Brad Lang is an American
bassist
A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...
who is well respected in the rock music community. He played with
Y&T replacing Phil Kennemore after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He later played with Bobby Blotzer’s
Ratt
Ratt is an American glam metal band formed in San Diego, California, in the 1970s, that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is bes ...
. He currently is playing with the
BulletBoys
BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda, bassist Lonnie V ...
.
Career
Brad Lang is from Lodi, California. He began playing bass guitar after watching a friend playing bass guitar in the junior high school band. He loved how the low end of the sound drove the whole thing along. When he moved to high school, he began playing and was soon in a band named "Misty Island Evil".
In 1886, he joined the band Jet Red. Jet Red was a popular Central Valley band led by Willie Hines and included Billy Carmassi (drums) and Johnny Feikert (guitar). Jet Red produced its debut album in 1989. The album was well received but Relativity Records did not provide the proper marketing and tour support thus dooming the release. Various demo recordings were made for the follow up album in 1991. This material was eventually released in 2010 with the album entitled "Flight Plan".
In July 2010, he was contacted by
Y&T as they had learned that original bassist Phil Kennemore was diagnosed with lung cancer and unable to tour. In less than 24 hours, he learned the setlist and was on a plane to Wisconsin to play the next day. Upon Kennemore’s passing in 2011, he was asked to become a full time member of Y&T.
In 2016, he left Y&T amicably due to personal reasons.
In 2018, he joined Bobby Blotzer’s
Ratt
Ratt is an American glam metal band formed in San Diego, California, in the 1970s, that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is bes ...
. This version of Ratt was derailed by a series of lawsuits.
He played with
Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx, and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was th ...
in 2018 and 2019 when his bass player was unable to perform.
He joined
Burning Rain
Burning Rain is a band formed by guitarist Doug Aldrich (Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies, ex- Dio, ex- Whitesnake) and singer Keith St. John ( Montrose) in 1998. Joining the group were drummer Alex Makarovich (ex-Steelheart) and Ian Mayo (e ...
in 2019 to record the album "Face The Music" and tour.
He played in a Christmas Holiday musical experience named Luminare in 2021.
In 2022, he was asked to join the BulletBoys.
Discography
* Jet Red (1989)
* Jet Red “Flight Plan” (2010)
* Y&T “Live At The Mystic” (2012)
* Willie Hines “Letters To Maria” (2018)
* Burning Rain “Face The Music” (2019)
Contributions
* Tommy Tutone “Tutone.rft” (1998)
* Nick Haydn “Global Fusion” (2001)
* Concert For Ronnie Montrose “Good Rockin’ Tonight” DVD (2013)
References
External links
*
Brad Lang Jet Red FAQ
Living people
1962 births
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