The Color Fred

In the beginning gaining fame mainly because lead guitarist/singer for emo powerhouse Taking Back again Sunday just before striking from his own because the Color Fred, Fred Mascherino was created about July 27, 1975, and was raised in Coatesville, PA, an integral part of metro Philadelphia. He continued to earn a qualification in jazz overall performance from close by Temple University, and likewise to his formal education, Mascherino discovered a few of his first musical motivation from punk organizations like Dag Nasty, the Descendents, and Jawbreaker. Obtaining mixed up in local Philly picture, he played acoustic guitar and sang for the punk music group Brody from 1992-1999, a period where he also became friends with a man from your group Clockwise called Ed Reyes. Brody released one 7″ and something full-length album within their period together, and pursuing their demise, Mascherino founded the emo-leaning indie rock and roll clothing Breaking Pangea alongside Will Noon and Clint Stelfox. The very first Breaking Pangea display happened in January 2000, and after three produces on two record brands (Undecided Information and Equal Eyesight), the trio continued its last tour in Apr 2003. That last circular of displays included times with Taking Back again Weekend — which highlighted Mascherino’s previous friend Reyes — who weeks afterwards expanded an invitation to him to displace departed guitarist/vocalist John Nolan. (Weirdly enough, Nolan continued to create Straylight Operate with among Mascherino’s previous bandmates, Will Noon.) Mascherino quickly recognized and became a member of up with TBS in the summer’s Warped Tour. Just like Nolan did just before him, Mascherino supplied complementary vocals to business lead vocalist Adam Lazzara and became essential within the band’s songwriting procedure. But after two well-received albums — 2004’s Where You intend to End up being and 2006’s Louder Today — the innovative procedure grew anxious, personal enjoyment acquired faded, and Mascherino eventually decided to keep the music group in nov 2007. He previously already been focusing on single material for quite a while before his departure (some music dating back again to the Breaking Pangea times), but factors didn’t really begin coming jointly until a melody (“Heading Back again East”) was included on the same Vision compilation. The very first displays played beneath the name the colour Fred — a name selected from Taking Back again Sunday fan recommendations — had been in January 2005 and exclusively contains him along with a acoustic guitar. By early 2007, the colour Fred (centered out of NJ) presented a live support band, including bassist PJ Relationship and drummer Steve Curtis. Mascherino’s debut record therefore, Flex to Break, premiered on Equal Eyesight in Oct 2007, having a sound not entirely not the same as Taking Back Weekend.