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[[Image:Carnival-Art.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Carnival Art]]At the age of eighteen, Bell moved to Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at the Guitar Institute of Technology. Soon he became a member of [[Carnival Art]], an alternative rock band who had previously released an indie album in 1989. After Bell joined as the bass player, the group released two albums, two EPs, and several singles through [[1993]]. The band failed to gain traction and were eventually dropped by label [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]].<ref name="news-sentinel">Bledsoe, Wayne. "[[Knoxville News-Sentinel article - July 23, 1995|A Decision in the Desert, A Message on a Machine Equaled Good Fortune for Weezer's Brian Bell]]" ''Knoxville News-Sentinel''. 23 July 1995. ([https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/775589957/ Newspapers.com archive])</ref> | [[Image:Carnival-Art.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Carnival Art]]At the age of eighteen, Bell moved to Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at the Guitar Institute of Technology. Soon he became a member of [[Carnival Art]], an alternative rock band who had previously released an indie album in 1989. After Bell joined as the bass player, the group released two albums, two EPs, and several singles through [[1993]]. The band failed to gain traction and were eventually dropped by label [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]].<ref name="news-sentinel">Bledsoe, Wayne. "[[Knoxville News-Sentinel article - July 23, 1995|A Decision in the Desert, A Message on a Machine Equaled Good Fortune for Weezer's Brian Bell]]" ''Knoxville News-Sentinel''. 23 July 1995. ([https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/775589957/ Newspapers.com archive])</ref> | ||
In 1993, Bell also formed the | In 1993, Bell also formed the project [[Space Twins]], with then-girlfriend [[Susan Fox]] on bass and [[Mike Elliot]] on drums, as well as a short-lived band called [[Jerkwater]].<ref>[[Historic event: 07/16/1993]]</ref> | ||
===Weezer=== | ===Weezer=== | ||
[[Image:BrianBellauditioncassette-09141992.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Brian Bell's audition tape with note: "Hi Weezer. Please enjoy this fine recording, compliments of Radio Shack and Brian Bell. I hope to see you in New York soon.<br>Thank you,<br>—Brian"<ref>Weezer Fan Club "[[Vault Dive]]" #2, 2 August 2020. Archived on Archive.org (01:19:10) https://archive.org/details/wfc-vault-dive-2</ref>]]Around the time of Carnival Art's dissolution, Bell became acquainted with the members of [[Weezer]]. "They started playing on the scene, and I instantly saw something unique in them" said Bell in 1995,<ref name="news-sentinel" /> "I didn't necessarily want to be in their band. They for some reason were in with the wrong crowd and playing at the wrong venues. I wanted to help them out any way I could and I wanted to play a show with them." Bell particularly found himself amazed with "[[Say It Ain't So]]." He believed it possessed a rare "classic" sound and expressed surprise that songs like that were still being written.{{Citation needed}} | [[Image:BrianBellauditioncassette-09141992.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Brian Bell's audition tape with note: "Hi Weezer. Please enjoy this fine recording, compliments of Radio Shack and Brian Bell. I hope to see you in New York soon.<br>Thank you,<br>—Brian"<ref>Weezer Fan Club "[[Vault Dive]]" #2, 2 August 2020. Archived on Archive.org (01:19:10) https://archive.org/details/wfc-vault-dive-2</ref>]]Around the time of Carnival Art's dissolution, Bell became acquainted with the members of [[Weezer]]. "They started playing on the scene, and I instantly saw something unique in them" said Bell in 1995,<ref name="news-sentinel" /> "I didn't necessarily want to be in their band. They for some reason were in with the wrong crowd and playing at the wrong venues. I wanted to help them out any way I could and I wanted to play a show with them." Bell particularly found himself amazed with "[[Say It Ain't So]]." He believed it possessed a rare "classic" sound and expressed surprise that songs like that were still being written.{{Citation needed}} | ||