Tommy Guerrero
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Tommy Guerrero is an American skateboarder and musician. As a teen, he was one of the prominent members of the Bones Brigade, Powell Peralta
's professional skateboarding
team that was successful during the 1980s. He was well known for his relaxed style of street skating in his hometown of San Francisco, which was depicted in most of the Brigade's videos (Future Primitive, The Search for Animal Chin
, Public Domain, and Ban This). After riding for Powell Peralta, Guerrero and Jim Thiebaud
(a hometown friend and PP teammate) started the skateboarding company "Real".
After his success in the world of skateboarding, he decided to pursue his musical interests. Guerrero was a member of the skate rock band Free Beer
and the experimental
group Jet Black Crayon, but has had more success as a solo artist. His critically acclaimed albums, EPs, and singles combine various types of music from rock
, rap
, funk
, soul
, and jazz
. In 2004, Rolling Stone
magazine named Guerrero's third studio album, Soul Food Taqueria
(2003), #2 on its 2003 "best of list".
Guerrero also had numerous unreleased songs appear on the video game skate. by EA
.
Powell Peralta
Powell Peralta is an American skateboard company founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978. The company rose to prominence in the 1980s as skateboarding began maturing as a sport. The company featured the Bones Brigade, a team of the era's top competitors...
's professional 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...
team that was successful during the 1980s. He was well known for his relaxed style of street skating in his hometown of San Francisco, which was depicted in most of the Brigade's videos (Future Primitive, The Search for Animal Chin
The Search for Animal Chin
The Search for Animal Chin is a 1987 skateboarding film featuring the Bones Brigade. It is one of the first skateboarding films to have a "plot".- Cast :Bones Brigade:*Tony Hawk - Himself*Steve Caballero - Himself*Mike McGill - Himself...
, Public Domain, and Ban This). After riding for Powell Peralta, Guerrero and Jim Thiebaud
Jim Thiebaud
Jim Thiebaud is an American skateboarder.Thiebaud was a co-founder of Real Skateboards and Adeline Records. He also controls Deluxe Distribution.-References:...
(a hometown friend and PP teammate) started the skateboarding company "Real".
After his success in the world of skateboarding, he decided to pursue his musical interests. Guerrero was a member of the skate rock band Free Beer
Free beer
Free beer may refer to:*Gratis versus Libre, the distinction between "free as in free beer" and "free as in free speech"*Free Beer, an open source beer formerly known as Vores Øl, Danish for Our Beer...
and the experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
group Jet Black Crayon, but has had more success as a solo artist. His critically acclaimed albums, EPs, and singles combine various types of music from rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
, rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. In 2004, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine named Guerrero's third studio album, Soul Food Taqueria
Soul Food Taqueria
Soul Food Taqueria is the third studio album by former professional skateboarder and Quannum Projects-member Tommy Guerrero, released April 8, 2003 on Mo' Wax Records in the United States and April 14, 2003 in the United Kingdom through the same label. The album was also released on April 26 of...
(2003), #2 on its 2003 "best of list".
Guerrero also had numerous unreleased songs appear on the video game skate. by EA
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
.
Albums
- Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues (1998)
- A Little Bit Of Somethin (2000)
- Hoy Yen Ass'n (collaboration with former Jet Black Crayon member Gadget) (2000)
- Soul Food TaqueriaSoul Food TaqueriaSoul Food Taqueria is the third studio album by former professional skateboarder and Quannum Projects-member Tommy Guerrero, released April 8, 2003 on Mo' Wax Records in the United States and April 14, 2003 in the United Kingdom through the same label. The album was also released on April 26 of...
(2003) - Year of the Monkey - EP (2005)
- From The Soil To The Soul (2006)
- Return of the Bastard (2008)
- Guerrero also compiled and mixedAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
a DJ mix albumDJ mixA DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
for the Azuli RecordsAzuli RecordsAzuli Records is an independent record label, focusing mainly on house music and other forms of electronic dance music. The label was founded by DJ Dave Piccioni in London, UK in 1991 and went into liquidation in April 2009. It's assets were sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd...
' Late Night Tales / Another Late NightLate Night TalesLate Night Tales and its predecessor Another Late Night are the names of two related series of artist curated compilation albums released on Late Night Tales independent record label...
series in 2002, Another Late Night: Tommy GuerreroAnother Late Night: Tommy GuerreroAnother Late Night: Tommy Guerrero is a DJ mix album, mixed by musician and former professional skateboarder, Tommy Guerrero. It was released as part of the Late Night Tales / Another Late Night DJ series.-Track listing:...
. - Lord Newborn and The Magic Skulls (collaboration with Money MarkMoney MarkMark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times. He also appears on the first Banyan album in 1997 as the "Freeway Keyboardist".-Career:...
and Shawn LeeShawn LeeShawn Lee , born Lee Chuang Rui, is a Singaporean actor. He first came into prominence for his award-winning performance alongside his friend and co-star Joshua Ang in the box office hit I Not Stupid.-Background and career:...
)(2009). - Lifeboats & Follies (2011)
Singles
- Backintheday (1995)
- Junk Collector (2001)
- Rusty Gears Lonely Years / Organism (2001)
- Gettin' It TogetherGettin' It Together"Gettin' It Together" is a song by former professional skateboarder and Quannum Projects-member Tommy Guerrero, released March 22, 2004 on the independent label Galaxia Records. The song was originally recorded for Guerrero's third studio album Soul Food Taqueria , and features rapper Lyrics Born...
(2004)