Peter Mosely
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Peter Michael Mosely is an American
rock musician. He is one of the two guitarist, vocalist and pianist for the American punk rock
band Inspection 12
as well as the former bassist for the American pop punk
band Yellowcard
. He joined Inspection 12 in 1996 but left in 2004 to be the bassist for Yellowcard. He left Yellowcard in 2007 and rejoined Inspection 12.
He was a big fan of steak, but around February 2007 he chose to become vegetarian.
and Weezer
. The band went on to record four full length independent albums, and although being a relatively successful local band, Mosely recalls feeling like outcasts because of their preppy clothes and unorthodox style of punk rock, explaining that "Whenever we'd play a show like Good Riddance
or AFI
, it would always be a real tough crowd. I used to hear it all the time about us being rich kids."
The band went on a hiatus in 1999 when singer Dan McLintock joined fellow musician Ryan Key
to audition for the Tooth & Nail
band Craig's Brother
. Ryan soon returned home and joined local band Yellowcard
, and a year later Dan also returned, with a proposal from Fat Wreck Chords
record label owner and Fat Mike to record some new material for consideration for Fat Wreck Chords subsidiary Honest Don's Records
. Guitarist James Trimble was by then studying in Tennessee
to become an obstetrician
so Ryan was asked to help with the recording of their Home EP. Yellowcards violinist Sean Mackin
was also featured in the string section.
After the recording their record label debut album In Recovery
in December 2000, drummer Scott Shad died after going diabetic shock while driving his car, but the band persevered and drafted lifelong friend of the band Tim Grisnik as a drummer. They went on a U.S. tour and later returned to the studio to record their second album for Honest Don's, Get Rad
.
However, after eight months of recording songs, Honest Don's president reportedly told them "My label doesn't put out this kind of music. And I don't even know what to call it. " They were dropped from the record label and bought their recorded material back to finish the album themselves.
debut Ocean Avenue, after their first bass player, Warren Cooke, had left the band due to personal reasons. Unwilling to join the band, Yellowcard recruited the bassist Alex Lewis
instead. Shortly after the completion of Get Rad
, Pete changed his mind and asked if he could join the band as their permanent bassist. Because Mosely had been an integral part of the writing for Ocean Avenue and had been friends with most of the band's members since high school, Lewis was asked to leave and Mosely became a full-time bandmember.
In 2005 the band members went their separate ways for a while to create new material for their next album, Mosely moved to New York City
with Key while the others moved to Los Angeles
. The band reregrouped in LA in the spring 2005 to began pre-production of their new album.
In April, lead guitarist Ben Harper
stated in an interview with MTV News that he was finished with writing the guitar tracks for the album and that he was leaving the band. He was replaced by Ryan Mendez from the band Staring Back. The album Lights and Sounds
was released in January 2006, the album's theme centers around the band's negative feelings towards Los Angeles and time of production made the broke away from its pop punk sound to a more alternative rock album. The album peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200
, The title track, "Lights and Sounds
", was the first single, released a week before the album. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
October 16, 2006, the band re-entered the studio to begin pre-production on their next album. Paper Walls
was released in the U.S. on July 17, 2007, the album debuted at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling about 40,000 copies in its first week. The band spent the rest of the year promoting their new album nonstop since its release while touring with Linkin Park
and Blue October
On October 17, 2007 Pete Mosely announced that he had decided to leave the band "to pursue other endeavors" and noted that he "will continue to support Yellowcard". He returned to Jacksonville and rejoined Inspection 12.
With Yellowcard
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rock musician. He is one of the two guitarist, vocalist and pianist for the American punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Inspection 12
Inspection 12
Inspection 12 is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Robert Reid, Dan McLintock, John Comee and Scott Shad. They have released two full length recordings internationally, one on Honest Don's Records and one on Suburban Home Records and Takeover Records...
as well as the former bassist for the American pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band Yellowcard
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
. He joined Inspection 12 in 1996 but left in 2004 to be the bassist for Yellowcard. He left Yellowcard in 2007 and rejoined Inspection 12.
He was a big fan of steak, but around February 2007 he chose to become vegetarian.
