Reel Big Fish
American ska band · California ska punk band
| Description | American ska band Source: Wikidata |
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| Formed | 1992 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Formed in | Huntington Beach Orange County Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
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| Country | US United States Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Genres | ska punk Source: Wikidata |
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| Record labels | Mojo Records Source: Wikidata |
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Members
- Zach Gilltrap 1991–1993 (drum machine); 1991–1993 (synthesizer); 1991–1993 (keyboard) · MusicBrainz
- Ben Guzman 1991–1993 (lead vocals) · MusicBrainz
- Lisa Smith 1991–1993 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Andrew Gonzales 1991–1999 (percussion); 1991–1999 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Matt Wong 1991–2007 (background vocals); 1991–2007 (bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Eric Vistmantas 1992–1994 (trumpet) · MusicBrainz
- Stephan Reed 1993–1994 (saxophone) · MusicBrainz
- Aaron Barrett 1993–present (lead vocals); ?–present (guitar); ?–present (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
- Adam Polakoff 1994–1995 (saxophone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Robert Quimby 1994–1995 (trombone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Tavis Werts 1994–2001-10-15 (flugelhorn); 1994–2001-10-15 (trumpet) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Dan Regan 1994–2013 (background vocals); 1994–2013 (trombone); 2024–present (background vocals); 2024–present (trombone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Grant Barry 1995–1999 (background vocals); 1995–1999 (trombone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Scott Klopfenstein 1995–2011 (background vocals); 1995–2011 (additional, lead vocals); 1995–2011 (trumpet); 1995–2011 (guitar); 1995–2011 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Carlos de la Garza 1999–2003 (percussion); 1999–2003 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Tyler Jones 2001–2004 (trumpet) · MusicBrainz
- Justin Ferreira 2003–2005 (percussion); 2003–2005 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- John Christianson 2004–present (background vocals); 2004–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz
- Ryland Steen 2005–2014 (background vocals); 2005–2014 (percussion); 2005–2014 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Derek Gibbs 2007–present (background vocals); 2007–present (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
- Matthew Appleton 2011–present (additional, lead vocals); 2011–present (background vocals); 2011–present (saxophone); 2011–present (keyboard) · MusicBrainz
- Billy Kottage 2013–2019 (background vocals); 2013–2019 (trombone); 2013–2019 (keyboard) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Ed Larsen 2014–present (percussion); 2014–present (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
- Matt Appleton · Discogs
- Brandon Werts · Discogs
- Derek Gibbs (2) · Discogs
- John Christianson (2) · Discogs
- Ben Guzman (2) · Discogs
- Edward Larsen · Discogs
Also known as
-RBF- Big Reel Fish R.B.F. R.B.F. inc. RBF Rbf Real Big Fish reelbigfish inc.
Links
Identifiers
mbid: 5e5480be-eded-44ad-9c45-f6136ec2f5db · wikidata: Q665979 · isni: 0000000122881441 · discogs: 165426 · apple_music: 1614216 · spotify: 3bXhZFreBJF4QDUUiMmtZW
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