Fernando Pacheco
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Fernando Pacheco current lead singer and trombonist for the ska/rock/reggae band Pimpbot
, and improv/sketch comic artist with Chocolate Squirrel, is a native of Hawaii
. The band's founding member, he has toured the Western U.S. and Canada with Pimpbot
and appeared on each of their full length albums, in addition to several singles, since their formation in 2001. An avid musician, he also plays drums with a jazz group known as "The Bender Trio", bass in a surf band "Dr. Zaius," and is the former trombonist of the world renowned ska band Go Jimmy Go
. He has played trombone as a guest artist with another Hawaiian ska band, Black Square. Additionally, he is known by his alter ego, Max Murdoch, from the band "Max Murdoch and The Northern Soul Project". In 2008 and 2009, Pacheco ventured into improvisational comedy and sketch comedy studying under Shannon Winpenny and Garrick Paikai in Honolulu. In total, he has appeared on 8 albums, 16 national, and 3 international tours.
Pimpbot
Pimpbot is a ska punk band from Honolulu. Formed in 2001, the band is currently composed of Fernando "The Love Machine" Pacheco , Tom "Tommy Utah" Coleman , Rylan "Big Sexy" Yee , and Eric "The Biz" Lagrimas , who are graduates of the University of Hawaii and Berklee College...
, and improv/sketch comic artist with Chocolate Squirrel, is a native of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The band's founding member, he has toured the Western U.S. and Canada with Pimpbot
Pimpbot
Pimpbot is a ska punk band from Honolulu. Formed in 2001, the band is currently composed of Fernando "The Love Machine" Pacheco , Tom "Tommy Utah" Coleman , Rylan "Big Sexy" Yee , and Eric "The Biz" Lagrimas , who are graduates of the University of Hawaii and Berklee College...
and appeared on each of their full length albums, in addition to several singles, since their formation in 2001. An avid musician, he also plays drums with a jazz group known as "The Bender Trio", bass in a surf band "Dr. Zaius," and is the former trombonist of the world renowned ska band Go Jimmy Go
Go Jimmy Go
Go Jimmy Go is a ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul influenced band from Honolulu, Hawaii. Although chronologically, the band belongs to the third-wave, their mellow, slower tempo sound is reminiscent of the classic style of the original 1960s Jamaican first wave of ska.-History, 1996 to 2000:Go...
. He has played trombone as a guest artist with another Hawaiian ska band, Black Square. Additionally, he is known by his alter ego, Max Murdoch, from the band "Max Murdoch and The Northern Soul Project". In 2008 and 2009, Pacheco ventured into improvisational comedy and sketch comedy studying under Shannon Winpenny and Garrick Paikai in Honolulu. In total, he has appeared on 8 albums, 16 national, and 3 international tours.
Former Bands
- Former member of "Go Jimmy GoGo Jimmy GoGo Jimmy Go is a ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul influenced band from Honolulu, Hawaii. Although chronologically, the band belongs to the third-wave, their mellow, slower tempo sound is reminiscent of the classic style of the original 1960s Jamaican first wave of ska.-History, 1996 to 2000:Go...
" - Former member of "Exit 24"
- Former member of "The Creepers"
Acting
- Mr. Pacheco has appeared in several recent independent films.
- Wrote and directed his first sketch comedy show, "Red Cup Diaries" in August 2010.
- Former member of improvisation groups "Second Class Citizens" and "Chocolate Squirrel".
Education
- Pearl City High SchoolPearl City High School (Hawaii)-Basic Information:Pearl City High School And Pearl Grammar School - Taunsa Campus is located in the Waimalu CDP in the City and County of Honolulu in the state of Hawai'i, adjacent to the Pearl City CDP....
'96 - University of Hawaii at ManoaUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaThe University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
'00 (BA in communication)