George Alex Katunich (born August 18, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of Californian band Incubus.
Alex Katunich | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | George Alex Katunich[1] |
| Also known as | Dirk Lance |
| Born | August 18, 1976 |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, funk metal, alternative metal, nu metal |
| Occupations | Bassist |
| Instruments | Bass, keyboards |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Immortal Records, Epic Records |
Since high school, Katunich has used the stage name of Dirk Lance, which was apparently taken from the credits of a pornographic film from the 1970s. A founding member of Incubus, he departed the band in 2003.[2]
Personal life edit
Katunich's paternal grandfather George was born in Indiana, to Croatian parents from the town of Ozalj.[3]
Career edit
Incubus edit
Katunich was a member of Incubus from 1991 to 2003, playing bass guitar on the albums Fungus Amongus, Enjoy Incubus, S.C.I.E.N.C.E., Make Yourself, and Morning View.
After Incubus edit
Katunich later entered the video game industry with Stickman Entertainment. He has worked on titles like WWE Smackdown.[4] In 2012, Katunich joined forces with his first bass teacher Stray Deuce and Germany native Alexa Brinkschulte to form Willie's Nerve Clinic.[5] In September 2013, Katunich and former bandmate Jose Pasillas II, along with former Pharcyde MC Slimkid3 and Jurassic 5's DJ Nu-Mark, under the name 4 Player Co-Op, released the song "Picture Perfect Phantasy," inspired by the video game Rayman Legends.[6]
Katunich spent the 2010s with Willie's Nerve Clinic before joining with Kyle Mortensen to form his current band and latest collaboration East of June in 2019.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ Family Tree Legends
- ^ INCUBUS Part Ways With Bassist
- ^ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKTL-PXWC : accessed 4 November 2023), Alex Katunich in entry for George Katunich, Indiana, United States, 09 Apr 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Post-Tribune, born-digital text.
- ^ Rampton, Mike (October 19, 2019). "A Deep Dive Into Incubus' Pardon Me Video". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ Lucchetta, Nicola. "Willie's Nerve Clinic il ritorno dell'ex Incubus Dirk Lance". Music Attitude. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Eden Artist Profile: Alex Katunich". Eden Amplification. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Former Incubus Bassist Dirk Lance Debuts New Band". Bass Magazine. October 11, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Magazine, Alternative Press (October 11, 2019). "Dirk Lance (ex-Incubus) releases video from new band, East Of June". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "East of June". East of June. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links edit
- Dirk Lance's 2000 Incubus Bass Rig. GuitarGeek.com