Inspection 12 (1995-2004; 2008-present)
On December 1995, Mosely was added as the fourth member in Inspection 12 as second guitar and vocals. His first show with the band was at a friend's backyard birthday party. Because he did not know any of their songs, he only played the cover section consisting of songs by NOFXNOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
and Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
. The band went on to record four full length independent albums, and although being a relatively successful local band, Mosely recalls feeling like outcasts because of their preppy clothes and unorthodox style of punk rock, explaining that "Whenever we'd play a show like Good Riddance
Good Riddance
Good Riddance was a punk rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They released seven full-length studio albums on Fat Wreck Chords, and their final album was a live recording of their farewell concert in 2007. Led by vocalist Russ Rankin, the band's longtime lineup included guitarist Luke Pabich,...
or AFI
AFI
AFI, the three letter acronym, may refer to:*AFI , an American alternative rock band**AFI , an album by AFI released in 2004*Air Force Instruction, documented instructions for members of the United States Air Force...
, it would always be a real tough crowd. I used to hear it all the time about us being rich kids."
The band went on a hiatus in 1999 when singer Dan McLintock joined fellow musician Ryan Key
Ryan Key
Ryan Key is an American rock musician. He is best known for being the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the American pop punk band Yellowcard, and one of the two lead singers in his side project Big If.-Early life:...
to audition for the Tooth & Nail
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
band Craig's Brother
Craig's Brother
Craig's Brother is an American punk rock band founded by Andy Snyder, Scott Hrapoff and Heath Konkel, later joined by Ted Bond and Adam Nigh. They have released three full length recordings internationally, two on Tooth & Nail Records and one self-released through digital distribution.-Foundation...
. Ryan soon returned home and joined local band Yellowcard
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
, and a year later Dan also returned, with a proposal from Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
record label owner and Fat Mike to record some new material for consideration for Fat Wreck Chords subsidiary Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat....
. Guitarist James Trimble was by then studying in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
to become an obstetrician
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
so Ryan was asked to help with the recording of their Home EP. Yellowcards violinist Sean Mackin
Sean Mackin
Sean/Seán Mackin may refer to:*Seán Mackin , Northern Irish activist, fundraiser for the Friends of Sinn Féin*Sean Mackin , American musician for the pop punk band Yellowcard...
was also featured in the string section.
After the recording their record label debut album In Recovery
In Recovery
In Recovery is Inspection 12's fifth full length album and record label debut. It would become the final recording featuring drummer Scott Shad before his death in March of 2001, only months before it's release.-Track listing:#"Secure" – 2:35...
in December 2000, drummer Scott Shad died after going diabetic shock while driving his car, but the band persevered and drafted lifelong friend of the band Tim Grisnik as a drummer. They went on a U.S. tour and later returned to the studio to record their second album for Honest Don's, Get Rad
Get Rad
Get Rad is Inspection 12's sixth full length album. It was released independently in 2003, then internationally in 2004 by Floppy Cow Records, and in the US by Suburban Home Records. Takeover Records rereleased it with the original artwork in 2005...
.
However, after eight months of recording songs, Honest Don's president reportedly told them "My label doesn't put out this kind of music. And I don't even know what to call it. " They were dropped from the record label and bought their recorded material back to finish the album themselves.
Yellowcard (2003; 2004-2007)
Pete was simultaneously assisting Yellowcard with writing and recording bass guitar for their Capitol RecordsCapitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
debut Ocean Avenue, after their first bass player, Warren Cooke, had left the band due to personal reasons. Unwilling to join the band, Yellowcard recruited the bassist Alex Lewis
Alex Lewis (musician)
Alex Lewis is an American musician and was bass player for the popular punk-rock band Yellowcard. He was replaced by Peter Mosely. Lewis appeared in two music videos, Ocean Avenue and Way Away. Even though he is no longer in Yellowcard he still keeps in touch with current members of the band,...
instead. Shortly after the completion of Get Rad
Get Rad
Get Rad is Inspection 12's sixth full length album. It was released independently in 2003, then internationally in 2004 by Floppy Cow Records, and in the US by Suburban Home Records. Takeover Records rereleased it with the original artwork in 2005...
