Joe Principe

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Joe Principe
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Background information
Born (1974-11-14) November 14, 1974 (age 49)
Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Bassist
Years active1993–present

Joseph Daniel Principe (/ˈprɪnsɪpeɪ/; born November 14, 1974) is an American musician. He is the bassist, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the punk rock band Rise Against.

He is also

PETA with his band.[1]

Early life

Principe began his musical career at age 15, learning to play by ear and influenced during his formative years by

Descendents, Bill Swerski and other like minded bands. Principe attended Holy Cross High School in River Grove, Illinois.[2]

Career

88 Fingers Louie (1993–1999)

In 1993, Principe formed the Chicago punk band 88 Fingers Louie with Dom Vallone, Mr. Precision, and Denis Buckley. The band were together for six years of touring and releasing records (Go Away, Wanted, Totin' 40's & Fuckin' Shit Up, Behind Bars, 88 Fingers Up Your Ass, The Dom Years, The Teacher Gets It, Back On The Streets, 88 Fingers Louie/Kid Dynamite). In 1999, tensions formed within the band, and the members decided to break up and go their separate ways.

Rise Against (1999–present)

Main article: Rise Against

Shortly after the breakup with 88 Fingers Louie, Principe met future bandmate and friend

Mr. Precision
had recorded. It was then McIlrath agreed to form the band. They later met up with drummer Toni Tintari and formed the band as "Transistor Revolt", the band's original name before changing it to "Rise Against".

In 2000, they released the self-titled demo, Transistor Revolt. Tintari left the band in the fall of that year before the recording of their full-length album. He was later replaced by

Life Less Frightening
".

Principe in 2015

The band re-entered the studio in January 2006, after touring in support of Siren Song of the Counter Culture, and recorded their fourth studio album at the Blasting Room studio in Fort Collins, Colorado with producers

This Is Noise
, which was subsequently released in the United States on January 15, 2008.

Rise Against's fifth studio album,

Riverboat Gamblers
in June and July 2009.

After touring for almost two years, Rise Against had begun recording their sixth studio album for a 2011 release, at the

Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado. Rise Against announced two South American shows in Brazil and Argentina and a run of European shows in late February and March 2011, respectively. Endgame
was released on March 11, 2011, in the United States peaking at number 2 on The Billboard 200, receiving positive reviews from critics and commercial success. Rise Against have since earned several gold and platinum records in the United States and Canada throughout their career.

Personal life

Joe Principe currently resides in suburban Chicago (Downers Grove) with his wife, Elena and their three children; Micah, Zoe, and Nico.[

vegetarian for many years and, inspired by his wife, he made the transition to veganism in 2017.[3]

Musical equipment

Joe has primarily used

Fender basses and Ampeg amplifiers throughout his career. He used a Fender Jazz Bass for the recording of The Unraveling, a G&L JB-2 for the recording of Revolutions Per Minute and the Heaven Knows music video, a Geddy Lee Signature Fender Jazz Bass for the recording of Siren Song of the Counter Culture and has used varieties of the Fender Precision Bass for the following albums, tours and music videos. As well as Ampeg amplifiers, Joe has used a Fender Super Bassman 300 watt head with 8x10 cabinets and has recently started using Orange amplifiers
, using the Orange AD200 head with 2 8x10 cabinets. He also owns an Orange Terror Bass 1000 head.

Joe has used the following equipment:

Discography

See also: Rise Against discography

References

  1. ^ "Top 10 Reasons We Love Rise Against". July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. Daily Herald
    . Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Smile, Chelsea (November 21, 2017). "Rise Against's Joe Principe on why he went vegan, gives tips for Thanksgiving". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "SPECIMEN – Custom Aluminum Bass Guitars". Specimenproducts.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Rise Against's Joe Principe". Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "Rise Against's Joe Principe". Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Rise Against's Joe Principe". Retrieved September 21, 2015.

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