John Avila Explained

John Avila
Birth Name:	John Avila
Birth Date:	DD MM YYYY
Birth Place:	San Gabriel, California
Instrument:	Bass guitar
Genre:	Rock, hard rock, new wave, ska, alternative rock, Chicano rock
Occupation:	Musician
Years Active:	1978–present
Associated Acts:	Oingo Boingo, Food for Feet, The Mutaytor

John Avila is an American bassist and music producer, best known for being in the new wave band Oingo Boingo from 1984 to 1995.^[1]

Career

Avila co-founded the music group Food for Feet ^[2] in 1981, and played with them until 1991.^[3]

In 1984, he joined Oingo Boingo, replacing bassist Kerry Hatch. He played with Boingo until 1995. Avila has worked with many other musical acts including Psychotic Aztecs and Neville Staple in his backing band "The Hitmen".^[4] Avila owns and operates the recording studio, Brando's Paradise.^[5] He is currently the bass player in the Los Angeles–based multi-media group the Mutaytor ^[6] and The Gama Sennin.

External links

• Web site: Avila's website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221152452/http://www.johnavila.com/ . 2008-02-21 . 2009-06-21.
• Web site: John Avila's basses at Vigier .
• John Avila Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Avila . Discogs.
2. Web site: Food For Feet . Discogs.
3. Web site: John Avila Biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003154919/http://www.johnavila.com/john_avila_biography.html . 2011-10-03 . 2012-07-16 . Johnavila.com.
4. Paul Williams - "You're Wondering Now - The Specials from Conception to Reunion; Part Two "Neville Staple".
5. Web site: Brando's Paradise . Discogs.
6. Web site: Mutaytor . mutaytor.com.