, Pete changed his mind and asked if he could join the band as their permanent bassist. Because Mosely had been an integral part of the writing for Ocean Avenue and had been friends with most of the band's members since high school, Lewis was asked to leave and Mosely became a full-time bandmember.
In 2005 the band members went their separate ways for a while to create new material for their next album, Mosely moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with Key while the others moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. The band reregrouped in LA in the spring 2005 to began pre-production of their new album.
In April, lead guitarist Ben Harper
Ben Harper (musician)
Not to be confused with Ben HarperBenjamin Eric Harper is an American rock musician. He is best known for being the former lead guitarist for the American pop punk band Yellowcard, as well as for the bands Amber Pacific and HeyMike!. Harper is co-owner of Takeover Records.-Yellowcard :Harper formed...
stated in an interview with MTV News that he was finished with writing the guitar tracks for the album and that he was leaving the band. He was replaced by Ryan Mendez from the band Staring Back. The album Lights and Sounds
Lights and Sounds
Lights and Sounds is the fifth studio album by American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on January 24, 2006 in the United States through Capitol Records. Lights and Sounds is Yellowcard's first concept album, which was inspired to reflect what the band was feeling at the time of production and...
was released in January 2006, the album's theme centers around the band's negative feelings towards Los Angeles and time of production made the broke away from its pop punk sound to a more alternative rock album. The album peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, The title track, "Lights and Sounds
Lights and Sounds (song)
"Lights and Sounds" is a song by the American pop punk band Yellowcard. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for their fifth album, Lights and Sounds...
", was the first single, released a week before the album. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
October 16, 2006, the band re-entered the studio to begin pre-production on their next album. Paper Walls
Paper Walls
Paper Walls is the third major-label album from American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on July 17, 2007, but their fourth full-length studio album with Ryan Key and sixth including those recorded before him. This is also the first Yellowcard album with Ryan Mendez, the last with Peter Mosely,...
was released in the U.S. on July 17, 2007, the album debuted at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling about 40,000 copies in its first week. The band spent the rest of the year promoting their new album nonstop since its release while touring with Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
and Blue October
Blue October
Blue October is a rock band from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and currently consists of Justin Furstenfeld , Jeremy Furstenfeld , Ryan Delahoussaye , Matt Noveskey , and Julian Mandrake .-History:Blue October was formed by lead...
On October 17, 2007 Pete Mosely announced that he had decided to leave the band "to pursue other endeavors" and noted that he "will continue to support Yellowcard". He returned to Jacksonville and rejoined Inspection 12.
Discography
With Inspection 12Inspection 12
Inspection 12 is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Robert Reid, Dan McLintock, John Comee and Scott Shad. They have released two full length recordings internationally, one on Honest Don's Records and one on Suburban Home Records and Takeover Records...
- Eponymous EP (1995)
- Come, Hefe, Come! (1996)
- Inspection 12 (1997)
- You're A Nation (1998)
- Step Into the Fire (1999)
- Home (2000)
- In RecoveryIn RecoveryIn Recovery is Inspection 12's fifth full length album and record label debut. It would become the final recording featuring drummer Scott Shad before his death in March of 2001, only months before it's release.-Track listing:#"Secure" – 2:35...
(2001) - Get RadGet RadGet Rad is Inspection 12's sixth full length album. It was released independently in 2003, then internationally in 2004 by Floppy Cow Records, and in the US by Suburban Home Records. Takeover Records rereleased it with the original artwork in 2005...
(2003)
With Yellowcard
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
- Ocean Avenue (2003)
- Lights and SoundsLights and SoundsLights and Sounds is the fifth studio album by American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on January 24, 2006 in the United States through Capitol Records. Lights and Sounds is Yellowcard's first concept album, which was inspired to reflect what the band was feeling at the time of production and...
(2006) - Paper WallsPaper WallsPaper Walls is the third major-label album from American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on July 17, 2007, but their fourth full-length studio album with Ryan Key and sixth including those recorded before him. This is also the first Yellowcard album with Ryan Mendez, the last with Peter Mosely,...
(2007)