biography

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weezer was established in los angeles on february 14, 1992. the band was made up of four people: rivers cuomo, jason cropper, matt sharp, and pat wilson. the band began writing music and performing in local clubs. in spite of not having much success at first, the band pressed forward. after 16 months together, dgc records (geffen) signed weezer. the band moved to new york to record at the famed electric lady studios under producer ric ocasek (of the cars). during the recording of weezer, jason left the band to take care of his girlfriend, who was pregnant with their first child. jason was replaced by brian bell, the bassiest from a band called carnival art.

weezer's self-titled debut album was released on May 10, 1994, and was a hit from the start. they released three singles from weezer: "undone - the sweater song", "buddy holly", and "say it ain't so". "buddy holly" won several grammies and mtv awards that year, and weezer went double-platinum in record sales. after several tours around the u.s. and the world, the band settled back in; rivers started at harvard, matt and pat worked on a new band named the rentals, and brian resumed work with a former band of his, the space twins.

in the early winter of 1995 and the summer of 1996, weezer once again commenced into the studio, but this time they were to produce the album themselves. on september 24th 1996, weezer's much-awaited second lp, entitled pinkerton, was released. it is quite the opposite of weezer; the guitars are more gruff, the lyrics have a deeper meaning, and the band's talent and style has matured considerably. weezer released three songs from pinkerton: "el scorcho", "the good life", and "pink triangle". pinkerton went gold in record sales.

more recently, matt sharp has left the bassist position to pusue his ever more notable band, the rentals. filling matt's place is mikey welsh, of boston, and formerly of juliana hatfield's band.