Peter Michael Mosely (born June 6, 1980) is an American rock musician. He is one of the two guitarists and vocalists and the pianist for the American
punk rock band
Inspection 12
Inspection 12 is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Robert Reid, Dan McLintock, John Comee and Scott Shad. They have released two full-length recordings internationally, one on Honest Don's Records and one on Suburba ...
, as well as the former bassist for the American
pop punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...
band
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 and was based in Los Angeles beginning in 2000. The band is recognized for having a distinct sound in their genre, primarily due to the prominent use o ...
.
Music career
Inspection 12 (1995-2004; 2007-present)
On December 1995, Mosely was added as the 5th member in Inspection 12 as second guitar and vocals. His first show with the band was at a friend's backyard birthday party. Because he did not know any of their songs, he only played the cover section consisting of songs by
NOFX
NOFX () is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Vocalist/bassist Fat Mike, guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...
and
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
. The band went on to record six full length independent albums, and although being a relatively successful local band, Mosely recalls feeling like outcasts because of their preppy clothes and unorthodox style of punk rock, explaining that "Whenever we'd play a show like
Good Riddance or
AFI
AFI may refer to:
* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
, it would always be a real tough crowd. I used to hear it all the time about us being rich kids."
The band went on a hiatus in 1999 when singer Dan McLintock joined fellow musician
Ryan Key
William Ryan Key (born December 17, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop punk band Yellowcard. He is the owner/operator of a recording studio in Jacksonvil ...
to audition for the
Tooth & Nail band
Craig's Brother
Craig's Brother is an American punk rock band. They have released three full-length recordings internationally, two on Tooth & Nail Records and one self-released.
History Foundation and ''Homecoming'' (1995-2001)
In 1995, singer and guitar pla ...
. Ryan soon returned home and joined local band
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 and was based in Los Angeles beginning in 2000. The band is recognized for having a distinct sound in their genre, primarily due to the prominent use o ...
, and a year later Dan also returned, with a proposal from
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) in 1990.
The label has released mater ...
record label owner
Fat Mike
Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me F ...
to record some new material for consideration for Fat Wreck Chords subsidiary
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
. Guitarist James Trimble was by then studying in
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
to become an
obstetrician
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...
so Ryan was asked to help with the recording of their ''Home'' EP. Yellowcards violinist
Sean Mackin was also featured on strings.
After the recording their record label debut album ''
In Recovery'' in December 2000, drummer Scott Shad died after going into
diabetic shock while driving his car, but the band persevered and drafted lifelong friend of the band Tim Grisnik as a drummer. They went on a U.S. tour and later returned to the studio to record their second album for Honest Don's, ''
Get Rad
''Get Rad'' is Inspection 12's sixth full-length album. It was released independently in 2003. In 2004, it was released internationally by Floppy Cow Records and in the US by Suburban Home Records. Takeover Records rereleased it with the origin ...
''.
However, after eight months of recording songs, Honest Don's president reportedly told them, "''My label doesn't put out this kind of music. And I don't even know what to call it.''" They were dropped from the record label and bought their recorded material back to finish the album themselves.
The band would go on to release its newest album in 11 years, ''Redefine'', in December 2014. The album features the return of original lead vocalist, Rob Reid, to the band.
Yellowcard (2002-03; 2004-07)
Mosely joined Yellowcard on July 20, 2002, after their first bassist Warren Cooke left the band due to personal reasons.
Mosely was simultaneously assisting Yellowcard with writing and recording bass guitar for their
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
debut ''
Ocean Avenue'' but announced that he left on February 15, 2003. Unwilling to join the band, Yellowcard recruited the bassist
Alex Lewis instead. Shortly after the completion of ''
Get Rad
''Get Rad'' is Inspection 12's sixth full-length album. It was released independently in 2003. In 2004, it was released internationally by Floppy Cow Records and in the US by Suburban Home Records. Takeover Records rereleased it with the origin ...
'', Mosely changed his mind and asked if he could join the band as their permanent bassist. Because Mosely had been an integral part of the writing for Ocean Avenue and had been friends with most of the band's members since high school, Lewis was asked to leave and Mosely became a full-time band member again on March 1, 2004. His first appearance since his return to the band was on
Tonight Show with Jay Leno
''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010 and ended on February 6, 2014.
The fourth incarnation of the ' ...
on March 3, 2004.
In 2005, the band members went on their separate ways for a while to create new material for their next album, Mosely moved to
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
with Key while the others moved to
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
. The band reregrouped in LA in the spring 2005 to begin pre-production of their new album.
