Geoff Kresge

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Name = Geoff Kresge


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Instrument = Guitar
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Occupation = Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Years_active = 1992-present
Label = Dead Body Records
Associated_acts = AFI
Blanks 77
The Forbidden Dimension
Tiger Army
Viva Hate
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Geoff Kresge is a songwriter, guitarist, bassist, who played with AFI for most of their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and co-wrote the majority of their early material alongside frontman Davey Havok. During an AFI hiatus in 1993, he briefly moved to New York to join Blanks 77. He later went on to play with Canadian horror rock group The Forbidden Dimension and also a high-energy rock band, The Daggers, before subsequently joining Tiger Army. Though he played an electric bass in his previous bands, for Tiger Army he chose an upright bass.

Upon leaving Tiger Army in September 2004, Kresge formed the band Viva Hate with longtime friend Matt "Wedge" Wedgley (formerly of The Force). Before Viva Hate's permanent lineup had solidified, Kresge joined the HorrorPops on guitar, but continued writing songs with Wedge for Viva Hate. Ultimately Viva Hate began performing live whenever Kresge's schedule allowed for them to do so and subsequently the band completed a regional tour with one of Kresge's former bands, AFI.

In July 2007, Kresge announced that he had left HorrorPops as well as his recording label Dead Body Records, stating that he wished to dedicate full attention to Viva Hate.

In January 2008, on Tiger Army's official website, it was announced that Kresge would be rejoining the band after the departure of then current bassist, Jeff Roffredo.

Kresge is married to Kamilla Vanilla (also formerly of the HorrorPops) and was also part-owner of Dead Body Records, as well as the founder and owner of the now-defunct Key Lime Pie Records, which released several early recordings by AFI. He has produced for several other bands, including Tiger Army, Heckle, Graveyard Shift and 12 Step Rebels.

Discography

=with AFI=

*"Dork" 7" EP (1993, Key Lime Pie Records)
*"Behind the Times" 7" EP (1993, Key Lime Pie Records)
*"Eddie Picnic's All Wet" live 7" EP (1994, Key Lime Pie Records)
*"This Is Berkeley, Not West Bay" 7" EP (1994, Zafio Records)
*"Fly in the Ointment" 7" (1995, Wedge Records)
*"Bombing the Bay" split 7" with Swingin' Utters (1995, Sessions Records)
**featuring AFI's cover of "Values Here," by Dag Nasty
*"AFI/Heckle" split with Heckle (late 1995, Wingnut Records)
*"Answer That and Stay Fashionable" (1995, Wingnut Records; re-released in 1997 on Nitro Records)
*"Very Proud of Ya" (1996, Nitro Records)
*"Sing the Sorrow" (background vocals) (2003, DreamWorks Records)

with The Daggers

*"She Told Me She Said" 7" vinyl on Sloth Records
*"Right Between the Eyes" on Sloth Records

with Tiger Army

*"Temptation" EP (Featured as producer) (1997, Chapter Eleven Records)
*"" (2001, Hellcat Records)
*"Early Years" EP (Background vocals) (2002, Hellcat Records)
*"" (2004, Hellcat Records)
*"Music from Regions Beyond"(Background vocals) (2007, Hellcat Records)Compilation appearances
*"Give 'Em the Boot III" (2002, Hellcat Records)
**Track 13 - "Power of Moonlite"
*"Give 'Em the Boot IV" (2004, Hellcat Records)
**Track 03 - "Atomic"
*"Give 'Em the Boot V" (2006, Hellcat Records)
**Track 04 - "Swift Silent Deadly"

with HorrorPops

*"Bring It On!" (2005, Hellcat Records)

=with Viva Hate=

*"Hateful and Hollow" CD EP (2007)

Other

*Nekromantix - "Brought Back to Life Again" (Digital Editing) (2005)
*12 Step Rebels - "Go Go Graveyard Rockin' with 12 Step Rebels" (Featured as producer) Dead Body Records
*Graveyard Shift] - "Rest Without Peace" (Featured as producer) Dead Body Records
*Mr. Cliff Greenwood - "Musical Heritage" (Digital Editing) Dead Body Records

External links

* [http://www.vivahate.net Viva Hate's Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/vivavivahate Viva Hate] on MySpace