1) Rizzo was a punk / riot grrrl band from Los Angeles, California, formed in the mid-90s. The members were Sarah Dale on drums & vocals, and Jen Abercrombie on guitar & vocals. They originally called themselves Mopar, but after discovering that they had both played the role of Rizzo in their high school productions of Grease, they couldn't help but change their name to a character that they could both identify with.In addition to the Phoning It In LP/CD produced in 2001
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1) Rizzo was a punk / riot grrrl band from Los Angeles, California, formed in the mid-90s. The members were Sarah Dale on drums & vocals, and Jen Abercrombie on guitar & vocals. They originally called themselves Mopar, but after discovering that they had both played the role of Rizzo in their high school productions of Grease, they couldn't help but change their name to a character that they could both identify with.In addition to the Phoning It In LP/CD produced in 2001, Rizzo released one 7" single, recorded by Jimmy Tamborello (The Postal Service), and two split-singles. Jen Abercrombie also contributed vocals to the Tullycraft albums City of Subarus and Disenchanted Hearts Unite. 2) There is a new wave of Producers/Artists with crossover appeal and leading the wave is Rizzo! His unique sound, catchy hooks and a defined production style is turning heads in the industry. The specific genres that Rizzo excels at are Pop/Hip Hop/Rock and R&B. Rizzo was born, Alejandro F. Rosales, on March 26th, 1982 in Santa Ana, California but grew up all his life in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rizzo has been involved in the creation of music since an early age. He wrote his first song at age 11. At the mere age of 13, he was playing piano at venues with men twice his age. At 18, he landed his first management contract with a former writer for LaFace Records. Moreover, it led him to win a the 2001 Indianapolis Black Expo male vocalists category, an annual local talent contest. Instruments that Rizzo plays include the Keys, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Saxophone, and Violin. Rizzo is currently working on an untitled solo project where he will be showcasing his productions and have a collaboration, on one of the tracks, with Season 1 American Idol contestant, Mark Scott. The album will also feature talented and unsigned artists from across the country as well as having to tracks in Spanish. The album will be distributed through various digital distributors like I-Tunes and Rhapsody. Also, Rizzo working on a pop/rock Christian album for Mark Scott. The album will feature other past American Idol contestants as well.
