Justin Fisher (musician) explained

Justin Fisher
Birth Date:11 April 1970
Origin:Mansfield, Connecticut, U.S
Instrument:Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Genre:Alternative
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1987-present

Justin Fisher[1] [2] [3] is an American born bassist most well known for being the bassist in Nerf Herder,[4] touring bassist for The Rentals and lead singer for Psoma. Fisher also co-founded Rivers Cuomo's second band Avant Garde.[5]

Fisher played guitar and was the backing vocalist for Shufflepuck who were signed to Interscope records in the 1990s.[6]

Justin joined Nerf Herder[7] [8] in 1999 and played bass and keywords on the albums How To Meet Girls, My EP,[9] American Cheese.[10] During this time Justin was also the touring bassist for The Rentals. In 2003 and 2004 Justin also contributed vocals on Matt Sharp's solo album and EP.

Fisher is also the primary songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist in the band Psoma[11] who have released two albums and one EP.

Recently Justin played bass on the 2013 AM Radio album Shine and joined the new lineup of Ridel High playing bass and has been releasing solo songs via his own Soundcloud account.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: California band Nerf Herder shares bassist with tour mates. wc.arizona.edu.
  2. Web site: Rivers Cuomo bio mentioning Justin Fisher. riverscuomo.com. 2014-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402175147/http://riverscuomo.com/bio/. 2019-04-02. dead.
  3. Web site: Justin Fisher credits on allmusic.com. allmusic.com.
  4. Web site: Nerf Herder discography. discogs.com.
  5. Web site: Avant Garde on Weezerpedia. weezerpedia.com.
  6. Web site: Shufflepuck - s/t (1996, Interscope). forgottentreasures.com. 14 August 2008 .
  7. Web site: Nerf Herder interview with Ink 19. ink19.com.
  8. Web site: Nerf Herder is good mates with Bloodhound gang and Weezer. skruttmagazine.se. skruttmagazine.
  9. Web site: Nerf Herder My EP Review . roughedge.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012025307/http://www.roughedge.com/cdreviews/n/nerfherder.htm . 2014-10-12 .
  10. Web site: American Cheese review . newburycomics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013040616/http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=61842700402 . 2014-10-13 .
  11. Web site: Psoma mention on UCSD website. ucsdguardian.org.
  12. Web site: Amherst house Soundcloud. soundcloud.com.