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A seasoned rock bassist who is proficient in multiple genres including heavy metal, jazz fusion, and funk,
Marco Mendoza handles bass duties for Aussie/American hard rockers
Dead Daisies and the re-formed lineup of
Thin Lizzy -- he is also an ex-member of
Thin Lizzy offshoot
Black Star Riders. A native of San Diego, California,
Mendoza did time with a number of acts (
Black Sabbath's
Bill Ward, Alias, and
Blue Murder) before teaming up with
John Sykes,
Scott Gorham,
Darren Wharton, and
Brian Downey in 1994 for a rebooted version of stalwart classic rockers
Thin Lizzy. He released his debut solo LP,
Live for Tomorrow, in 2007 via
Frontiers Records, with two more solo offerings,
Casa Mendoza and Viva La Rock arriving in 2010 and 2018, respectively. In addition to
Dead Daisies,
Thin Lizzy, and his solo work,
Mendoza has shared the stage and studio with a host of other high-profile artists, including
Ted Nugent, Soul SirkUS, and
Whitesnake. ~ James Christopher Monger