Biography
Joe Raposo (born 1970), of Portuguese descent, is the bassist for the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon and QA engineer lead at Zynga. He also played bass for a period of time for The Real Mckenzies and Mad Caddies. Additionally, Raposo plays bass for the San Francisco-based fusion group King City, with fellow Lagwagon member Chris Rest as well as filling in on bass for several live shows with the Dwarves. Raposo began his career in 1987 at the age of seventeen by joining California hardcore punk band Rich Kids on LSD as their new bassist and remained with RKL until their hiatus in 1996. In 1995, Maximumrocknroll called Raposo "flat out the best bass player in the state of California." He began playing shows with RKL again in 2003 (after they had re-formed a year prior) until their current hiatus after the death of lead singer Jason Sears. Raposo joined Lagwagon in 2010, replacing original bassist Jesse Buglione. Raposo also plays bass in the cover band Uke-Hunt and is the bass player for the band A Vulture Wake, which is fronted by Chad Price from the band ALL
In 2018 his band A Vulture Wake released their first full length album called The Appropriate Level of Outrage.
Filmography
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting! (1989)
Madeline (1988)
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure (1986)
Sesame Street: Play-Along Games & Songs (1986)
Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (1984)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980)
Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977)
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
Maurie (1973)
Savages (1972)
The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
Hey, Cinderella! (1969)
An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer (1969)
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CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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