Bart Mendoza
| Bart Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1962 |
| Origin | San Diego, California, United States |
| Genres | Power pop, blues, rock |
| Instruments | guitars (electric, acoustic, bass), piano |
| Years active | 1976-present |
| Labels | none |
| Associated acts |
Manual Scan The Shambles Wendy Bailey & True Stories Boys About Town Mission: To Mars* The Rarities The Riot Act The Spring Collection Static Halo Anna Troy |
| Website | The Shambles official site |
Bart Mendoza (born September 5, 1962) is an American journalist, musician and songwriter.
Mendoza graduated from Muirlands Jr. High School in 1977 and then La Jolla High School in 1980, having played with several bands including Starjammer and the Pedestrians. From 1981 to 1990, he was frontman and chief songwriter for mod-influenced group Manual Scan. Since 1991 he has performed with power pop group The Shambles. In 2009 he joined Wendy Bailey & True Stories full-time as guitarist, taking over the frontman role when Bailey took a band sabbatical in early 2012.
As a concert promoter he's helped bring many artists to San Diego, particularly from 1985 to 1991 when Mendoza co-produced a series of music festivals, New Sounds, featuring Mod and sixties oriented groups from the U.S. and Europe. In 1986, Mendoza performed with a one-off band, Boys About Town, at the festival. The band's lineup included Mendoza and British musicians Edward Ball of The Times and Television Personalities, Paul Bevoir of The Jetset and Small Town Parade, as well as Simon Smith of the Merton Parkas and Mood Six. The festival ran until 1991, with a final edition in 1999. He also published a fanzine, Sound Affects, which ran to nine issues and wrote for several modzines, including England’s, In the Crowd.
During this time frame Mendoza worked for Capitol Records and freelanced for other labels including Chrysalis, Motown, Angel and EMI. He continued to do so through the late 1990s when he began an eight-year stint with Diamond Comics Distributors as assistant manager of the San Diego offices.
Mendoza was also included as a background character in several comic books including the first issue of Ed Brubaker’s early 1980s series, Lowlife.
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