Patrick Muzingo
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Patrick Muzingo started playing the drums
at the age of 12. Hailing from Los Angeles, California he grew up with a supportive family that boasted other musicians. Growing up in the 1970s and 80's brought the drummer into some amazing situations. Looking back Muzingo experienced the 1st wave of Pool skating, was one of the original Eagle Rock ramp (featured in Thrasher
, Trans World skate mag and others) crew, witnessed many genres of music in its infancy including the 1st wave of Punk rock and the late 80's signing spree of rock bands in Los Angeles. Muzingo reflects back (from a 2005 interview) on growing up during these important times- "Its funny, I used to skate with so many now famous skaters. I even entered contests where I beat a few skaters that are now multi millionaires. With the music thing I saw friends go from living with various girlfriends to owning huge houses and selling multi platinum releases. I was in some pretty cool situations. I got to grow up with many now successful/ famous people. Unfortunately I saw many talented people fall to dependencies that lead to their own demise."
Skateboarding
was a passion of his 'til 1983 when he had to make the decision to either go the distance skating or make the commitment to play drums full time. He decided to go the route of a musician which proved to be the right one. From 1985 to late 1986 he decided to call San Francisco home and was playing with The Pirates of Venus which featured members of Decry, Verbal Abuse and Tales of Terror. The then "SF sound" was not "paying the bills" so he decided to split back to LA. Within 2 hours of his arrival back home he was called by Chris Gates from the Big Boys and Poison 13 (which he had met touring through Texas with Decry back in 1984) to join a then up and coming 6 month old Junkyard. Muzingo was already a fan of Gates so it was a no brainer.
From 1986 until the present he has recorded for Junkyard as well as MCA artists Suckerpunch, Sex Pistol Steve Jones and Country rockers Speedbuggy USA. There were many other acts that he sat in with but none released anything worth mentioning.
Members included Guitarist Guns n' Roses
guitarist Jeff Isbell aka Izzy Stradlin
, D.F.L. vocalist Monty Messex, Lip Service owner Drew Bernstein on guitar, Singer/Songwriter Mike Martt. The band opened up for many acts such as the original Misfits, Social Distortion, T.S.O.L., D.O.A., etc.
S.V.D.B.
Members included: Guitarist Vic Makauskas of Painted Willie and Vocalist Brandon Cruz
currently of The Dead Kennedys. The group put out 4 releases on Mystic Records from 1980–1983
The Tourists
BYO Compilation "Something to Believe in". Song- "Memories"
BYO Records
1983
Americas Hardcore/Section Eight
Founded by Lip Service owner Drew Bernstein on Guitar. Various releases on Mystic records
. All Mystic drum tracks were played by Muzingo. He was later replaced by good friend Aaron Glascock who was credited on most of the Mystic tracks.
Decry
From 1983-1986 the band toured the US quite a few times and was featured on many radio shows such as Rodney on the Roq. Many bands opened for Decry such as Guns and Roses, L.A. Guns
, Raw Power
, Corrosion of Conformity
, and CH3 to name a few. In 1996 Cleopatra Records
released a retrospective on the band. The band is currently reformed with original singer Farrell Holtz. In 1990 original Decry bassist Todd Muscat (Kill for Thrills) joined Muzingo again as the bassist for Junkyard.
Shanghai
Offshoot of Decry with original Symbol Six singer Eric Leach. Band worked extensively with Kim Fowley
in 1987.
The Pirates of Venus
Featured vocalist "Rats Ass" from punk legends Tales of Terror
and guitarist Joie Mastrokalos from Verbal Abuse
, Circle of Soul and Duff McKagan
's solo band.
Battery Club
Formed band with MTV V.J. Riki Rachtman
The Rhythm Slaves
Formed with guitarist Brian Forsythe from KIX and Rhino Bucket
and bassist of Faster Pussycat
.
Catfish
Offshoot of The Rhythm Slaves with Brian Forsythe from KIX
and Rail (singer) of Liars Inc.
