Kyle Sokol
| Kyle Sokol | |
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 Kyle Sokol with RUDE SQUAD |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kyle Sokol |
| Born | October 31, 1974 |
| Origin | Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Ska, funk, jazz, metal |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass, double bass |
| Labels | Octave Match Records |
| Associated acts | Trust for Liars, Rude Squad, Must Not Kill |
| Website | http://www.floridaskatemuseum.com and http://www.kylesokol.com |
Kyle Sokol is an American bassist and skateboarder.
Kyle Sokol is known for his style of bass playing that mostly consists of fast technical bass lines and has played in bands such as Trust for Liars, Rude Squad, Noble Jones, Philistines, Basmistist, Stretch, Leadfoot, Cadaveric Mass, The Lazarus Machine, Strict-9, Must Not Kill, and even the controversial Tampa industrial metal band Hell on Earth. He also did a metal project with vocalist Bryan Cegon from James Murphy's band Disincarnate, Roadrunner Records from 2001-2003. His most recent band is Trust for Liars which includes former members of the well known Tampa Bay area based bands Trace of Day and Not Tonight Josephine.
His playing is very jazz-oriented and he has provided a lot of new ideas for metal bass lines in the metal scene of Tampa, Florida. He also contributed to the long running Rivot Rag Tampa Bay metal music magazine / publication with a bass guitar column entitled "The Low End" for several years. He is one of the few bass players in metal that uses extensively the slap & pop playing technique, along with two-handed tapping. He was chosen by Kelly Shaefer of the Band Atheist to play while Kelly was in Neurotica and about to tour on Ozzfest. The reunion of Atheist never came to fruition for a myriad of reasons at that time. Kyle Sokol currently tours the South East with several bands, to include a ska/punk band Rude Squad. He teaches lessons privately and works as a session player in the Tampa, Florida area. Kyle Sokol has worked with, played with, and or recorded with artists such as Victor Wooten, Anthony Wellington, Steve Bailey, Chuck Rainey, Peter Frampton, Edgar Meyer, Stu Hamm, Howard Levy, Joseph Wooten, Future Man, Richard Bona, JD Blair, Anthony Jackson, 311, Matisyahu, Rancid, Pietasters, Dan Potthast (of MU330), Everclear, and Avail to name a few. He is a part-time staff member with Victor Wooten at his Wooten Bass/Nature Camp in Nashville, Tennessee. Kyle Sokol recently signed a record deal with his current band Rude Squad on Octave Match Records.
Kyle Sokol is also known for his sponsored and professional skateboarding career. He started skating in about 1983, and grew up skating with other local Florida pros such as Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Tony Simotes, Mike Daher, John A. Grigley, Monty Nolder, etc. In 2001, Kyle Sokol had an "oldschool style" pro model on Blitz Skateboards, which the company later changed the name to Subvert Skateboards due to legal issues with the prior name. Currently, Kyle Sokol skateboards for Murder Ride Skateboards[www.murderrideskateboards.com] based out of Clearwater, Florida and also rides for Webb Trucks. Kyle Sokol is commonly known as "Old School Kyle" or "OSK." Kyle Sokol also recently developed and founded the Florida Skate Museum, which captures the history of Florida skateboarding and decks from Florida riders.
[edit] Articles
- Rude Squad at the Free for All from Tampa Bay Online
- Great Music You've Never Heard from The St. Pete Crew
- Floridian: In Your Own Backyard from The St. Pete Times
- Coping Block Issue 42: Florida Skate Museum interview from Coping Block
[edit] References
- Official Press Release for Rude Squad Record Deal Signing "Official Press Release Rude Squad Signs Record Contract" March 10, 2010.
- M Basses Homepage "M Basses Homepage" December 3, 2008.
- Wooten, Victor "Bass Nature Camp" November 6, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2006.
- SkateAmerica "Skate America's Pro Skateboarders" January 12, 2007. Accessed January 12, 2007.
- 360 Skate "360Skate.com PRS Pro Team" March 22, 2007. Accessed March 22, 2007
- Floridaskater.com "FloridaSkater.com Volume 2, #4, November 2002, Olliewood Skate Jam - Hosted by Alan Gelfand" November 2002. Accessed November 2002.
- MURDER RIDE SKATEBOARDS Homepage "Murder Ride Skateboards Homepage" October 30, 2009.
- Personal Homepage "Kyle Sokol Homepage" February 3, 2010.
- Florida Skate Museum "Florida Skate Museum" December 15, 2011.
