Mass Giorgini
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Mass Giorgini (1968-present) is an American musician. The son of renowned artist Aldo Giorgini, he has played bass in some of the formative bands of the pop punk genre. He began his musical career as bassist of the band Rattail Grenadier. He is one of the founding members of Squirtgun, a band with which he continues to play. Mass has also played bass in Screeching Weasel and Common Rider, and for a short time also played bass guitar with Ben Weasel's latest band, Sweet Black And Blue. In addition, Mass Giorgini is a saxophonist, playing not only in Common Rider, but also as a guest on albums by several other bands, including Moral Crux and Scarred Hope.
Perhaps more notable than his endeavors as a musician are his credits for his work on the production of punk recordings. As a producer, he has worked in conjunction with leading punk rock figures such as Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Kris Roe of the Ataris, as well as assisting noted producers such as Paul Mahern (John Mellencamp, Iggy Pop), John Strohm (Lemonheads, Blake Babies), and Anjali Dutt (Oasis, Swervedriver). Since 1990, he has owned and operated Sonic Iguana Studios in Lafayette, Indiana. He has had his hands in creating the recordings of many bands (sometimes recording, mixing, mastering, and producing), including:
- Anti-Flag
- Alkaline Trio
- Born Against
- Common Rider
- The Groovie Ghoulies
- Moral Crux
- The Queers
- Rise Against
- The Riverdales
- Screeching Weasel
- Slapstick
- Smoking Popes
- Squirtgun
- Teen Idols
- The Huntingtons
- Suckerbox
Prior to his career in music, Giorgini earned a degree in Psychology from Purdue University and began a course of graduate study in that same field. When his father became terminally ill with a form of brain cancer, Giorgini decided to suspend his studies in order to care for his father. During the illness, Giorgini re-evaluated his life plans, and chose to continue in the field of music rather than return to school and begin a doctorate in psychology. Despite his departure from the field, Giorgini leaves behind a pair of co-authored articles in respected psychology academic journals.
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An article by Mass Giorgini for an academic psychology journal:
- Response Time Distributions: Some Simple Effects of Factors Selectively Influencing Mental Processes (1999) by Richard Schweikert & Mass Giorgini, from the Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, Volume 6, Issue 2, pages 266-288.