High City Miles/Suckerpunch
"Suckerpunch" was released in 1996 on 510/MCA records. The Band did spot touring with Cheap Trick
, Bad Religion
and US Bombs. Imprint label (510 records) folded in 1997. Band featured former members of Broken Glass
and The Cult
and current guitarist of Junkyard
. Suckerpunch has also featured on many TV shows.
Smack/The Wyndham Stalls
Band was featured on Howard Stern
radio show before splitting up in early 2004.
Speedbuggy USA
Too many releases to quote here. Extensive world tours for the last 8 years. In Dec. of 2007 unbenounced to Muzingo, Speedbuggy added a new drummer to their lineup. See band website for more info http://www.speedbuggyusa.com
Quote from recent Junkyard interview regarding Muzingo's surprise layoff..."Recently I parted ways with Speedbuggy due to personal differences. ......Next thing ya know an ad came out that the band was playing and the show came and went without a courtesy phone call to tell me I was replaced." Read more at http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/junkyard.shtml http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/junkyard.shtml
Junkyard
The band existed between the years 1986-1992. Many tours of the USA and England headlining and opening up for the likes of Lynrd Skynyrd, The Almighty
, The Black Crowes
, The Supersuckers
, Guns 'n Roses, Soul Asylum
, Danzig
, Social Distortion
, Janes Addiction and many more.,,
Junkyard disbanded in late 1992 only to reform again in 1999 to do a 5 city tour of Japan. Since 1999 they have done sporadic shows including the Serie Z Spanish music festival in mid 2003 and have released a live cd and a 6 song ep of new material. The band is currently scheduled for a dozen or so shows in the US and Spain for 2008 and 2009.
Current and Past Members of Junkyard included:
Brian Baker
- formerly of Minor Threat, now with Bad Religion
Chris Gates- formerly of The Big Boys and Poison 13.
The debut release on Geffen should be certified platinum by the end of 2009.
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
at the age of 12. Hailing from Los Angeles, California he grew up with a supportive family that boasted other musicians. Growing up in the 1970s and 80's brought the drummer into some amazing situations. Looking back Muzingo experienced the 1st wave of Pool skating, was one of the original Eagle Rock ramp (featured in Thrasher
Thrasher
Thrashers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the Mimidae family. There are 15 species in one large and 4 monotypic genera.These do not form a clade but are a phenetic assemblage...
, Trans World skate mag and others) crew, witnessed many genres of music in its infancy including the 1st wave of Punk rock and the late 80's signing spree of rock bands in Los Angeles. Muzingo reflects back (from a 2005 interview) on growing up during these important times- "Its funny, I used to skate with so many now famous skaters. I even entered contests where I beat a few skaters that are now multi millionaires. With the music thing I saw friends go from living with various girlfriends to owning huge houses and selling multi platinum releases. I was in some pretty cool situations. I got to grow up with many now successful/ famous people. Unfortunately I saw many talented people fall to dependencies that lead to their own demise."
Skateboarding
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
was a passion of his 'til 1983 when he had to make the decision to either go the distance skating or make the commitment to play drums full time. He decided to go the route of a musician which proved to be the right one. From 1985 to late 1986 he decided to call San Francisco home and was playing with The Pirates of Venus which featured members of Decry, Verbal Abuse and Tales of Terror. The then "SF sound" was not "paying the bills" so he decided to split back to LA. Within 2 hours of his arrival back home he was called by Chris Gates from the Big Boys and Poison 13 (which he had met touring through Texas with Decry back in 1984) to join a then up and coming 6 month old Junkyard. Muzingo was already a fan of Gates so it was a no brainer.
From 1986 until the present he has recorded for Junkyard as well as MCA artists Suckerpunch, Sex Pistol Steve Jones and Country rockers Speedbuggy USA. There were many other acts that he sat in with but none released anything worth mentioning.
Current
Currently he is working as a web designer in California and playing drums part time with Speedbuggy and Junkyard. In 2005 Muzingo rediscovered skateboarding again thanks to his daughter.Some bands that Muzingo has played with
The AtomsMembers included Guitarist Guns n' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
guitarist Jeff Isbell aka Izzy Stradlin
Izzy Stradlin
Jeffrey Dean Isbell , known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and former rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which he left at the height of its fame in 1991. Following his departure, he led his own band Izzy...
