Bruce Bouillet

Bruce Bouillet born Feb. 3 1965 . Moved to Los Angeles Ca. in 1985 to study at G.I.T. in Hollywood. Shortly after arriving on the L.A. music scene he joined forces with guitarist Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), bassist Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta), drummer Scott Travis (Judas Priest), and vocalist Jeff Martin to form the prog. rock band &Racer X&. Within 3 months they became a top draw on the west coast club scene selling out 1000+ venues on a regular basis. In Dec. of 1985 he signed to Shrapnel records and recorded the first of three albums with Racer X &Second Heat&. Quickly gaining world wide exposure through featured articles in Guitar World, Guitar Player, Kerrang, Burn, and Young Guitar as well as ad campaign's with Ibanez Guitars.
 
After a two year n blitz of the club scene and two live albums &Extreme vol.1, and Extreme vol.2& Racer X disbanded in 1988. By 1990 he signed to the newly formed Hollywood records with the band &The Scream& featuring members Juan Alderete, Walt Woodward (Shark Island), and John Corabi (Motley Crue, Ratt). In 1991 their first release &Let It Scream& produced by Eddie Kramer landed them on a year long tour of the U.S and England, as well as three videos on MTV. As their fan base was increasing and record sales were on the rise John Corabi left the band to join the newly revamped arena rockers Motley Crue, and was replaced by vocalist Billy Fogarty
 
1992 brought The Screams second studio album &Taking It To The Next Level& produced by Mario Caldato Jr., and Richard Wolf. Due to the rapidly changing music scene the album was never released and the band disbanded. By 1993 members Bruce Bouillet, Juan Alderete, Billy Fogarty, regrouped enlisting drummer Abe Laborel Jr. (Paul McCartney, Sting) to form the short lived band DC-10, recording the self produced album &co-burn&.
 
In 1996 Bouillet left DC-10 and live performing to build the first of 4 recording studios, and began producing, mixing, and engineering full time. By 2001 he had worked on 75 plus albums as well as producing, engineering, and mixing on notable recordings Buck Cherry- Gold U.S., WWE Vol.5 - Gold U.S., Paul Gilbert-Gold Japan, Racer X-Gold Japan. During that time he also managed to find the time to join, write, and record the studio side project &Big Sir& featuring members Juan Alderete, Lisa Pappanual, and Tim C. (Rage Against The Machine).
 
2001 Bouillet formed the band &Epidemic& featuring members Tim Ganard, Jimmy McDaniels, and Boris Bouma, signed to Elektra Records. Their self titled debut produced by Rick Parasher landed them on the opening slot for the U.S. tour with Nickle Back, and Jerry Cantrell, as well as multiple festivals along side the bands Clutch, Hatebreed, P.O.D., Rob Zombie, Seven Dust, ect.... The first single &Walk Away& gained them a spot on the video game Madden 2003 soundtrack as well as solid rotation on MTV2. After a two year run Epidemic disbanded in 2003.
 
After reopening his studio Van Nuys Ca.. he produced, recorded, and mixed the 2005 &best rock performance& GRAMMY winner &Whiplash& with the band Motorhead. Also a short stint in nashville gave him the opportunity to record and mix an album with Richard Leigh (writer of 7 no. 1 singles).
 
2006 he moved his studio to North Hollywood Ca. and teamed up with the newly formed production team/band &The Bottom Dwellerz& featuring Donte Orpilla, D Loc Walker, and his current production partner Dave Foreman. The same year they wrote and recorded their debut album &Cracks Of The Concrete& featuring guest appearances by George Clinton, And Bizzy Bones.
 
2007 Bouillet reunited with his friend Paul Gilbert for a tour of Japan and a much coveted spot on the U.S / Canada G3 tour with Joe Satriani, and John Pettrucci. In between all the touring he wrote and recorded his first solo instrumental album &Unspoken& with the help of Dave Foreman. 2008 was a full studio year with his production partner Dave Foreman. While producing various artist they found the time to write, record, and mix Bouillets second solo instrumental album &Interventions& and Foremans first instrumental solo effort &Captain Get Down&. As well as signing to the prestigious King Records in japan.
 
2012 New Album, &DAWN OF THE LAST GENERATION& Featuring Bruce Bouillet on Guitar, Dave Foreman on Bass, Glen Sobel on Drums.
 
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