Doug Carrion | |
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Born | November 9, 1964 |
Genres | Punk rock, hard rock, rap rock, Americana |
Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer, audio engineer, record producer, composer, music editor |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1985–present |
Labels | New Alliance, National Trust, Dischord, Giant, Elastic, East West, Futurist, Hollywood, Capitol, Suburban Noize |
Doug Carrion (born November 9, 1964) [1] is an American musician, audio engineer, record producer, and music editor. He played bass guitar in the punk rock bands the Descendents and Dag Nasty during the 1980s, and in the hard rock band For Love Not Lisa in the early 1990s, and is currently in the band Field Day. He has had a long working relationship with Brad "Daddy X" Xavier, playing with him in the punk rock bands Doggy Style and Humble Gods, working with his rap rock group the Kottonmouth Kings in the 2000s, and playing on his solo albums. Carrion has also composed, edited, and recorded music for television and films, including several reality television series and game shows during the 2000s. In 2012 he started his own Americana group, Doug C and the Blacklisted.
Carrion attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California with Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson and singer Milo Aukerman. [2] He played bass guitar in the punk rock bands Con 800 and Anti, with whom he recorded demos. [3] In 1985 he joined the Descendents, replacing original bassist Tony Lombardo, and accompanied the band on their first tour: "I get this weird note on my door, and it's like 'Hey, this is Bill. I'm thinking about doing the Descendents again. Tony can't do it, so I want to know if you want to give it a swing.' So we practiced getting me brought up to speed and then, right as school was ready to stop, Milo jumped in the van and we started doing shows." [2] He later recalled of the experience:
That first tour was probably one of the most difficult tours and the funnest tour at the same time. The hard part was we were traveling in this horrible, horrible, beat-up '71 Ford Econoline van in the dead of summer with no air conditioning. You're laying on this plywood loft and the sun's sweltering on the ceiling. You stay at sketchy houses in sketchy neighborhoods with sketchy people. There's a show on Friday and Saturday, and then you're just wandering the states wondering what to do. "Holy smokes, there’s a show in Seattle and we're in El Paso. How many days do we have to get there? Nine. What are we gonna do for nine days?" Funny, crazy, and everybody was kind of dedicated to having about as much fun as could happen in a 24-hour period. [4]
On the band's return to Los Angeles, Carrion lived with them in their rehearsal space, a storefront in Lomita, California. [5] He performed on their 1986 album Enjoy! , for which he co-wrote seven songs. [6] [7] [8] [9] He left the band in the fall of that year: "I just wanted to keep kind of experimenting, and that's really it. It was like 'Okay, cool, you're taking the ship north, I'm going south. Roger!'" [10] He joined the punk rock band Doggy Style, his first collaboration with Brad "Daddy X" Xavier, playing on their 1986 album The Last Laugh. [3] [7] In March 1987 he moved to Washington, D.C. to join Dag Nasty, performing on the albums Wig Out at Denko's (1987) and Field Day (1988) and the EPs All Ages Show (1987) and Trouble Is (1988). [3] [11] [12]
Carrion briefly fronted his own band, Pale, who released one single, "And Shed Her Skin" / "Reunion" (1990), and one EP, Tantrum (1991). [3] He produced Ultrahead's 1992 album Cementruck. [3] [13] [14] He then joined the hard rock band For Love Not Lisa, with whom he engineered, produced, and played bass guitar on the album Merge (1993), EP Softhand (1993), and single "Good Intentions" / "Hallowed Be" (1994). [3] [15] [16] [17] He also produced and played guitar on Ultrahead's 1994 album Definition: Aggro. [3] [18] In 1995 Carrion joined Daddy X's Hermosa Beach, California-based punk rock band Humble Gods, playing guitar on their albums Humble Gods (1995) and No Heroes (1996). [3] [19] [20]
In 2000 Carrion briefly sang in the hardcore punk band Six Degrees of Right, who released one demo. [3] From 2000–2006 he collaborated with Daddy X on a number of projects, beginning with playing guitar on the song "Peace Not Greed" on the rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings' 2000 album High Society . He went on to play guitar and/or bass on the group's subsequent four studio albums: Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop (2001), Rollin' Stoned (2002), Fire It Up (2004), and Kottonmouth Kings (2005). [3] [21] [22] [23] He also played guitar on King Harbor, a 2003 album by Kottonmouth Kings side project Tsunami Brothers; [24] joined the reunited Humble Gods for their 2004 album Born Free , which he also produced; [25] played a mob boss in the direct-to-video film F**k The Bull-s**t - The Taxman Movie (2004) starring Kottonmouth Kings hype man The Taxman; [26] and performed on Daddy X's solo albums Organic Soul (2004) and Family Ties (2006). [27] [28]
