Mauro Pezzente

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Mauro Pezzente
Born Canada
Genre(s) Post-rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Years active 1994 – present
Label(s) Kranky (1998 – 2002)
Constellation
Associated acts Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Mauro Pezzente is a Canadian musician. He is best known as being co-founder of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

Pezzente, along with Efrim Menuck and Mike Moya, founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 1994.[1] Along with Thierry Amar, Pezzente plays the bass guitar for the band.[1]

Pezzente has the distinction of being the first to live and perform within the Hotel2Tango.[2] Christening it the Gallery Quiva, Pezzente and his girlfriend played infrequent shows there until exhaust and carbon monoxide from the garage below the loft caused them to move out.[2] Efrim Menuck soon moved in and renamed it.[2]

Pezzente has recently been playing with the Montreal band Crowface[1].

Crowface played their last show on November 14th, 2007. This marked Pezzente's retirement from music for the time being.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Constellation Records (2006). Godspeed You! Black Emperor biography (html). Bands Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  2. ^ a b c Rahman, Ali and Carpenter, Lorraine (2000). The Front – October 19, 2000 (html). Montreal Mirror. Mirror. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.

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NAME Pezzente, Mauro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Musician
DATE OF BIRTH Canada
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH