| Fred Mascherino | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Frederick Paul Mascherino |
| Born | July 27, 1975 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, power pop, folk rock, emo |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Associated acts | Taking Back Sunday The Color Fred Terrible Things Breaking Pangaea Brody |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Les Paul Gibson SG Special |
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Frederick Paul Mascherino (born July 27, 1975 [1]) is an American musician best known for his work as lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist in alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday. He is currently in the band Terrible Things.
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Mascherino was born in Philadelphia and raised in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Bishop Shanahan High School and Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in Jazz Guitar.[2]
From 1992 to 1999, Mascherino was in a band named Brody, whose members included Billy Warburton, Brodie Ruland, Keith Cucuzza, Dan Sagherian, and Bill Loughin. It was during this time that he met Eddie Reyes, then of Clockwise.[3] Brody released a 7" EP on Creep Records entitled "Against Forgetting" and a full-length CD entitled "Worth Dying For" on Harvest records. The band was also featured on several compilations, including Blackout! Records' "Punk Rock Jukebox."
In 2000, after Brody broke up, Mascherino became lead singer and guitarist for Breaking Pangaea, a band from Philadelphia. Other members included drummer Will Noon, and bassist Clint Stelfox. They were taken on by Florida label Undecided Records, and produced EP "Take Apart the Words" and full-length CD "A Cannon to a Whisper".
In May 2003, Breaking Pangaea released an EP entitled "Phoenix" through Equal Vision Records.
In 2004, the members of Breaking Pangaea met up again and played to a sold out crowd at the First Unitarian Church in Philly. From the stage, Mascherino told the crowd it would not be their last show.[4]
Mascherino joined Taking Back Sunday in 2003, replacing original guitarist/singer John Nolan after Nolan left the band with bassist Shaun Cooper to pursue different musical interests with Straylight Run.
Fred's main guitar is a Gibson SG Special, while his main amp consists of a Marshall JCM 800 2203 100-watt head, and a Marshall 1960A cabinet with Celestion Greenback speakers. He notes that the cabinet accounts for 75% of his sound.[5]
During the 2006 Taste of Chaos tour (for which Taking Back Sunday was headlining) Fred returned home due to family commitments. His bandmates were forced to continue without him, supported onstage by members of Saosin, Anti-Flag and Underoath. It was later revealed that Fred's family commitments were in regard to his mother-in-law's battle with cancer.[6]
In 2007 Fred was also not at the Jacksonville, FL show of the Projekt Revolution tour, as well as a club show they did on the side. At the show he was said to be gone for personal reasons. On August 12, he posted a blog on Myspace.com revealing that his absence was because of his brother's wedding.
On October 4, it was announced that Fred left the band to work on his solo project, The Color Fred.
The Color Fred is Mascherino's solo project. He has played a handful of dates with Circa Survive's Anthony Green, Owen, Envy on the Coast, Zella Mayzell and Stars Hide Fire. During these shows Mascherino was supported by former bandmate Will Noon on drums and then-bandmate Matt Rubano on bass.
The Color Fred released "The Intervention EP" on April 18, 2009 to commemorate record store day.
According to Fred he has stated he will put The Color Fred on hold for the time being to work on his new project.
On October 25, 2009, Mascherino and Andy Jackson (Death In The Park/ex-Hot Rod Circuit) announced plans for a new music project called Initials. The band later changed its name to Terrible Things. They were soon joined by ex-Coheed and Cambria drummer, Josh Eppard. They released their Self-Titled full length album on August 31, 2010. The album is a concept album revolving around a string of arson fires in Mascherino's hometown, Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Brian Weaver, formerly of Silvertide, joined the band as bassist in 2010. On April 20, 2011, Andy Jackson announced that he had left the band.[7] The band and Jackson are still on good terms, and the band has continued without him, with Eppard and Weaver aiding Mascherino with vocal duties. In November 2011, Josh Eppard left to rejoin Coheed and Cambria.
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