Marco Mendoza

Marco Mendoza
Mendoza with Thin Lizzy at Aberdeen Music Hall January 6th 2011
Background information
Born	3 May 1963 (1963-05-03) (age 48) San Diego, California, United States
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, bass, guitar
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Frontiers Records
Associated acts	Blue Murder, John Sykes, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Soul SirkUS, Whitesnake
Website	Official website

Marco Mendoza (born 3 May 1963) is an American musician. He spent his formative years living with his grandmother in Tijuana, Mexico. He started playing the guitar at an early age, adopting the bass when he was invited to join a band that needed a player.

Mendoza played in John Sykes' band Blue Murder, from 1991 until 1993. Mendoza is the bassist for the reformed version of Thin Lizzy with whom he is touring Europe throughout 2011.^[1] Mendoza joined the band in 1996 then left in 2000. From 2000 to 2003 he toured with Ted Nugent. Mendoza returned to Thin Lizzy in 2005 replacing Randy Gregg and left again in 2007. He then toured with ex-Dokken guitarist George Lynch in his band Lynch Mob. After John Sykes' departure from Thin Lizzy 2009, Scott Gorham set to work on creating the greatest lineup of Thin Lizzy since Phil Lynott's passing. Rejoining him are old band mates Brian Downey (the only founder of the band now playing) and Darren Wharton. New to the lineup are Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell and former The Almighty vocalist Ricky Warwick. After months of pre-production and rehearsals, the band issued a press release about their new lineup in May 2010. This version of Thin Lizzy started an extensive world tour in January 2011 and is scheduled to continue for the foreseeable future.

Mendoza with Thin Lizzy onstage

Mendoza has also played for the band Soul SirkUS and with a lot of other musicians from different backgrounds including: Suzy K, Right Said Fred, Robert Williams, Roch Voisine, Rafael Aragon, Debby Yeager, Tin Drum and Tommy Shaw, among others.

In 2004 Mendoza toured with Whitesnake, another band that once featured Sykes (and also features Aldridge), and appears on their DVD Live... In the Still of the Night. In 2004, Mendoza guested on keyboardist Derek Sherinian's solo album Mythology.

On July 6, 2007, Mendoza released his first solo album Live For Tomorrow, through Frontiers Records in Europe. The record was produced and co-written by Richie Kotzen and features guest performances by Steve Lukather, Ted Nugent, Doug Aldrich, Tommy Aldridge, Brian Tichy, Marco Renteria (Jaguares) and others.

Personal and current life

Mendoza lives in Huntington Beach and, when not touring, has played with his band Mendoza, Heredia, Neto on Tuesday nights at La Ve Lee Jazz Club in Studio City. The band has recorded a live CD.

Mendoza has five children, Marco Renteria (bassman in award winning Jaguares and played on Mendoza's Live For Tomorrow), Aaron, Ava, Faith and Max. He married his current wife Leah on December 2, 2001.

Mendoza is a well-known supporter of gun rights. He enjoys hunting, fishing, trapping, and the general outdoors. Mendoza is commonly known to hunt with fellow musician and frequent collaborator Ted Nugent.

Discography

• 2004 Mythology
• 2004 Live... In the Still of the Night DVD

Tribute albums

• 1999 Little Guitars: A Tribute to Van Halen
• 2000 Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica
• 2001 Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute
• 2002 Pigs and Pyramids: An All Star Lineup Performing The Songs of Pink Floyd
• 2002 One Way Street: A Tribute to Aerosmith

Other collaborations

• 1990 Ward One: Along the Way with Bill Ward
• 1993 Nothin' but Trouble
• 1994 Screaming Blue Murder with Blue Murder
• 1995 Real World with Tin Drum
• 1995 Out of My Tree with John Sykes
• 1996 Feels Good with Michael Ruff
• 1996 Smashing! with Right Said Fred
• 1996 Kissing Rain with Roch Voisine
• 1997 Loveland
• 1997 Sugar Cane with Rafael Aragon
• 1998 Date with the Devil's Daughter with Robert Williams
• 1998 7 Deadly Zens with Tommy Shaw
• 2000 20th Century with John Sykes
• 2000 One Night Only Thin Lizzy
• 2000 Into the Light with David Coverdale
• 2001 Full Bluntal Nugity with Ted Nugent
• 2002 Craveman with Ted Nugent
• 2004 Mythology with Derek Sherinian
• 2005 World Play with Soul SirkUS
• 2006 Live... In the Still of the Night with Whitesnake
• 2007 Are You Listening? with The Cranberries' vocalist Dolores O'Riordan
• 2009 Play My Game with Tim "The Ripper" Owens
• 2009 No Baggage
• 2009 Smoke and Mirrors with Lynch Mob

With John Sykes

• 20th Century (1995)
• Out of My Tree (2000)
• 20th Century (2000)
• Nuclear Cowboy (2003)
• Bad Boy Live! (2005)

Solo albums

• Live For Tomorrow (2007)
• Casa Mendoza (2010)

References

1. ^ Dougan, John. "Biography: Thin Lizzy". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5633/biography. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 

External links

• The Official Marco Mendoza Website
• BBC Marco Mendoza site
• MARCO MENDOZA TALKS ABOUT THE “NEW” THIN LIZZY

Persondata
Name	Mendoza, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	Musician, songwriter
Date of birth	3 May 1963
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Date of death
Place of death