, D.F.L. vocalist Monty Messex, Lip Service owner Drew Bernstein on guitar, Singer/Songwriter Mike Martt. The band opened up for many acts such as the original Misfits, Social Distortion, T.S.O.L., D.O.A., etc.
S.V.D.B.
Members included: Guitarist Vic Makauskas of Painted Willie and Vocalist Brandon Cruz
Brandon Cruz
Brandon Edwin Cruz is an American former child actor and currently a punk rock musician, and also works in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. In the late 1960s, the freckled-faced Cruz came to prominence by playing Tom Corbett's charming and conniving son, Eddie Corbett, in the comedy-drama The...
currently of The Dead Kennedys. The group put out 4 releases on Mystic Records from 1980–1983
The Tourists
The Tourists
The Tourists were a British rock and pop band, but are better known for two of their members who went on to achieve great success as Eurythmics...
BYO Compilation "Something to Believe in". Song- "Memories"
BYO Records
BYO Records
BYO Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent punk rock record label created by Shawn and Mark Stern, two of the three brothers of the seminal California punk rock band Youth Brigade . BYO stands for Better Youth Organization and aims to promote punk and other alternative youth...
1983
Americas Hardcore/Section Eight
Founded by Lip Service owner Drew Bernstein on Guitar. Various releases on Mystic records
Mystic Records
Mystic Records is a record label and music production company that was based in Hollywood CA one block south of Hollywood and Vine and later moved to Oceanside, California...
. All Mystic drum tracks were played by Muzingo. He was later replaced by good friend Aaron Glascock who was credited on most of the Mystic tracks.
Decry
From 1983-1986 the band toured the US quite a few times and was featured on many radio shows such as Rodney on the Roq. Many bands opened for Decry such as Guns and Roses, L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns is the name of a hard rock group formed in Los Angeles, California, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles...
, Raw Power
Raw Power
Raw Power is the third studio album by American rock band The Stooges. Though not initially commercially successful, Raw Power gained a cult fanbase in the years following its release and, like its predecessor , is generally considered an influential forerunner of punk rock.-Recording history:After...
, Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982. For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean , drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist and rhythm...
, and CH3 to name a few. In 1996 Cleopatra Records
Cleopatra Records
Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music...
released a retrospective on the band. The band is currently reformed with original singer Farrell Holtz. In 1990 original Decry bassist Todd Muscat (Kill for Thrills) joined Muzingo again as the bassist for Junkyard.
Shanghai
Offshoot of Decry with original Symbol Six singer Eric Leach. Band worked extensively with Kim Fowley
Kim Fowley
Kim Vincent Fowley is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter, musician, film maker, and radio actor. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult rock pop singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s...
in 1987.
The Pirates of Venus
Pirates of Venus
Pirates of Venus is the first book in the Venus series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the last major series in Burroughs's career . It was first serialized in six parts in Argosy in 1932 and published in book form two years later by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc...
Featured vocalist "Rats Ass" from punk legends Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror is an American International Pictures horror film starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Basil Rathbone; it is the fourth in a series of adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories directed by Roger Corman and released by AIP.-Plot:...
and guitarist Joie Mastrokalos from Verbal Abuse
Verbal Abuse
Verbal Abuse is a hardcore punk band, originally from Houston, Texas, but which became successful after moving to San Francisco.Verbal Abuse was started in Houston, Texas in 1981 after singer and songwriter Nicki Sicki quit the band Sick Pleasure and moved to Virginia, then back to Texas when he...
, Circle of Soul and Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan
Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan is an American musician and writer. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
's solo band.
Battery Club
Formed band with MTV V.J. Riki Rachtman
Riki Rachtman
Riki Rachtman is an American television and radio personality.-Rock scene:At the age of 16, Rachtman auditioned to sing in the band the Angry Samoans, and the next year he was in a band called the Fairlanes. In the late 1980s, Rachtman was lead vocalist of the L.A. Metal Act "Virgin"...
