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Doug Pinnick performing with King's X in 2009Background informationBorn( 1950-09-03) September 3, 1950 (age 69), U.S.Genres,InstrumentsVocals, bass, guitarAssociated acts, Poundhound, Pinnick Gales Pridgen, Tres Mts., 3rd Ear Experience,Douglas Theodore Pinnick (born September 3, 1950), sometimes stylized as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg, is an American musician best known as the, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the and band. He has performed on fifteen albums with King's X, and recorded four solo albums.
Pinnick has also participated in numerous side projects, and has multiple guest appearances to his credit. He is recognized for his unique vocals (which are characterized by a strong gospel influence), and heavily distorted bass tone. Contents.History Doug Pinnick was born in then moved to when he was fourteen.
He grew up in a musical family where everyone either sang or played an instrument. He was raised by his great-grandmother, a devoutly religious woman, and was reared in a very strict Southern Baptist environment.
Jun 29, 2017 Dug Pinnick, bassist-singer for progressive veterans King’s X and rock act KXM, has been publicly out since he declared his orientation in an interview with Christian publication Regeneration.
He has seventeen half-brothers and sisters, from three mothers and two fathers. When he was in grade school, Pinnick participated in choir and played saxophone.
As a teenager, he listened to classic R&B and artists such as,. Pinnick sang in bands throughout high school, one of the earliest being a group called Stone Flower which he describes as ' meets '. While attending in 1969, Pinnick was inspired by hard rock bands such as. Around this time, he also started listening to perhaps his biggest influence, Sly & the Family Stone.
His dream was to form a band that combined all of these varied influences.After attending college for roughly six months, Pinnick dropped out and joined a traveling gospel band called The Spurrlows.At one point in the early seventies, Pinnick moved to a Christian community in Florida. There, he remained involved in the music business by promoting small shows by Christian rock bands. He soon grew tired of that and moved back to Illinois.In the mid seventies, Pinnick formed a band called Servant with keyboardist Matt Spransy.
They were described as a progressive, art rock type of band along the lines of. The band played all over the midwest and put together a demo of original songs.
Oddly enough, there was a band from Canada that also called themselves who had actually scored a recording contract. Spransy joined the other band in the late seventies, and recorded a song for the 1981 album Rockin' Revival that he and Pinnick had written together called 'I'm Gonna Live'. Pinnick was also part of Alpha as well as his own Doug Pinnick Band shortly after Spransy joined the Canadian Servant.In 1979, Pinnick was invited to join a band that was forming in. With singer of fame.
He accepted the offer and re-located, only to have the band dissolve within a month of his arrival. He was soon offered a spot in guitarist 's touring band, along with the drummer from the failed Volz project,. Pinnick has a co-writing credit on the track 'Just a Moment Away' from Keaggy's 1980 album. Pinnick toured with Keaggy for about a year before returning to Springfield and set about looking for a new musical project.Pinnick soon became involved with guitarist after seeing him play a concert at in Springfield.
Jerry Gaskill was later included and the band The Edge was born. In 1983, the band changed their name to Sneak Preview and released an independent,. The trio evolved into several years (and a move to Houston, Texas) later.Since then, Pinnick has become one of the most respected voices in rock music by fans, critics, and peers alike. He is highly sought-after by other artists for album guest appearances, as well as membership in several side bands and recording projects.In 1998, Pinnick confirmed his homosexuality, during an interview for Regeneration Quarterly. Cancelled distribution of King's X material in Christian retail stores following this information becoming public knowledge. In recent years, Pinnick has revealed that he now identifies as, in contrast to his past.Besides King's X, Pinnick became active with his own Hound Pound studio in Texas. He currently resides in Los Angeles.In March 2018, it was announced that original member of the band would embark on a 35-date tour of North America for their 50th anniversary of the band's debut, recruiting Pinnick to play bass along with of, of, and Marcus Durant of.
Projects. Pinnick in 2018Pinnick's first solo project, Poundhound, released two albums, and, with bandmate on drums on some tracks from the first album and all tracks on the second. Doug dropped the Poundhound moniker for his third solo album, instead crediting himself as 'dUg Pinnick.' The album, released by, features Gaskill's son, Joey, on drums.He released his fourth solo album, in November 2007 on Magna Carta.Pinnick was also a member of the short-lived band Supershine, along with long-time guitarist, and drummer,.
