Douglas John Ardito is a bassist, guitarist, and keyboard player from Bedford

Bedford, Massachusetts

Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...

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Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

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Biography

Doug Ardito is the bassist/guitarist for Puddle of Mudd

Puddle of Mudd

Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...

 which he joined in 1999. That same year, Ardito also recorded two songs with the short-lived supergroup The Wondergirls

The Wondergirls

The Wondergirls were a short-lived rock supergroup and side project formed in 1999. The band featured Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Ian Astbury of The Cult, Shannon Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars, Jay Gordon and Ryan Shuck of Orgy and Julien-k, Doug Ardito of...

. Ardito co-wrote the song "Blurry

Blurry

"Blurry" is a 2001 song by Puddle of Mudd. It is the band's first successful single released as their second single from the album Come Clean....

", from Puddle of Mudd's album Come Clean

Come Clean (Puddle of Mudd album)

Come Clean is the major label debut of post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd and their third release overall. Released on August 28, 2001, the album was responsible for breaking Puddle of Mudd into the mainstream music scene...

. Guitar One magazine voted Ardito's guitar part in "Blurry

Blurry

"Blurry" is a 2001 song by Puddle of Mudd. It is the band's first successful single released as their second single from the album Come Clean....

" as one of the "top ten riffs of the decade". "Blurry

Blurry

"Blurry" is a 2001 song by Puddle of Mudd. It is the band's first successful single released as their second single from the album Come Clean....

" won ASCAP's coveted "song of the year" award and "pop song of the year" in 2003 "Blurry

Blurry

"Blurry" is a 2001 song by Puddle of Mudd. It is the band's first successful single released as their second single from the album Come Clean....

" also won 2 billboard awards in 2002, for "modern rock track of the year" and " rock track of the year". The group also won "modern rock artist of the year" and "rock artist of the year" awards. Sweeping all four rock billboard awards, not done since U2. "Blurry

Blurry

"Blurry" is a 2001 song by Puddle of Mudd. It is the band's first successful single released as their second single from the album Come Clean....

" also won kerrang!'s "best single" award in 2002. A few tracks off the Famous

Famous (album)

Famous is the third major label studio album from U.S. alternative rock band Puddle of Mudd. It was released on October 9, 2007 on Flawless Records. Famous was originally set to be released in May, but was pushed back to add more songs to the album...

 album were co-written by him as well, including the album's title track

Famous (Puddle of Mudd song)

"Famous" is the title track and first single on the third studio album by post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. The song was sent out to rock radio on May 11, 2007 and was officially released on May 21....

. Ardito is a Fender Musical Instruments endorsed artist.