The Rhythm Slaves
Formed with guitarist Brian Forsythe from KIX and Rhino Bucket
Rhino Bucket
Rhino Bucket is a hard rock band from Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California.The band was formed in 1988 by Georg Dolivo , Greg Fields , Reeve Downes , and Rick Kubach . This lineup played the Los Angeles rock scene for a year with contemporaries such as Junkyard, The Four Horsemen, Rage Against the...
and bassist of Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
.
Catfish
Offshoot of The Rhythm Slaves with Brian Forsythe from KIX
Kix (band)
Kix is an American hard rock/heavy metal band who achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band members continue to tour, recently appearing at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008 in Oklahoma and the M3 Rock Festival in May 2011 in the band's home state of Maryland.-Formation:Kix was...
and Rail (singer) of Liars Inc.
High City Miles/Suckerpunch
"Suckerpunch" was released in 1996 on 510/MCA records. The Band did spot touring with Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
, Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
and US Bombs. Imprint label (510 records) folded in 1997. Band featured former members of Broken Glass
Broken Glass (band)
Broken Glass was a British rock band active in 1975. It was formed by guitarist Stan Webb. The band released one album.-History:Stan Webb was in the blues band Chicken Shack, but decided to form Broken Glass after playing with blues band Savoy Brown. The new band formed with Robbie Blunt on guitar,...
and The Cult
The Cult
The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
and current guitarist of Junkyard
Junkyard (band)
Junkyard is a hard rock/sleaze rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, with members formerly in Minor Threat, The Necros, and Dag Nasty. The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses .-History:...
. Suckerpunch has also featured on many TV shows.
Smack/The Wyndham Stalls
Band was featured on Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
radio show before splitting up in early 2004.
Speedbuggy USA
Too many releases to quote here. Extensive world tours for the last 8 years. In Dec. of 2007 unbenounced to Muzingo, Speedbuggy added a new drummer to their lineup. See band website for more info http://www.speedbuggyusa.com
Quote from recent Junkyard interview regarding Muzingo's surprise layoff..."Recently I parted ways with Speedbuggy due to personal differences. ......Next thing ya know an ad came out that the band was playing and the show came and went without a courtesy phone call to tell me I was replaced." Read more at http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/junkyard.shtml http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/junkyard.shtml
Junkyard
Junkyard (band)
Junkyard is a hard rock/sleaze rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, with members formerly in Minor Threat, The Necros, and Dag Nasty. The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses .-History:...
The band existed between the years 1986-1992. Many tours of the USA and England headlining and opening up for the likes of Lynrd Skynyrd, The Almighty
The Almighty (band)
The Almighty are a hard rock/heavy metal band, from Glasgow in Scotland who formed in 1988. They have released seven studio albums, two anthologies and one live album.-1988-1993:...
, The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in 1989. Their discography includes nine studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, the...
, The Supersuckers
The Supersuckers
Supersuckers are an American rock band. They are the self-proclaimed "Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World." Following the relative success of their 1997 foray into country music with the release of Must've Been High, they have also been known to play country shows under various names,...
, Guns 'n Roses, Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...
, Danzig
Danzig (band)
Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain...
, Social Distortion
Social Distortion
Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness , Jonny Wickersham , Brent Harding and David Hidalgo, Jr...
, Janes Addiction and many more.,,
Junkyard disbanded in late 1992 only to reform again in 1999 to do a 5 city tour of Japan. Since 1999 they have done sporadic shows including the Serie Z Spanish music festival in mid 2003 and have released a live cd and a 6 song ep of new material. The band is currently scheduled for a dozen or so shows in the US and Spain for 2008 and 2009.
Current and Past Members of Junkyard included:
Brian Baker
Brian Baker (musician)
Brian Baker is an American punk rock musician. He is best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion since 1994 alongside Greg Hetson...
- formerly of Minor Threat, now with Bad Religion
Chris Gates- formerly of The Big Boys and Poison 13.
The debut release on Geffen should be certified platinum by the end of 2009.
External links
- http://www.speedbuggyusa.com
- http://www.junkyardblooze.com
- http://www.myspace.com/junkyard
- http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/junkyard/junk.shtml