The second half of the decade saw Carrion switch from albums and live performances to producing music for television and films. He composed music for Last Laugh '05, the 2005 installment of Comedy Central's annual comedy special. [29] For the soundtrack of the 2006 film The Still Life , in which he played a small role as a security guard, Carrion wrote five songs with director Joel A. Miller and performed them with Adrian Young of No Doubt. [30] [31] He also wrote and performed the song "Everything Is Gonna Be OK" for the direct-to-video film American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007) and composed music for the documentary film Celebrity Art Show (2008). [32] As a music editor, Carrion worked on several reality television series and game shows including Beauty and the Geek (2005–06, 9 episodes), The Biggest Loser (2006, 41 episodes), 7 Day Switch (2006), Identity (2006–07, 12 episodes), Science of Love (2007), Age of Love (2007, 8 episodes), I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna (2008, 5 episodes), Groomer Has It (2008, 13 episodes), and Opportunity Knocks (2008, 13 episodes). [32] He also composed music for the series Parental Control (2009, 4 episodes) and Make It or Break It (2009, 8 episodes). [32]
Carrion composed music for the short film Taking the Stage (2010) and wrote and performed the song "Tear Down the Walls" for Item 47 (2012), one of the Marvel One-Shots series of short films. [32] In 2012 he returned to performing and making records, starting his own Americana group, Doug C and the Blacklisted, who have released several EPs. [33] He describes the band as being "for folks who like Hank Williams Sr. but also have an understanding of Elvis, Black Flag, and The Cramps." [33] He participated in the making of the 2013 documentary Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All , in which he is featured in interview footage discussing his time with the Descendents. [2]
Year | Artist | Title | Role |
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Con 800 | Demo | bass guitar [3] | |
Anti | Demo | bass guitar [3] | |
1986 | Descendents | Enjoy! | bass guitar [3] [6] |
1986 | Doggy Style | The Last Laugh | bass guitar; vocals on "Sweater" [3] |
1987 | Dag Nasty | Wig Out at Denko's | bass guitar [3] [11] |
1987 | Dag Nasty | All Ages Show | bass guitar [3] |
1988 | Dag Nasty | Field Day | bass guitar [3] [12] |
1988 | Dag Nasty | Trouble Is | bass guitar [3] |
1990 | Pale | "And Shed Her Skin" / "Reunion" | bass guitar, vocals [3] |
1991 | Pale | Tantrum | bass guitar, vocals [3] |
1992 | Ultrahead | Cementruck | producer [3] [13] [14] |
1993 | For Love Not Lisa | Merge | bass guitar, producer, engineer [3] [15] |
1993 | For Love Not Lisa | Softhand | bass guitar, producer, engineer [3] [16] |
1994 | For Love Not Lisa | "Good Intentions" / "Hallowed Be" | bass guitar [17] |
1994 | Roxy Saint | The Most Famous Bands You've Never Heard Of, Vol. 2 | backing vocals on "Zombie"[ citation needed ] |
1994 | Ultrahead | Definition: Aggro | guitar, vocals, producer [3] [18] |
1995 | Humble Gods | Humble Gods | guitar [3] [19] |
1996 | Humble Gods | No Heroes | guitar [3] [20] |
2000 | Six Degrees of Right | Demo | vocals [3] |
2000 | Kottonmouth Kings | High Society | guitar on "Peace Not Greed"[ citation needed ] |
2001 | Kottonmouth Kings | Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop | guitar[ citation needed ] |
2002 | Kottonmouth Kings | Rollin' Stoned | guitar, bass guitar [3] [21] |
2003 | Tsunami Brothers | King Harbor | guitar [24] |
2004 | Humble Gods | Born Free | guitar, bass guitar, vocals, producer [25] |
2004 | Kottonmouth Kings | Fire It Up | guitar, bass guitar [22] |
2004 | Daddy X | Organic Soul | guitar, bass guitar, Vox organ, vocals, producer [27] |
2005 | Kottonmouth Kings | Kottonmouth Kings | guitar, bass guitar [23] |
2006 | Daddy X | Family Ties | guitar [28] |
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | F**k The Bull-s**t - The Taxman Movie | actor (mob boss) [26] |
2006 | The Still Life | actor (security guard); composer (with Joel Miller) and performer (with Adrian Young) of "Blindly Searching", "Down the Road", "Feeling Blue", "Fuck Happiness", and "Strapped Down" [31] |
2007 | American Pie Presents: Beta House | composer and performer of "Everything Is Gonna Be OK" [32] |
2008 | Celebrity Art Show | composer [32] |
2010 | Taking the Stage | composer [32] |
2012 | Item 47 | composer and performer of "Tear Down the Walls" [32] |
2013 | Filmage | interview subject [32] |
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Last Laugh '05 | composer [32] |
2005–06 | Beauty and the Geek | music editor (9 episodes) [32] |
2006 | The Biggest Loser | music editor (41 episodes) [32] |
2006 | 7 Day Switch | music editor [32] |
2006–07 | Identity | music editor (12 episodes) [32] |
2007 | Science of Love | music editor [32] |
2007 | Age of Love | music editor (8 episodes) [32] |
2008 | I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna | music editor (5 episodes) |
2008 | Groomer Has It | music editor (13 episodes) [32] |
2008 | Opportunity Knocks | music editor (13 episodes) [32] |
2009 | Parental Control | composer (4 episodes) [32] |
2009 | Make It or Break It | composer (8 episodes) [32] |
Descendents are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Manhattan Beach, California, by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson as a power-pop/surf punk band. In 1979, they enlisted Stevenson's school friend Milo Aukerman as a singer, and reappeared as a melodic hardcore punk band, becoming a major player in the hardcore scene developing in Los Angeles at the time. They have released eight studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, and four EPs. Since 1986, the band's lineup has consisted of singer Milo Aukerman, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez, and drummer Bill Stevenson.