Supershine released only one self-titled album in 2000 on. He sang lead vocals on the eponymous debut album by former guitarist Reb Beach's band, released in 2005. He also stood in for lead singer on 's European tour in August 2006 while Glover was starring as in a tour of.Other vocal appearances by Doug Pinnick include 's 'Lines In the Sand' (guest vocals in the choruses) from the album, 'Welcome to the Machine' from the album, 'Parasite' on an all-star tribute to entitled, as well as 'Taxman' on a Beatles tribute album entitled Butchering the Beatles.Pinnick appears on the 2008 holiday album., a compilation album featuring many hard rock musicians collaborating on popular Christmas songs. Pinnick appears on the track 'Little Drummer Boy'. He performed guest vocals on the Black Sugar Transmission track 'Runnin' Like a Dog', which was released on the band's e.p. USE IT in 2009.
He also performs with King's X partner Ty Tabor, along with former Galactic Cowboys members Wally Farkas and Alan Doss, as a group called The Jibbs. They have a song, 'Burns In The Rain', available via download to help relief efforts following Hurricane Ike.Dug sang all lead vocals on Razr 13's (Austin, Texas) debut record 'Reflections' released in 2009. Professional wrestler, Vinnie Vineyard (Funkmaster V) uses a remixed version of Pinnick's 'Coming Over' as his entrance music.
Hal Sparks used several tracks off of Pinnick's Strum Sum Up CD as his musical accompaniment during his magic show performances on VH1's Celebracadabra that aired in 2008Pinnick's side project, Tres Mts., with of and of the, released their album, Three Mountains, through Monkeywrench Records on March 8, 2011.He also sang backup on Pearl Jam's song 'W.M.A.' During Pearl Jam's April 3, 1994 concert, which King's X opened for.On February 12, 2013, Magna Carta released the -produced Pinnick Gales Pridgen, featuring on guitar and vocals, Pinnick on bass and vocals, and (formerly of ) on drums. The 13-track album features one cover song, ', originally by, one short instrumental based on 's ', and the remaining songs written by some combination of Pinnick, Gales, Pridgen and Varney. The follow-up, titled PGP 2, was released on July 8, 2014.In 2013, Pinnick collaborated with friend Robbi Robb of to form the Mojave, CA based jam band 3rd Ear Experience.
They released two albums, Peacock Black and Boi, the later issued through Megaforce Records, within only months of each other. A third album, Incredible Good Fortune, followed in 2014 although Pinnick did not appear on it.On March 11, 2014, Pinnick's all-star side project, featuring former guitarist and drummer, released their eponymous debut album through Rat Pak Records.
In May 2014, Pinnick's side project with the Emmy Award-winning Bihlman Brothers signed a deal with Megaforce Records and announced an August 19, 2014 release for their debut record. Equipment Pinnick is a notable user of the 12-string bass, which is a bass guitar with four sets of triple-coursed octave strings, similar to a 12-string guitar. Pinnick owns a custom made 12-string bass, made by Yamaha, which he uses in the studio and in live performances.
Pinnick was endorsed by Yamaha, although he briefly switched to Dean guitars in the late 2000s. Pinnick also recently endorsed by Schecter, and used two Model-T basses in 2011 for the Live Love over Europe tour.He used Ampeg amplifiers exclusively, but the New York-based Tech 21 released his signature bass amp head, the dUg Ultra bass 1000. He also uses a complex rig set-up including many EQs and amplifiers. Pinnick is also a user of the Line 6 POD pro, which he uses for effects. Oddly, he uses the guitar, not the bass model of the POD pro effects. Complete discography King's X.
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See the entry forPoundhound. (1998). (2001)KXM. (2014). (2017). (2019)Solo albums.
(2005). (Molken Music, 2006) A collection of King's X demos with two previously unreleased songs. (2007).
Naked (2013)Side bands. Supershine - s/t (2000). s/t (2005). The Jibbs - 'Burns In The Rain' single (2008).
Razr 13 - Reflections (2009). Tres Mts. Three Mountains (2011).
3rd Ear Experience - Peacock Black (2013). 3rd Ear Experience - Boi (2013). Pinnick Gales Pridgen - s/t (2013). Pinnick Gales Pridgen - PGP 2 (2014). Grinder Blues - s/t (2014)Guest appearances.
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