Mass Giorgini is an American musician. The son of renowned artist Aldo Giorgini, he has played bass in some of the formative bands of the pop punk genre. He began his musical career as bassist of the band Rattail Grenadier. He is one of the founding members of Squirtgun, a band with which he continues to play. Mass has also played bass in Screeching Weasel and Common Rider, and for a short time also played bass guitar with Ben Weasel's latest band, Sweet Black And Blue. Mass Giorgini is also a saxophonist, playing not only in Common Rider, but also as a guest on albums by several other bands, including Moral Crux and Scarred Hope. Aldo Giorgini (born March 15, 1934 in Voghera, Italy), was a noted artist and a pioneer in computer graphics (and father of music producer Mass Giorgini). ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Rattail Grenadier was founded in 1984 by Mass Giorgini (bassist) and Flav Giorgini (guitarist). ... Squirtgun in 1993 ((left to right)Mass Giorgini, Matt Hart, Dan Lumley, Flav Giorgini) Squirtgun was formed by producer Mass Giorgini in 1994, and was made up of former members of his recently disbanded Rattail Grenadier. ... Screeching Weasel was a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Common Rider was formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass), and Dan Lumley (drums). ... Ben Weasel (born Ben Foster in Chicago, Illinois) is the lead singer of punk rock band Screeching Weasel, as well as The Riverdales. ... Common Rider was formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass), and Dan Lumley (drums). ...

Perhaps more notable than his endeavors as a musician are his credits for his work on the production of punk recordings. As a producer, he has worked in conjunction with leading punk rock figures such as Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Kris Roe of the Ataris, as well as assisting noted producers such as Paul Mahern (John Mellencamp, Iggy Pop), John Strohm (Lemonheads, Blake Babies), and Anjali Dutt (Oasis, Swervedriver). Since 1990, he has owned and operated Sonic Iguana Studios in Lafayette, Indiana. He has had his hands in creating the recordings of many bands (sometimes recording, mixing, mastering, and producing), including: Billie Joe Armstrong, lead vocalist of Green Day Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist for Green Day. ... Green Day is a band from California, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong (lead vocals and guitar), Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard; bass, backing vocals), and Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III; drums, percussion, backing vocals). ... Kris Roe (left) and fellow Ataris guitarist John Collura at an acoustic show in Carmel, Indiana on January 13, 2006. ... The Ataris are an American group formed in 1994 in Anderson, Indiana. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... The Lemonheads was an indie, alternative and punk band from the United States. ... Oasis in the Libyan part of the Sahara In geography, an oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. ... Swervedriver was a 1990s British guitar band that were, initially, associated with the shoegazing movement, however their heavier rock & roll style also related them to the grunge genre coming from the U.S. Pacific Northwest. ... Nickname: Star City Map Political Statistics Founded 1825 Incorporated 1854 County Tippecanoe County Mayor Tony Roswarski Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 52 km² ( 20. ... Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of sound through mechanical and electronic means. ... Audio mixing is used in sound recording, audio editing and sound systems to balance the relative volume and frequency content of a number of sound sources. ... Audio mastering is the process of preparing and transfering recorded audio to a medium for future duplication. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...

Mass Giorgini (on left) with his band Squirtgun.

• Anti-Flag
• Alkaline Trio
• Born Against
• Common Rider
• The Groovie Ghoulies
• Moral Crux
• The Queers
• Rise Against
• The Riverdales
• Screeching Weasel
• Slapstick
• Smoking Popes
• Squirtgun
• Teen Idols
• The Huntingtons
• Suckerbox

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1172x1494, 430 KB) Summary Photo by Jessie Snaza. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1172x1494, 430 KB) Summary Photo by Jessie Snaza. ... Anti-Flag is a political punk rock band from Pittsburgh, which has existed in various forms since 1988. ... Alkaline Trio is a punk rock band from Chicago consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/vocals, Dan Andriano on bass/vocals, and Derek Grant on drums. ... Born Against was a critically acclaimed left-wing, in-your-face hardcore punk band from New York. ... Common Rider was formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass), and Dan Lumley (drums). ... The Groovie Ghoulies are a pop-punk band from Sacramento, California in the 1990s and 2000s. ... Joe King playing with The Queers in Oslo 2005 The Queers are a pop punk band from New Hampshire, formed in 1982. ... Rise Against is a punk/hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Formed in 1999, and originally performing under the name Transistor Revolt, they released a self-produced demo entitled Transistor Revolt in 2000, a year before signing with Fat Wreck Chords to release their first two albums, The Unraveling, and... The Riverdales are an American punk rock music group. ... Screeching Weasel was a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ... The Smoking Popes take on punk-pop is centered around lead singer Josh Caterer, whose obsessions with big-band records and black-and-white movies on the American Movie Classics channel have led him to develop a vocal style unique in punk -- the Popes sound like a familiar loud-guitar... Squirtgun in 1993 ((left to right)Mass Giorgini, Matt Hart, Dan Lumley, Flav Giorgini) Squirtgun was formed by producer Mass Giorgini in 1994, and was made up of former members of his recently disbanded Rattail Grenadier. ... Teen Idols (not to be confused with the DC hardcore band Teen Idles) are a punk band based in Nashville. ... The Huntingtons are a punk rock band which formed in 1993-1994 at Drexel University with Cliff Powell [Cliffy Huntington], Mike Holt [Mikey Huntington] and Mike Pierce [Mikee Huntington]. They all adopted the surname Huntington in honor of the Ramones who they strived to be like. ...

External links

• Sonic Iguana Studios
• Official Squirtgun site
• Mass Giorgini's Blog