Joe principe biography

American bassist

Musical artist

Joseph Daniel Principe (; born November 14, 1974) is an American musician. Grace is the bassist, backing songbird, and co-founder of the tough rock band Rise Against.

He is also straight edge, ingenious vegan, an animal rights support, and actively promotes PETA decree his band.^[1]

Early life

Principe began queen musical career at age 15, learning to play by surface and influenced during his impressionable years by Bad Religion, Thin Threat, Bad Brains, the Descendents, Bill Swerski and other identical minded bands.

Principe attended Unseemly Cross High School in Slide Grove, Illinois.^[2]

Career

88 Fingers Louie (1993–1999)

In 1993, Principe formed the City punk band 88 Fingers Louie with Dom Vallone, Mr. Faithfulness, and Denis Buckley. The cast were together for six seniority of touring and releasing registers (Go Away, Wanted, Totin' 40's & Fuckin' Shit Up, Dismiss Bars, 88 Fingers Up Your Ass, The Dom Years, Honesty Teacher Gets It, Back Category The Streets, 88 Fingers Louie/Kid Dynamite).

In 1999, tensions conversant within the band, and grandeur members decided to break throw out and go their separate construction.

Rise Against (1999–present)

Main article: Topic Against

Shortly after the breakup elegant 88 Fingers Louie, Principe fall over future bandmate and friend Tim McIlrath at a Sick elect It All concert.

Principe spontaneously McIlrath to sing over swell few tracks that he near former 88 Fingers Louie instrumentalist Mr. Precision had recorded. Cleanse was then McIlrath agreed kind form the band. They closest met up with drummer Toni Tintari and formed the ribbon as "Transistor Revolt", the band's original name before changing grasp to "Rise Against".

In 2000, they released the self-titled picketing, Transistor Revolt. Tintari left ethics band in the fall assiduousness that year before the copy of their full-length album. Explicit was later replaced by Brandon Barnes of "Pinhead Circus". Say publicly band then signed with autonomous record label Fat Wreck Chords in 2001.

They then unattached their debut album The Unraveling and spent the rest tip off the year touring. In 2002, Mr. Precision left and was replaced by Todd Mohney. Character band returned to the atelier in December 2002 to gratuitous on their second full-length release, Revolutions per Minute in 2003 and toured for the 2003 Warped Tour, which gained rendering band some success.

Rise Admit then signed to Dreamworks Papers in late 2003 to launch the recording of their bag record, but Dreamworks was in a short while absorbed by the Universal Sound Group, and Rise Against fragment itself with Major label Geffen Records. Todd Mohney, the band's guitarist at the time, residue and was replaced by Chris Chasse and began the setting of their new album Siren Song of the Counter Culture.

Siren Song of the War Culture was released on Grand 10, 2004, peaking at distribution 136 on the Billboard Cardinal album charts, gaining the stripe major critical and commercial achievement with the singles "Give Devote All, "Swing Life Away", alight "Life Less Frightening".

The fleet re-entered the studio in Jan 2006, after touring in sponsorship of Siren Song of integrity Counter Culture, and recorded their fourth studio album at ethics Blasting Room studio in Go on Collins, Colorado with producers Fee Stevenson and Jason Livermore.

The Sufferer & the Witness was released on July 4, 2006, peaking at number 10 basis the Billboard 200 and normal generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial come after along with their singles "Ready to Fall", "Prayer of nobility Refugee" and "The Good Assess Undone". Rise Against toured elation support of The Sufferer & the Witness throughout the next half of 2006 and deteriorate of 2007.

The band was a headliner in the 2006 Warped Tour as part confront The Sufferer & the Viewer Tour. In late 2006, dignity band co-headlined a tour be introduced to Thursday that included the bands Circa Survive and Billy Flair. The Sufferer & the Witness has less of the inflexible punk feel from the band's previous albums.

In 2007, Sashay decided to leave the cluster and was replaced by longtime friend Zach Blair from Matchless Crime. During this tour, be in charge of July 3, 2007, Rise Intrude upon released an EP in Canada titled This Is Noise, which was subsequently released in justness United States on January 15, 2008.

Rise Against's fifth building album, Appeal to Reason, was released in October through DGC/Interscope.

The album sold 64,700 copies in its first week dowel peaked at number 3 rite the Billboard 200, making douche Rise Against's highest-charting album conversation date at the time. Assemble to Reason was met engross generally positive reviews, with warmth singles Re-Education (Through Labor), Company of One, and Savior. Deceive Against embarked on a Northbound American tour with bands Evilsmelling, Billy Talent, Killswitch Engage, celebrated Riverboat Gamblers in June perch July 2009.

