Scott Allen "Scotty" Klopfenstein is an American musician and a former member of the band

Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album '' Turn the Radio Off''. Soon ...

. He

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and plays

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, and

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. Before joining Reel Big Fish, Klopfenstein played trumpet in

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and trumpet and vocals in The Scholars. He briefly headed a side project called Pal with fellow former Scholars member

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, but then started The Littlest Man Band, which featured Dan Regan from Reel Big Fish,

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from

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, and three members of The Scholars. Reel Big Fish and The Littlest Man Band have performed at the same venues. In 2005, Klopfenstein moved to

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to live with his fiancée. In September, he was diagnosed with

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while touring

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with Reel Big Fish. Klopfenstein was hospitalized immediately, and sent home to New York to recover. He rejoined the band for a New Year's Eve concert that year. While touring in

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, Klopfenstein relapsed and was flown home from

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, unable to finish the rest of the tour. He subsequently returned to the band's lineup. In September 2006, Klopfenstein married his fiancée, whom he has known since high school. In 2008, he played trumpet on the

Less Than Jake Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Matt Yonker (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone), and Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxoph ...

album ''

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''. Klopfenstein retired from Reel Big Fish at the end of 2011, before the birth of his first child. In concert, Klopfenstein often interacted with the audience and participated in banter with Barrett.Sink Hole ‘Zine Interviews Page-Reel Big Fish
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Discography

With Reel Big Fish

* ''

Turn the Radio Off ''Turn the Radio Off'' is the second full-length album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish. It was released in the U.S. in 1996 on Mojo Records. The single " Sell Out" both received extensive radio airplay and had mainstream success during 1997. "Sel ...

'' (1996) * ''

Why Do They Rock So Hard? ''Why Do They Rock So Hard?'' is the third full-length studio album by the ska punk band Reel Big Fish. This is the only Reel Big Fish studio album where the band line-up has not changed from the previous album. Aaron Barrett has said in two i ...

'' (1998) * '' Cheer Up!'' (2002) * ''

We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy ''We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy'' is the fifth studio album by ska punk band, Reel Big Fish. It was released on April 5, 2005 on Mojo Records to mixed reviews. Background and production In February 2004, the band finished pre-production ...

'' (2005) * ''

Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album The following is a complete discography of the band Reel Big Fish. Studio albums Live albums Compilations EPs *''Keep Your Receipt EP'' - July 1, 1997, Mojo Records/Jive Records *''Sold Out EP'' - 2002, Mojo Records/Jive Records (#62 UK) * ...

'' (2006) * ''

Duet All Night Long The following is a complete discography of the band Reel Big Fish. Studio albums Live albums Compilations EPs *''Keep Your Receipt EP'' - July 1, 1997, Mojo Records/Jive Records *''Sold Out EP'' - 2002, Mojo Records/Jive Records (#62 UK) * ...

'' (2007) * '' Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free'' (2007) * ''

Fame, Fortune and Fornication ''Fame, Fortune and Fornication'' is a cover album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish. Release In September 2008, they went on a Canadian tour with Less Than Jake, the Flatliners, and the Real Deal. On October 16, 2008, the band announced that they ...

'' (2009) * '' A Best of Us for the Rest of Us'' (2010)

With The Littlest Man Band

* ''

Better Book Ends The Littlest Man Band was started by Scott Klopfenstein of Orange County, California. Scott was a long-time member of Reel Big Fish, a popular ska punk band. Scott had written a number of songs over the years that did not conform to the usua ...

'' (2004)

Solo

*''Welcome to New York/The Hilarious'' (2019) *''Average Man'' (2020) *''Islands in the Stream'' (2021)

References

External links

Reel Big Fish
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