts and produces two podcasts about fellow creatives, Independent Minded and The Joy of Bob Ross and mixes NPR Music’s long-running radio program Jazz Night In America.
Ron’s music has been featured on MTV, Adult Swim, in WWE promos, Red Bull extreme sports videos, and most famously (?) in the Christmas episode of “Clone High USA.”
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I Gotta Rock (2017)
Ron travels to Berlin, Germany and Nashville, Tennessee to record some of the passionate piano-heavy pop/rock songs that comprise his second solo album, I Gotta Rock, a loose concept album about ‘a loser who finally wins’.
RIYL: Hall & Oates, Prince, Primal Scream -
You Deserve The Best (2015)
Ron returns to the piano with a 4-song EP recorded alongside local musicians in Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona and featuring an eclectic mix of styles and songwriting.
RIYL: Butthole Surfers, Billy Joel, Chuck Mangione -
The Last Q*Ball Album (2014)
After Superstorm Sandy destroyed his house and everything in it, including his independent record label, Ron Scalzo reinvents himself, recording his first-ever solo album after a decade in electro-rock project Q*Ball, his longtime collaboration with Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal.
RIYL: Faith No More, Radiohead, Beck