Juan Croucier

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Juan Croucier (born Juan Carlos Croucier on August 22, 1959 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) is a Cuban-American, heavy metal musician. He was formerly a bassist for the metal bands Dokken and Ratt. Some people claim that in 1983, he and Jeff Pilson swapped places when Juan left Dokken for Ratt and claim that Pilson left Ratt to join Dokken. However, Juan Croucier himself has denied this.

Interestingly, he played on Dokken's "Breaking the Chains," but departed prior to the video shoot. Pilson, having just replaced him, had to mimic the bass playing in the video.

Upon joining Ratt, he was credited for helping the band sell five consecutive platinum albums and wrote many of the band's biggest hits such as "Lack of Communication" and You're In Love". Croucier gained a reputation for his ability to compose deep-grooved yet tuneful basslines and knack for bringing a pop-savvy sensibility to complement the talented styled playing of such guitarists as George Lynch, Warren DeMartini, and Robbin Crosby.

He now operates a recording studio called "The Cellar" in Los Angeles and works with his band, Liquid Sunday. He also bowls, jogs, shops and is an avid fisherman.

A reported rift between Juan and Ratt singer, Stephen Pearcy, was the major cause for Juan to leave the band.

Croucier toured with Pearcy during the summer of 2006 and recently formed a new band. The group consists of Croucier on bass and lead vocals, Jeff Cohen on guitar and John Medina on drums.[1] However, the band has not given a name for the new project.

On December 1, 2006 the website "Metal Sludge" reported that Pearcy and Croucier might re-unite with Bobby Blotzer and Warren DeMartini and will thus, replace Jizzy Pearl and Robbie Crane and stated that John Corabi will most likely stay with the group.^[1] This has not yet been confirmed by any of the bandmembers and is now only considered a rumor, although Blotzer was seen sharing the stage with Croucier and Pearcy on October 27, 2006 during their tour together.

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Juan Croucier himself often chats with his fans on the forum from his Official Website. He also usually answers questions his fans might ask him with topics such as Ratt, Liquid Sunday, and other side-projects he works on.