Pete Mosely

Peter Mosely
Mosely performing with Yellowcard in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Peter Michael Mosely
Also known as	Pete, Peter Michael
Born	(1980-06-06) June 6, 1980 (age 36) Paris, France
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock, alternative rock, pop punk, skate punk, Americana
Occupation(s)	Musician, bassist
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, upright bass, bass guitar
Years active	1995–present,
Labels	DIY, Capitol, Takeover, Honest Don's
Associated acts	Inspection 12 Yellowcard Canary in the Coalmine
Notable instruments
Fender Precision Bass Fender Jazz Bass Yamaha Pianos

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, as well as the former bassist for the American pop punk band Yellowcard.

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 and Weezer. 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, 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 to audition for the Tooth & Nail band Craig's Brother. Ryan soon returned home and joined local band Yellowcard, and a year later Dan also returned, with a proposal from Fat Wreck Chords record label owner Fat Mike to record some new material for consideration for Fat Wreck Chords subsidiary Honest Don's Records. Guitarist James Trimble was by then studying in Tennessee to become an obstetrician 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. 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.