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Marco Mendoza

Marco Mendoza (born 13 August 1956) is an American musician. He spent his formative years living with his grandmother in Tijuana, Mexico. He started playing the guitar at an early age, adopting the bass when he was invited to join a band that needed a player.

Mendoza played in John Sykes' band Blue Murder, from 1991 until 1993. Mendoza is the current bassist for the reformed version of Thin Lizzy.[1] Mendoza joined the band in 1996 then left in 2000. From 2000 to 2003 he toured with Ted Nugent. Mendoza returned to Thin Lizzy in 2005 replacing Randy Gregg and left again in 2007. He then toured with ex-Dokken guitarist George Lynch in his band Lynch Mob. After John Sykes' departure from Thin Lizzy 2009, Scott Gorham set to work on creating the greatest lineup of Thin Lizzy since Phil Lynott's passing. Rejoining him are old band mates Brian Downey (the only founder of the band now playing) and Darren Wharton. New to the lineup are Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell and former The Almighty vocalist Ricky Warwick. After months of pre-production and rehearsals, the band issued a press release about their new lineup in May of 2010. This version of Thin Lizzy started an extensive world tour in January of 2011 and is scheduled to continue for the foreseeable future.

Mendoza with Thin Lizzy onstage

Mendoza has also played for the band Soul SirkUS and with a lot of other musicians from different backgrounds including: Suzy K, Right Said Fred, Robert Williams, Roch Voisine, Rafael Aragon, Debby Yeager, Tin Drum and Tommy Shaw, among others.

In 2004 Mendoza toured with Whitesnake, another band that once featured Sykes (and also features Aldridge), and appears on their DVD Live... In the Still of the Night. In 2004, Mendoza guested on keyboardist Derek Sherinian's solo album Mythology.

On July 6, 2007, Mendoza released his first solo album Live For Tomorrow, through Frontiers Records in Europe. The record was produced and co-written by Richie Kotzen and features guest performances by Steve Lukather, Ted Nugent, Doug Aldrich, Tommy Aldridge, Brian Tichy, Marco Renteria (Jaguares) and others.

Personal and current life

Mendoza lives in Huntington Beach and, when not touring, has played with his band Mendoza, Heredia, Neto on Tuesday nights at La Ve Lee Jazz Club in Studio City. The band has recorded a live CD.

Mendoza has five children, Marco Renteria (bassman in award winning Jaguares and played on Mendoza's Live For Tomorrow), Aaron, Ava, Faith and Max. He married his current wife Leah on December 2, 2001.

Mendoza is a well-known supporter of gun rights. He enjoys hunting, fishing, trapping, and the general outdoors. Mendoza is commonly known to hunt with fellow musician and frequent collaborator Ted Nugent.

Discography

Tribute albums

  • 1999 Little Guitars: A Tribute to Van Halen
  • 2000 Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica
  • 2001 Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute
  • 2002 Pigs and Pyramids: An All Star Lineup Performing The Songs of Pink Floyd
  • 2002 One Way Street: A Tribute to Aerosmith

Other collaborations

With John Sykes

  • 20th Century (1995)
  • Out of My Tree (2000)
  • 20th Century (2000)
  • Nuclear Cowboy (2003)
  • Bad Boy Live! (2005)

Solo albums

References

  1. ^ Dougan, John. "Biography: Thin Lizzy". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 May 2010.

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