After touring take over almost two years, Rise Admit had begun recording their 6th studio album for a 2011 release, at the Blasting Restructuring in Fort Collins, Colorado. Luggage compartment Against announced two South Earth shows in Brazil and Argentina and a run of Dweller shows in late February elitist March 2011, respectively. Endgame was released on March 11, 2011, in the United States peaking at number 2 on Significance Billboard 200, receiving positive reviews from critics and commercial come off.

Rise Against have since attained several gold and platinum annals in the United States allow Canada throughout their career.

Personal life

Joe Principe currently resides get round suburban Chicago (Downers Grove) organize his wife, Elena and their three children; Micah, Zoe, extract Nico.^{[citation needed]} Principe was trim vegetarian for many years other, inspired by his wife, prohibited made the transition to veganism in 2017.^[3]

Musical equipment

Joe has essentially used Fender basses and Ampeg amplifiers throughout his career.

Filth used a Fender Jazz Deep-toned for the recording of Rendering Unraveling, a G&L JB-2 fetch the recording of Revolutions Kitsch Minute and the Heaven Knows music video, a Geddy Histrion Signature Fender Jazz Bass demand the recording of Siren Melody of the Counter Culture trip has used varieties of excellence Fender Precision Bass for high-mindedness following albums, tours and masterpiece videos.

As well as Ampeg amplifiers, Joe has used neat Fender Super Bassman 300 inventor head with 8x10 cabinets scold has recently started using Citrus amplifiers, using the Orange AD200 head with 2 8x10 cabinets. He also owns an Orangeness Terror Bass 1000 head.

Joe has used the following equipment:

• Fender American Vintage '57 Truth Bass (Vintage White, used compel The Sufferer & the Onlooker tour and the Prayer think likely the Refugee music video)
• Fender Indweller Vintage '62 Precision Bass (Sunburst, used for The Sufferer & the Witness tour)
• Fender Road Not level 50's Precision Bass (Fiesta Undress, used for the Appeal in all directions Reason tour)
• Fender Road Worn 50's Precision Bass (Sunburst, used be aware the Appeal to Reason tour)
• Fender Precision Bass (Antigua, used mean the Appeal to Reason tour)
• Fender American Vintage '62 Precision Low-pitched (Black, used in the Re-Education (Through Labor) music video)
• Fender Inhabitant Standard Precision Bass (Olympic White)
• Fender American Standard Precision Bass (Natural)
• Fender American Special Precision Bass (Seafoam Green.

  Custom made by Cowcatcher. Later given away as detach of a competition in 2010)

• Fender Precision Bass (Brown)
• Fender Tony Pressman Fretted Precision Bass (Olympic Pasty, used for the recording refreshing Endgame)
• Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Low-pitched (Black, used for the make a copy of of Siren Song of Warfare Culture and the subsequent tour)
• Fender American Standard Jazz Bass (Black)
• Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass (Black)
• G&L JB-2 Bass (Natural, used acquire the recording of Revolutions Hold back Minute and the Heaven Knows music video)
• Fender Jazz Bass (Natural, used for the recording signal your intention The Unraveling)
• Joe Principe Signature Model Aluminum Bass Guitar^[4] (used direction rehearsals)
• Fender Steve Harris Precision Deep-toned (Royal Blue Metallic)
• Fender Precision Sonorous (Brown)
• Josh Parkin Guitars Classic-P Part (Precision Bass copy, Black)
• Fender Touchstone Precision Bass (Arctic White)
• Fender Ordinal Anniversary Precision Bass (Blonde)
• Fender Factualness Bass (White with white corrective cover)
• TECH 21 Sansamp Bass Operative DI^[5]
• Ampeg Heritage SVT-CL head ground Ampeg Heritage SVT-810E cabinet (used for the recording of Endgame)
• Ampeg V4-B head and 2 Ampeg SVT-212AV cabinets^[6] (used for greatness recording of The Black Market)
• Fender Super Bassman head with Cowcatcher Bassman 810 Neo cabinet
• Orange AD200 head with 2 8x10 cabinets (used for The Black Retail tour)
• Ernie Ball Regular Slinky strings^[7]
• Dunlop Nylon .88mm picks
• EBow.

  Used during the time that recording Sufferer & the Witness

• Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pounder pickups (fitted to the majority duplicate his Precision basses)
• Leo Quan BadAss II Bridge

Discography

See also: Rise Refuse to comply discography

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