Alex Katunich
Alex Katunich | |
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Birth name | George Alex Katunich[1] |
Also known as | Dirk Lance |
Born | August 18, 1976 |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Alternative rock, funk metal, alternative metal, nu metal |
Occupations | Bassist |
Instruments | Bass, keyboards |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Immortal Records, Epic Records |
Formerly of | Incubus |
George Alex Katunich (born August 18, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as the founding bassist of the Californian band Incubus. He left the band in 2003.[2]
Since high school, Katunich has used the stage name of Dirk Lance.
Personal life
[edit]Katunich's paternal grandfather George was born in Indiana, to Croatian parents from the town of Ozalj.[3]
Career
[edit]Incubus
[edit]Katunich was a member of Incubus from 1991 to 2003, playing bass guitar on the albums Fungus Amongus, Enjoy Incubus, S.C.I.E.N.C.E., Make Yourself, and Morning View.
After Incubus
[edit]Katunich later entered the video game industry with Stickman Entertainment. He has worked on titles like WWE Smackdown.[4] In 2012, Katunich joined forces with his first bass teacher Stray Deuce and Germany native Alexa Brinkschulte to form Willie's Nerve Clinic.[5] In September 2013, Katunich and former bandmate Jose Pasillas II, along with former Pharcyde MC Slimkid3 and Jurassic 5's DJ Nu-Mark, under the name 4 Player Co-Op, released the song "Picture Perfect Phantasy", inspired by the video game Rayman Legends.[6]
Katunich spent the 2010s with Willie's Nerve Clinic before joining with Kyle Mortensen to form his current band and latest collaboration East of June in 2019.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Family Tree Legends
- ^ INCUBUS Part Ways With Bassist
- ^ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKTL-PXWC : accessed 4 November 2023), Alex Katunich in entry for George Katunich, Indiana, United States, 09 Apr 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Post-Tribune, born-digital text.
- ^ Rampton, Mike (October 19, 2019). "A Deep Dive Into Incubus' Pardon Me Video". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ Lucchetta, Nicola. "Willie's Nerve Clinic il ritorno dell'ex Incubus Dirk Lance". Music Attitude. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Eden Artist Profile: Alex Katunich". Eden Amplification. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Former Incubus Bassist Dirk Lance Debuts New Band". Bass Magazine. October 11, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Magazine, Alternative Press (October 11, 2019). "Dirk Lance (ex-Incubus) releases video from new band, East Of June". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "East of June". East of June. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Dirk Lance's 2000 Incubus Bass Rig. GuitarGeek.com