Kyle Sokol (born October 31, 1974) is an American

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and

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. He has played in bands such as Disareyen,

Mercy McCoy Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, rel ...

, Trace of Day,

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, Rude Squad,

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, Leadfoot, and Hell on Earth. He contributed to the long running ''Rivot Rag'' Tampa Bay metal music magazine/publication with a bass guitar column entitled "The Low End" for several years. He is one of the few bass players in metal that uses extensively the slap & pop playing technique, along with two-handed tapping. He was chosen by Kelly Shaefer of the Band

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to play while Kelly was in Neurotica and about to tour on Ozzfest. The reunion of Atheist never came to fruition for a myriad of reasons at that time. Sokol currently tours the South East with several bands. He teaches lessons privately and works as a session player in the Tampa, Florida area. He has worked with, played with, and or recorded with artists such as

Victor Wooten Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an American bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988 and a member of the band SMV with two other ...

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, Stu Hamm,

Howard Levy Howard Levy (born July 31, 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist. A keyboardist and virtuoso harmonica player, Levy "has been realistically presented as one of the most important and radical harmonica innovators of the twentieth century. ...

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, JD Blair, Anthony Jackson, 311,

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, Rancid,

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, Everclear, and 10 Years to name a few. He has served as a part-time staff member with

at his Wooten Bass/Nature Camp in

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. Sokol is also known for his sponsored and professional skateboarding career. He started skating in about 1983, and grew up skating with such other local Florida pros as

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and

Mike McGill Mike McGill (born 1964) is an American skateboarder who is best known for inventing the trick entitled the " McTwist", an inverted 540 degree mute grab aerial. Professional skateboarding McTwist A McTwist is a transitional trick that was inv ...

. In 2001, he had an "oldschool style" pro model on Blitz Skateboards, which the company later changed the name to Subvert Skateboards due to legal issues with the prior name. Currently, he skateboards for Them Skateboards based out of

Saint Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa, Florida, T ...

and also rides for Webb Trucks. Sokol is commonly known as "Old School Kyle" or "OSK". He also developed and founded the Florida Skate Museum, which captures the history of Florida skateboarding and decks from Florida riders.

Articles

Creative Loafing: Rude Squad rock a full house with VooDoo Glow Skulls
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Rude Squad at the Free for All
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Tampa Bay Online
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Great Music You've Never Heard
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The St. Pete Crew
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Floridian: In Your Own Backyard
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The St. Pete Times
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Coping Block Issue 42: Florida Skate Museum interview
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Coping Block
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References

* Kyle Sokol Artist Homepag

September 26, 2017 * Warwick Artist Profile for Kyle Soko

November 27, 2012 * Warwick Streamer LX Custom Kyle Sokol Mode
"Kyle Sokol Custom Model"
October 30, 2012. * Official Press Release for Rude Squad Record Deal Signin
"Official Press Release Rude Squad Signs Record Contract"
March 10, 2010. * M Basses Homepag

December 3, 2008. * Wooten, Victo
"Bass Nature Camp"
November 6, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2006. * SkateAmeric

January 12, 2007. Accessed January 12, 2007. * 360 Skat
"360Skate.com PRS Pro Team"
March 22, 2007. Accessed March 22, 2007 * Floridaskater.co

November 2002. Accessed November 2002. * Murder Ride Skateboards Homepag
"Murder Ride Skateboards Homepage"
October 30, 2009. * Personal Homepag
"Kyle Sokol Homepage"
February 3, 2010. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokol, Kyle American punk rock bass guitarists American heavy metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American skateboarders Living people 1974 births 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American male musicians