Kyle Sokol
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Kyle Sokol is an American bassist
and skateboarder.
Kyle Sokol is known for his style of bass playing that mostly consists of fast technical bass lines and has played in bands such as Trust for Liars], Rude Squad
, Noble Jones
, Philistines
, Basmistist, Stretch
, Leadfoot, Cadaveric Mass, The Lazarus Machine, Strict-9, Must Not Kill, and even the controversial Tampa
industrial metal
band Hell on Earth. He also did a metal project with vocalist Bryan Cegon from James Murphy's band Disincarnate, Roadrunner Records
from 2001-2003. His most recent band is Trust for Liars which includes former members of the well known Tampa Bay
area based bands Trace of Day and Not Tonight Josephine.
His playing is very jazz-oriented and he has provided a lot of new ideas for metal bass lines in the metal scene of Tampa, Florida. He also contributed to the long running Rivot Rag Tampa Bay metal music magazine / publication with a bass guitar column entitled "The Low End" for several years. He is one of the few bass players in metal that uses extensively the slap & pop playing technique, along with two-handed tapping. He was chosen by Kelly Shaefer of the Band Atheist
to play while Kelly was in Neurotica
and about to tour on Ozzfest. The reunion of Atheist never came to fruition for a myriad of reasons at that time. Kyle Sokol currently tours the South East with several bands, to include a ska/punk band Rude Squad
. He teaches lessons privately and works as a session player in the Tampa, Florida area. Kyle Sokol has worked with, played with, and or recorded with artists such as Victor Wooten
, Steve Bailey
, Chuck Rainey
, Peter Frampton
, Edgar Meyer
, Stu Hamm, Howard Levy
, Joseph Wooten, Future Man
, Richard Bona
, JD Blair, Anthony Jackson, 311, Matisyahu
, Rancid
, Pietasters, Dan Potthast
(of MU330), Everclear
, and Avail
to name a few. He is a part-time staff member with Victor Wooten
at his Wooten Bass/Nature Camp in Nashville, Tennessee. Kyle Sokol recently signed a record deal with his current band Rude Squad
on Octave Match Records.
Kyle Sokol is also known for his sponsored and professional skateboarding career. He started skating in about 1983, and grew up skating with other local Florida pros such as Rodney Mullen
, Mike McGill
, Tony Simotes, Mike Daher, John A. Grigley, Monty Nolder, etc. In 2001, Kyle Sokol had an "oldschool style" pro model on Blitz Skateboards, which the company later changed the name to Subvert Skateboards due to legal issues with the prior name. Currently, Kyle Sokol skateboards for Murder Ride Skateboards[www.murderrideskateboards.com] based out of Clearwater, Florida
and also rides for Webb Trucks. Kyle Sokol is commonly known as "Old School Kyle" or "OSK." Kyle Sokol also recently developed and founded the Florida Skate Museum, which captures the history of Florida skateboarding and decks from Florida riders.
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and skateboarder.
Kyle Sokol is known for his style of bass playing that mostly consists of fast technical bass lines and has played in bands such as Trust for Liars], Rude Squad
Rude Squad
Founded in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Rude Squad is a ska punk band. The band members: Eric Best , Lee McElhaney , Rusch Young , Kyle Sokol , and Adrian Baptist . Rude Squad is a SKA, punk-rock band with eclectic sound intertwined with efficacious rhythms that are breath-taking and original...
, Noble Jones
Noble Jones
Noble Wimberly Jones was an American physician and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. A leading Georgia patriot in the American Revolution, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1781 and 1782....
, Philistines
Philistines
Philistines , Pleshet or Peleset, were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan at the beginning of the Iron Age . According to the Bible, they ruled the five city-states of Gaza, Askelon, Ashdod, Ekron and Gath, from the Wadi Gaza in the south to the Yarqon River in the north, but with...
, Basmistist, Stretch
Stretch
Stretch can refer to:*Stretching is a form of exercise or a pre-exercise discipline, sometimes called Warming up*Stretch ceiling, a type of ceiling made from polymer.*Stretch ratio in the mechanics of materials*Stretched tuning of certain string instruments...
, Leadfoot, Cadaveric Mass, The Lazarus Machine, Strict-9, Must Not Kill, and even the controversial Tampa
Tâmpa
Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...
industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
band Hell on Earth. He also did a metal project with vocalist Bryan Cegon from James Murphy's band Disincarnate, Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
from 2001-2003. His most recent band is Trust for Liars which includes former members of the well known Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...
area based bands Trace of Day and Not Tonight Josephine.
