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[[Image:Avant garde.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Avant Garde]]Cuomo and Fisher performed in several bands throughout the 80s, covering songs by bands such as Metallica, [[Yngwie Malmsteen]]<ref>Kandell, Steve. "Rivers Cuomo." ''Blender''. January/February 2006. ([[Blender interview with Rivers Cuomo - Jan/Feb 2006|Transcript/scans]])</ref>, and [[Fates Warning]]<ref name="riversedge" />, with Cuomo even taking guitar lessons from Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos.<ref name="manofsteel" /> In 1985, the pair formed the [[Wikipedia:Glam metal|glam metal]] band [[Avant Garde]], recruiting classmate [[Bryn Mutch]] on drums and brothers [[Kevin Ridel|Kevin]] and [[Eric Ridel]] on lead vocals and guitar, respectively. The band recorded three demo tapes between 1987 and 1989. In 1987, Cuomo attended a five-week music program at the [[Wikipedia:Berklee College of Music|Berklee College of Music]] in Boston, where he met Texas native [[Michael Stanton]], who later moved to Connecticut to replace Eric Ridel.<ref name="riversedge" /> In 1989, the band relocated to Los Angeles and changed their name to "Zoom," recording another demo tape in early [[1990]]. Zoom played their final show in March of that year before their ultimate dissolution. | [[Image:Avant garde.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Avant Garde]]Cuomo and Fisher performed in several bands throughout the 80s, covering songs by bands such as Metallica, [[Yngwie Malmsteen]]<ref>Kandell, Steve. "Rivers Cuomo." ''Blender''. January/February 2006. ([[Blender interview with Rivers Cuomo - Jan/Feb 2006|Transcript/scans]])</ref>, and [[Fates Warning]]<ref name="riversedge" />, with Cuomo even taking guitar lessons from Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos.<ref name="manofsteel" /> In 1985, the pair formed the [[Wikipedia:Glam metal|glam metal]] band [[Avant Garde]], recruiting classmate [[Bryn Mutch]] on drums and brothers [[Kevin Ridel|Kevin]] and [[Eric Ridel]] on lead vocals and guitar, respectively. The band recorded three demo tapes between 1987 and 1989. In 1987, Cuomo attended a five-week music program at the [[Wikipedia:Berklee College of Music|Berklee College of Music]] in Boston, where he met Texas native [[Michael Stanton]], who later moved to Connecticut to replace Eric Ridel.<ref name="riversedge" /> In 1989, the band relocated to Los Angeles and changed their name to "Zoom," recording another demo tape in early [[1990]]. Zoom played their final show in March of that year before their ultimate dissolution. | ||
After the members of Zoom were evicted from their | After the members of Zoom were evicted from their apartment, Cuomo moved in with a girlfriend and got a job working for Tower Records in Anaheim, California in [[1990]] before transferring to the company's Sunset Strip that summer.<ref>"[https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Tower%20Records Tower Records]" ''[[Riverpedia]]'' 4 September 2020.</ref> While working for Tower Records, Cuomo first met [[Pat Finn|Patrick Finn]], who encouraged Cuomo to write and sing his own songs and exposed him to bands that would later greatly influence his songwriting, like [[Nirvana]], [[the Beach Boys]], and the [[Pixies]].<ref name="30thoral">Wood, Mikael. "[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-25/weezer-blue-album-oral-history-30th-anniversary-rivers-cuomo Weezer’s Blue Album at 30: The inside story of the debut that launched L.A.’s nerdiest band]" ''Los Angeles Times''. 25 March 2024.</ref> Finn introduced Cuomo to future [[Weezer]] bandmates [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Jason Cropper]], and [[Matt Sharp]], in addition to [[Karl Koch]]. | ||
In early [[1991]], Cuomo and Wilson formed the band [[Fuzz]] with bassist [[Scottie Chapman]]. Fuzz featured a more Grunge-influenced sound, reflective of the music Cuomo was interested in at the time.<ref name="rollingstone25">Hiatt, Brian. "[https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/weezer-blue-album-25th-anniversary-877089/ The Strange Birth and Near Death of Weezer]" ''Rolling Stone''. 28 August 2019. </ref><ref name="rechist1">[[Recording History - Page 1|Weezer Recording History - Page 1]]</ref> The project was short-lived; after a single 8-track demo and two shows, the band fizzled out as Cuomo and Wilson shifted focus toward a new project, [[60 Wrong Sausages]], formed alongside Finn and Cropper. Throughout the fall of 1991, the band recorded a demo, held several rehearsals, and performed one show before dissolving. | In early [[1991]], Cuomo and Wilson formed the band [[Fuzz]] with bassist [[Scottie Chapman]]. Fuzz featured a more Grunge-influenced sound, reflective of the music Cuomo was interested in at the time.<ref name="rollingstone25">Hiatt, Brian. "[https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/weezer-blue-album-25th-anniversary-877089/ The Strange Birth and Near Death of Weezer]" ''Rolling Stone''. 28 August 2019. </ref><ref name="rechist1">[[Recording History - Page 1|Weezer Recording History - Page 1]]</ref> The project was short-lived; after a single 8-track demo and two shows, the band fizzled out as Cuomo and Wilson shifted focus toward a new project, [[60 Wrong Sausages]], formed alongside Finn and Cropper. Throughout the fall of 1991, the band recorded a demo, held several rehearsals, and performed one show before dissolving. | ||
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==Other creative pursuits== | ==Other creative pursuits== | ||
===Collaborations with other artists=== | ===Collaborations with other artists=== | ||