Milo Goes to College is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Descendents, released on September 4, 1982 through New Alliance Records. Its title refers to singer Milo Aukerman's decision to leave the band to attend college, and its cover illustration introduced a caricature of him that would go on to become the band's mascot. Milo Goes To College was Descendents' last record with founding guitarist Frank Navetta, who quit the band during the hiatus that followed its release.
The Fat EP is an EP by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1981 through New Alliance Records. It was the band's first recording with singer Milo Aukerman and established their presence in the southern California hardcore punk movement, with short, aggressive songs that represented a shift in style from their previous new wave and surf sound. The EP was re-released in later years as part of several compilation albums.
I Don't Want to Grow Up is the second studio album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1985 through New Alliance Records. It marked the end of a two-year hiatus for the band, during which singer Milo Aukerman had attended college and drummer Bill Stevenson had joined Black Flag. I Don't Want to Grow Up was the first of two albums the Descendents recorded with guitarist Ray Cooper, and their last with original bassist Tony Lombardo, who quit the group because he did not want to go on tour. Though recorded quickly and without much rehearsal time, I Don't Want to Grow Up received positive reviews from critics, who praised its catchy songs, strong melodies, and pop-influenced love songs.
Enjoy! is the third studio album by American punk rock band Descendents, released in 1986 through New Alliance Records and Restless Records. It was the band's final album with guitarist Ray Cooper and only album with bassist Doug Carrion, both of whom left the group after the album's first supporting tour. Enjoy! was marked by the use of toilet humor, with references to defecation and flatulence in its artwork, the title track, and "Orgofart". It also displayed a darker, more heavy metal-influenced sound in the songs "Hürtin' Crüe", "Days Are Blood", and "Orgo 51". Reviewers were critical of both the scatological humor and the heavier songs on the album. Enjoy! features a cover version of The Beach Boys' "Wendy".
All is the fourth album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1987 through SST Records. It was the band's first album with bassist Karl Alvarez and guitarist Stephen Egerton, who brought new songwriting ideas to the group. The album is titled after the concept of "All" invented by drummer Bill Stevenson and friend Pat McCuistion in 1980. Based on the goals of achieving "the total extent" and "to not settle for some, to always go for All", the philosophy was the subject of the one-second title track, the two-second "No, All!", and "All-O-Gistics".
Everything Sucks is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band the Descendents, released on September 24, 1996, through Epitaph Records. It was their first album of new studio material since 1987's All, after which singer Milo Aukerman had left the band to pursue a career in biochemistry. The remaining members had changed the band's name to All and released eight albums between 1988 and 1995 with singers Dave Smalley, Scott Reynolds, and Chad Price. When Aukerman decided to return to music the group chose to operate as two acts simultaneously, playing with Aukerman as the Descendents and with Price as All. It is considered a return to the band's angrier hardcore punk such as the Fat EP and Milo Goes to College.
Somery is a compilation album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1991 through SST Records. It compiles songs from their Fat EP (1981) and the albums Milo Goes to College (1982), I Don't Want to Grow Up (1985), Enjoy! (1986), and All (1987).
Frank Navetta was an American musician who was the original guitarist of the punk rock band the Descendents, which he co-founded. He formed the band in Manhattan Beach, California with Dave Nolte in the late 1970s and played on their 1979 debut single, the Fat EP (1981), and their first album, Milo Goes to College (1982). Navetta then quit the band and moved to Oregon to become a fisherman. He collaborated with the Descendents again on the 1996 album Everything Sucks, and prior to his death in 2008 had been working on new material with original Descendents members Bill Stevenson and Tony Lombardo. In 2021, the band released this material on the album 9th & Walnut, which has been critically lauded for Frank's songwriting and playing.