His playing is very jazz-oriented and he has provided a lot of new ideas for metal bass lines in the metal scene of Tampa, Florida. He also contributed to the long running Rivot Rag Tampa Bay metal music magazine / publication with a bass guitar column entitled "The Low End" for several years. He is one of the few bass players in metal that uses extensively the slap & pop playing technique, along with two-handed tapping. He was chosen by Kelly Shaefer of the Band Atheist
Atheist (band)
Atheist is a technical death metal band from Florida, founded in 1984, whose music combines metal riffs with subtle Latin music arrangements and jazz fusion.- History :...
to play while Kelly was in Neurotica
Neurotica
Neurotica is the fourth record from the band Redd Kross. It was released on Big Time Records in 1987.- Track listing :All songs written by Jeff McDonald, except where noted....
and about to tour on Ozzfest. The reunion of Atheist never came to fruition for a myriad of reasons at that time. Kyle Sokol currently tours the South East with several bands, to include a ska/punk band Rude Squad
Rude Squad
Founded in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Rude Squad is a ska punk band. The band members: Eric Best , Lee McElhaney , Rusch Young , Kyle Sokol , and Adrian Baptist . Rude Squad is a SKA, punk-rock band with eclectic sound intertwined with efficacious rhythms that are breath-taking and original...
. He teaches lessons privately and works as a session player in the Tampa, Florida area. Kyle Sokol has worked with, played with, and or recorded with artists such as Victor Wooten
Victor Wooten
Victor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards....
, Steve Bailey
Steve Bailey
Steve Bailey is an American bassist who is famous for his pioneering work with the six string fretless bass. He was voted runner up for "Bass Player Of The Year" in 1994 and 1996....
, Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey, is an American bass guitar session musician, known for playing with many well-known American musicians and acts, including Donald Byrd, Steely Dan, Quincy Jones, and Aretha Franklin.-Biography:Rainey's youthful pursuits included violin, piano and trumpet...
, Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton
Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold over 6 million copies...
, Edgar Meyer
Edgar Meyer
Edgar Meyer is a prominent contemporary bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. Meyer has worked as a session musician in Nashville, part of various chamber groups, a composer, and an arranger...
, Stu Hamm, Howard Levy
Howard Levy
Howard Levy is a Grammy Award–winning, American harmonicist, pianist, composer, and producer....
, Joseph Wooten, Future Man
Future Man
Roy Wilfred Wooten , also known as "RoyEl", best known by his stage name Future Man , is an inventor, musician, and composer...
, Richard Bona
Richard Bona
Richard Bona is a jazz bassist and musician. His real African name, as he said live in Montreal in a show with Bobby McFerrin, is Bona Pinder Yayumayalolo...
, JD Blair, Anthony Jackson, 311, Matisyahu
Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller , better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae and alternative rock musician....
, Rancid
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
, Pietasters, Dan Potthast
Dan Potthast
Dan Potthast is an American musician, best known as the frontman of St. Louis, Missouri, ska punk band MU330. Potthast is currently based in Santa Cruz, California, and performs as a solo musician and as the leader of ska punk group Dan P. and the Bricks....
(of MU330), Everclear
Everclear (band)
Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1992 best known for their radio hits spanning more than a decade. For most of its existence, Everclear has consisted of Art Alexakis , Craig Montoya , and Greg Eklund . Eklund replaced original drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994...
, and Avail
Avail
Avail is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Northern Virginia, the band formed in 1987, its members including Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, Brian Stewart, and Mikey Warstler. The only original remaining member, guitar player Joe Banks, teamed up with rival band LDK's Tim Barry...
to name a few. He is a part-time staff member with Victor Wooten
Victor Wooten
Victor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards....
at his Wooten Bass/Nature Camp in Nashville, Tennessee. Kyle Sokol recently signed a record deal with his current band Rude Squad
Rude Squad
Founded in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Rude Squad is a ska punk band. The band members: Eric Best , Lee McElhaney , Rusch Young , Kyle Sokol , and Adrian Baptist . Rude Squad is a SKA, punk-rock band with eclectic sound intertwined with efficacious rhythms that are breath-taking and original...
on Octave Match Records.
Kyle Sokol is also known for his sponsored and professional skateboarding career. He started skating in about 1983, and grew up skating with other local Florida pros such as Rodney Mullen
Rodney Mullen
John Rodney Mullen is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential street skaters in the history of skateboarding...
, Mike McGill
Mike McGill
Mike McGill is an American skateboarder. He is best known for inventing the McTwist, an inverted 540 degree mute grabbed aerial which he first performed on a wooden half-pipe in Sweden in 1984 and then at the Del Mar Skate Ranch in a concrete bowl when he returned to the US. He was inspired by...
, Tony Simotes, Mike Daher, John A. Grigley, Monty Nolder, etc. In 2001, Kyle Sokol had an "oldschool style" pro model on Blitz Skateboards, which the company later changed the name to Subvert Skateboards due to legal issues with the prior name. Currently, Kyle Sokol skateboards for Murder Ride Skateboards[www.murderrideskateboards.com] based out of Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
and also rides for Webb Trucks. Kyle Sokol is commonly known as "Old School Kyle" or "OSK." Kyle Sokol also recently developed and founded the Florida Skate Museum, which captures the history of Florida skateboarding and decks from Florida riders.