Member Bios

JOHN TOSCANO, FOUNDER AND LEAD GUITARIST, STARTED PLAYING THE GUITAR AT AGE 11. BY 15 JOHN FORMED HIS FIRST BAND AND PROGRESSED TO THE LA CLUB SCENE WITH BANDS SUCH AS MATRIARCH, SADAR AND JYNX. IN THE EARLY YEARS IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT JOHN’S LAID BACK PERSONA CAME TO LIFE THROUGH THE FIRE OF HIS MUSIC. THE BIRTH OF SCARRED UNLEASHED JOHN’STALENT AND CREATIVITY; CREATING MUSIC INFLUENCED BY THE GUITAR GREATS SUCH AS JIMMY PAGE, RICHIE BLACKMORE AND JEFF LOOMIS. JOHN’S COMPLEX RIFFS AND SMOOTH, UNCONSTRAINED SCALES SIGNIFY THE SCARRED SOUND.

ERIC CLARO, VOCALS, GREW UP IN THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES OF CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. HE BEGAN SINGING AT THE AGE OF 13 FOR THE SCHOOL CHOIR. HIS MUSICAL EDUCATION CONTINUED AFTER SCHOOL WHEN A FEMALE NEIGHBOR ROCK SINGER TAUGHT HIM BREATHING TECHNIQUES AND VOCAL EXERCISES. “ I REMEMBER HER SOUNDING LIKE STEVIE NICKS, AND I WAS IN LOVE WITH HER. “WHEN ERIC WAS 16 HE JOINED HIS FIRST METAL BAND CALL FIST; BY 18 HE WAS PLAYING THE HOLLYWOOD CIRCUIT. DIO AND BRUCE DICKINSON INFLUENCES ERIC’S SINGING STYLE ALONG WITH THE SHRIEKING SCREAMS OF BLACK METAL. ERIC’S’ STRONG MELODIC VOCALS AND SCREAMS FROM HELL TOP THE UNIQUE BRAND OF METAL THAT IS SCARRED.

ANDY SALAS, A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIVE, CREATES THE MASSIVE DRUM SOUNDS OF SCARRED. ANDY BECAME INTRIGUED WITH THE DRUMS AT AGE 11. HE PLAYED ALONG WITH THE RECORDS OF HIS FAVORITE BANDS SUCH AS BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN AND RUSH. ANDY RECEIVED HIS FIRST DRUM SET WHEN HE TURNED 13 ON FRIDAY THE 13TH. LUCKY NUMBER THIRTEEN PRESENTED ANDY WITH THE INSTRUMENTS TO WORK ON HIS CRAFT. ALTHOUGH ANDY HAS NEVER HAD A PROFESSIONAL LESSON HIS NATURAL TALENT HAS MADE HIM A HELL OF A DRUMMER WITH WICKED ROLLS AND MONSTROUS DOUBLE BASS SKILLS. THE THUNDEROUS AND AWESOME BEATS OF ANDY’S DRUMS PULL TOGETHER THE SCARRED SOUND.

RAY SOLORIO, BASSIST, CREATES THE TECHNICAL BASS PROGRESSIONS FOR SCARRED. RAY IS A SOCAL NATIVE GROWING UP AND PLAYING BASS AROUND THE SMALL TOWN OF SAN PEDRO. “AS KIDS WE WERE PERFORMING PROGRESSIVE MUSIC EVERYDAY AFTER SCHOOL; WE WERE JUST 13 YEARS OLD. SCARRED’S DRUMMER, ANDY SALAS WAS ONE OF THE KIDS I USE TO JAM WITH.” RAY JOINED LA EYES AT AGE 17 AND MADE HIS WAY AROUND THE HOLLYWOOD CIRCUIT. HIS INFLUENCES ARE GEEZER BUTLER, GEDDY LEE, STEVE HARRIS, JOHN PAUL JONES AND FLEA. RAY’S VICIOUS ATTACK AND LIGHTNING FAST FINGERS PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES FOR SCARRED’S BOTTOM END.