Biography
-
Born
1969 (age 56)
Brad Vander Ark (February 27, 1969), also on last.fm as The Bradazzler, was the bass player of the band The Verve Pipe from 1992-2001. Born in Holland, Michigan, Vander Ark began playing bass at age 14. In 1990, he and his brother Brian Vander Ark formed the band Johnny With an Eye. In 1992, Johnny With an Eye disbanded, and Brian and Brad formed The Verve Pipe, along with drummer Donny Brown and guitarist Brian Stout, both formerly of Water 4 the Pool.
In 2000, Brad moved to New York City, where he established himself as a graphic design artist and critically-acclaimed independent musician and began performing with Craig Wedren, former lead singer of Shudder To Think, as BABY. During his time in NYC, Brad also was a member of the band Cardia.
In 2005, Brad moved to Spring Lake, Michigan, and began working for Christ Community, a progressive and all-inclusive church, as Director of Audio/Video and Online Ministry, in an attempt to force local and global conservative right-wing religious dinosaurs to shake THEIR asses. Brad oversees the sanctuary's sound room and video production, as well as updating and maintaining the C3 website.
For more information and music samples, visit http://www.bradvanderark.com
Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. Feel free to contribute!
All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