Tony Lombardo is an American musician who was the original bassist in the punk rock band the Descendents. He joined the band in 1979 and played on their debut single, the Fat EP (1981), and the albums Milo Goes to College (1982) and I Don't Want to Grow Up (1985). After leaving the band, he performed in other acts and worked for the United States Postal Service until 2005. He collaborated with the Descendents' successor band, All, writing two songs for their album Allroy's Revenge (1989) and teaming up with them for an album of his own songs, New Girl, Old Story (1991), credited to "TonyAll". He also collaborated with the reunited Descendents on their 1996 album Everything Sucks, and the 2021 album 9th and Walnut.
Allroy Sez is the debut album by the American punk rock band All, released in March 1988 through Cruz Records. Following the departure of singer Milo Aukerman from the Descendents, the remaining members—bassist Karl Alvarez, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and drummer Bill Stevenson—recruited singer Dave Smalley and changed the name of the band to All, which was both the title of the Descendents' 1987 album and a philosophical concept invented by Stevenson and friend Pat McCuistion in 1980. Allroy Sez introduced the character of Allroy, who would serve as a mascot for the band and be featured on many of their subsequent album covers.
Live Plus One is a live album by the American punk rock bands All and the Descendents, released in 2001 through Epitaph Records. A double album, it includes one disc by All recorded in 2001 on their Problematic tour, and a second disc by the Descendents recorded in 1996 on their Everything Sucks tour. The two bands are composed of the same musicians—bassist Karl Alvarez, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and drummer Bill Stevenson—but have different lead singers: Chad Price for All and Milo Aukerman for the Descendents. Live Plus One reached #45 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart, making it the only All release and the second Descendents release ever to chart.
Liveage! is a live album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1987 through SST Records. It is generally regarded as one of the best live albums ever. It is the band's first live album, it was recorded July 13, 1987 at First Avenue in Minneapolis during their summer 1987 "FinALL" tour, so-called because singer Milo Aukerman was leaving the Descendents to pursue a career in biochemistry, after which the band was relaunching itself under the name All. Liveage! was followed by a second live album, Hallraker: Live! (1989), which was partly recorded at the same show but featured a completely different set of songs.
Bonus Fat is a compilation album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1985 through New Alliance Records. It combines the band's 1979 debut single "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" with their 1981 Fat EP and the track "Global Probing" from the 1981 New Alliance compilation Chunks. The compilation's cover combines guitarist Frank Navetta's illustration for the Fat EP with a caricature of singer Milo Aukerman drawn by Jeff "Rat" Atkins.
Two Things at Once is a compilation album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1988 through SST Records. It combines the band's 1982 debut album Milo Goes to College with the 1985 release Bonus Fat, itself a compilation of 1981's Fat EP, 1979's "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" single, and the track "Global Probing" from a 1981 compilation titled Chunks. Two Things at Once has been described by critics as an essential collection of the band's early years.
"Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" is the 1980 debut single by the American punk rock band the Descendents. It was the band's first release and displayed a new wave and surf sound. It was recorded at a time when the band lacked a lead singer, so vocals on the recording were provided by guitarist Frank Navetta and bassist Tony Lombardo. With the addition of singer Milo Aukerman in 1980, the band moved towards a hardcore punk sound. "Ride the Wild" and "It's a Hectic World" were re-released in later years on compilation albums.
New Girl, Old Story is collaborative album between the American punk rock band All and Tony Lombardo, the original bassist of All's precursor band the Descendents. Credited to "TonyAll", it consists of twelve songs written by Lombardo between 1979 and 1989. Lombardo played bass guitar on the entire album, with the members of All playing the rest of the instrumentation. Vocals were split between Lombardo and All singer Scott Reynolds, with All bassist Karl Alvarez also singing one song. Along with their 1990 album Allroy Saves, recorded at the same time, New Girl, Old Story was the last album recorded by All before their relocation from Los Angeles to Brookfield, Missouri.
Humble Gods was a punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. Kottonmouth Kings' frontman Daddy X created the band. On October 17, 1995, the band released its debut self-titled album Humble Gods on WEA. The band had a number of members come and go throughout its career, including two untimely deaths. Daddy X is also the vocalist of the punk rock/hip-hop groups X-Pistols and Kottonmouth Kings, and former vocalist of the skate punk band Doggy Style. He also has a solo hip-hop career.
Born Free is the third and final studio album from the California based punk rock band Humble Gods, and released on January 6, 2004 on Suburban Noize Records. There was an eight-year gap between this album and the band's previous release, No Heroes, because vocalist Daddy X was busy with his other band, Kottonmouth Kings.
Doggy Style is a punk rock band from Placentia, California, and was part of the North Orange County punk rock scene that included bands from the surrounding cities of Fullerton and Anaheim that formed in 1983. Daddy X of the Kottonmouth Kings, and co-founder of Suburban Noize Records, was the original vocalist, and creator of the band. Their debut EP Work As One was released on a 7" record, on Mystic Records.
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