Muzz Skillings
Muzz Skillings (Queens, New York) is an American bassist, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for having been the original bassist with Living Colour.
Skillings played bass, sang backing vocals, and co-wrote songs on the Grammy award-winning 1988 debut album Vivid, the Grammy award-winning 1990 follow up Time's Up, and the 1991 EP Biscuits. His use of melodic, complex and moving bass lines during his time with Living Colour left him with high acclaim from musicians worldwide.
Skillings's departure from the band in 1992 was due to musical differences, and a desire to branch off and evolve musically outside of Living Colour. He left under good terms (as indicated in his liner notes printed in the album sleeve of Living Colour's 1995 best-of compilation, Pride) and has returned to the band on occasion (for one-off events) in order to cover for their current bassist Doug Wimbish when the latter is unavailable.
Skillings has since led a band called Medicine Stick, in which he plays electric guitar and sings lead vocals, as well as writing the songs.
Muzz
Muzz is the stage name of Michel Adam Jarmuz. Muzz is one of the former owners of AMJ Concerts in Arizona, and was the first manager of the band The Format as well as their tour manager and lighting tech.
AMJ Concerts
Muzz founded AMJ Concerts with Sam Means and Will Anderson. The three had worked together at the Nile Theatre in Mesa, AZ. In 2003 AMJ was promoting 26-36 shows a month in Phoenix, Tucson and Albuquerque. The company was sold to Nobody In Particular Presents to create a "strategic alliance" in 2003.
The Format
When AMJ Owner Sam Means started The Format, fellow partner Muzz was their original manager. Muzz helped The Format land their first record deal with Atlantic Records. After the Format found new management, Muzz continued to work for them as their tour manager and lighting tech. Muzz is even credited with “lighting” on the band's live DVD “Format: Live at the Mayan Theatre DVD.”
Music career
In 2008 Muzz started playing live. Muzz has released three video demos online through MyStudio; “Got you While You're Here” “Good Old Days”, “Everybody Knows”.
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