Aaron Nagel is the original trumpet

Trumpet

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

 player for punk rock/ska core act Link 80

Link 80

-Band history:Link 80 started in late 1993 in the East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members played around town as Drano, The Rag-Tags, and Mr...

, born and raised in Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...

. He currently plays guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

 in the band DESA

Desa (band)

Desa is a rock band from Oakland, California. The band is currently signed to and released its second album in 2006. The band recently completed a two-month US tour with labelmates Rx Bandits to help promote the new album...

 with other former Link 80 members Ryan Noble

Ryan Noble

Ryan Noble is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a striker.-Sunderland:A product of the club's youth academy, Noble made his first professional appearance for Sunderland on 2 January 2010, coming on as a substitute for Darren Bent in a 3–0 FA Cup victory against Barrow at the...

, Adam Davis, and Barry Krippine.

He runs Two Twenty Two Design Studio and is also an artist, whose work has adorned two Rx Bandits

Rx Bandits

RX Bandits is a four-piece band based in Seal Beach, California. The band formed in 1995 in Orange County, California. They have appeared on the Vans Warped Tour, at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and at The Bamboozle.-Early years :Originally known as...

 albums (his paintings "Predictable" and "Look Left ...And The Battle Begun" are the covers of The Resignation

The Resignation

The Resignation is the fourth full length release from Californian ska punk band Rx Bandits. It peaked at #148 on the Billboard 200.-Track listing:All songs written by Matthew Embree, except where noted....

 and ...And the Battle Begun

...And the Battle Begun

-Rx Bandits:* Matthew Embree – vocals, guitar* Steve Choi – guitar, keyboards* Steven Jess Borth II – saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals* Chris Sheets – trombone, backing vocals, percussion* Joseph Troy – bass...

 respectively) as well as DESA

Desa (band)

Desa is a rock band from Oakland, California. The band is currently signed to and released its second album in 2006. The band recently completed a two-month US tour with labelmates Rx Bandits to help promote the new album...

's split EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 with Howards Alias

Howards Alias

Howards Alias were a band in the modern UK underground punk scene. They formed in 1999 in Southampton, England and blend an eclectic mix of rock, progressive, punk and ska influences into their own musical output. They permanently disbanded in April 2008....

 and their latest album "Arriving Alive".

External links

• Aaron Nagel / Two Twenty Two Design Studio