In April, lead guitarist
Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...
stated in an interview with MTV News that he was finished with writing the guitar tracks for the album and that he was leaving the band. He was replaced by Ryan Mendez from the band Staring Back. The album ''
Lights and Sounds
''Lights and Sounds'' is the fifth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Yellowcard, released on January 24, 2006, in the United States through Capitol Records. ''Lights and Sounds'' is Yellowcard's first concept album, which was inspire ...
'' was released in January 2006, the album's theme centers around the band's negative feelings towards Los Angeles and time of production made the broke away from its pop punk sound to a more alternative rock album. The album peaked at number five on the
U.S. Billboard 200, The title track, "
Lights and Sounds
''Lights and Sounds'' is the fifth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Yellowcard, released on January 24, 2006, in the United States through Capitol Records. ''Lights and Sounds'' is Yellowcard's first concept album, which was inspire ...
", was the first single, released a week before the album. It peaked at number four on the Billboard
Hot Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...
.
October 16, 2006, the band re-entered the studio to begin pre-production on their next album. ''
Paper Walls
''Paper Walls'' is the sixth studio album by American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on July 17, 2007. This is also the first Yellowcard album with Ryan Mendez, their last with Peter Mosely, and their last studio album to be released through C ...
'' was released in the U.S. on July 17, 2007, the album debuted at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling about 40,000 copies in its first week. The band spent the rest of the year promoting their new album nonstop from the point of its release while touring with
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...
and
Blue October
Blue October is an American rock band originally from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and is currently composed of singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist M ...
On October 17, 2007, Mosely announced that he had decided to leave the band "to pursue other endeavors" and noted that he "will continue to support Yellowcard." He returned to his home in Jacksonville to pursue academia and take a hiatus from performing music.
This Legend (2016)
On December 19, 2016, the band announced that Mosely would join their lineup as their bassist. They played at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, FL on December 23, 2016.
Other interests
Mosely is currently a triple major in music at
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University (JU) is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida. Located in the city's Arlington (Jacksonville), Arlington district, the school was founded in 1934 as a two-year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College u ...
obtaining degrees in Music Business (B.S.), Commercial Music (B.A.) and Music Composition (B.M.). He performs regularly with the university ensembles including the choir, orchestra and jazz combos.
In July 2012, he joined the newly formed Americana/Folk grou
Canary in the Coalmine taking up duties on upright bass, vocals, keyboards, and percussion. The band is preparing for a release of their full-length record in 2015. The yet-to-be-titled album was produced, recorded and engineered by Matt Grondin a
the Parlor Recording Studioin New Orleans, LA. Canary has been a recurring guest artist at the annual
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park festivals
Magnoliafest an
Springfest In between the acts, he has been working and the writing for a new Inspection 12 full-length album and has performed as a solo singer/songwriter with a string quartet under the name Peter Michael.
Discography
;With
Inspection 12
Inspection 12 is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Robert Reid, Dan McLintock, John Comee and Scott Shad. They have released two full-length recordings internationally, one on Honest Don's Records and one on Suburba ...
*''Eponymous EP'' (1995)
*''Come, Hefe, Come!'' (1996)
*''Inspection 12'' (1997)
*''You're A Nation'' (1998)
*''Step Into the Fire'' (1999)
*''Home'' (2000)
*''
In Recovery'' (2001)
*''
Get Rad
''Get Rad'' is Inspection 12's sixth full-length album. It was released independently in 2003. In 2004, it was released internationally by Floppy Cow Records and in the US by Suburban Home Records. Takeover Records rereleased it with the origin ...
'' (2003)
*''Redefine'' (2014)
;With
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 and was based in Los Angeles beginning in 2000. The band is recognized for having a distinct sound in their genre, primarily due to the prominent use o ...
*''
Ocean Avenue'' (2003)
*''
Lights and Sounds
''Lights and Sounds'' is the fifth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Yellowcard, released on January 24, 2006, in the United States through Capitol Records. ''Lights and Sounds'' is Yellowcard's first concept album, which was inspire ...
'' (2006)
*''
Paper Walls
''Paper Walls'' is the sixth studio album by American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on July 17, 2007. This is also the first Yellowcard album with Ryan Mendez, their last with Peter Mosely, and their last studio album to be released through C ...
'' (2007)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosely, Peter
1980 births
Living people
American rock bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida
American keyboardists
Yellowcard members
Place of birth missing (living people)
Guitarists from Florida
21st-century American bass guitarists
21st-century American male musicians