Omar Espinosa

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Omar Espinosa
Birth nameOmar David Espinosa
Born (1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 (age 39)
GenresPost-hardcore, metalcore, screamo, emo, alternative metal, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, producer, composer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2003–present
Formerly ofPerfect Like Me, Escape the Fate, LoveHateHero
WebsiteOfficial Twitter, Official Facebook, Official Instagram
Children4

Omar David Espinosa[1] (Born August 7th, 1984) is a guitarist and producer, best known for being the rhythm guitarist of the original lineup of Escape the Fate, from mid 2004 to late 2007.

Musical career[edit]

Escape the Fate (2004–2007)[edit]

In 2003, Omar Espinosa was asked to be lead guitarist in the rock band Lovehatehero. He left the year after to join Escape the Fate, who became known in the local Nevada scene very soon after.[2] In 2006, the band released their first EP and album, There's No Sympathy for the Dead and Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, on Epitaph Records.[3][4] In late 2007, during the Black on Black Tour with Blessthefall, Espinosa left for personal issues.[5]

Perfect Like Me (2008–2012)[edit]

After leaving Escape the Fate, he wrote and recorded a few songs with the band The Black and White City.[6] Later, Omar started the band Perfect Like Me,[7] He along with the other members released an EP entitled She's Poison. Omar decided to leave Perfect Like Me in 2010,[8] as a partial withdrawal from music and out of devotion to his family.[9] In 2010 and 2011, Espinosa produced for the band Sky Diamond City.[10]

In 2011, Espinosa co-wrote two songs with the band Falling in Reverse. Falling in Reverse is fronted by Espinosa's friend and former bandmate from Escape the Fate, Ronnie Radke. The songs he contributed to are "Don't Mess with Ouija Boards" and "Goodbye Graceful"[11] which appear on the album The Drug in Me Is You. The album was released on 26 July 2011.

As of 19 January 2012, Espinosa has rejoined Perfect Like Me. On 6 February, Omar Espinosa made a guest appearance on stage performing "Situations" and "Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliche" with Escape the Fate.[12][13] Despite these developments, his return to music making is temporary, as a result of this Omar decided to leave Perfect Like Me in April 2012.

During late 2012 and early 2013, Omar starting releasing new material with friends and uploading them to his SoundCloud account.[14][15] In June 2012, he also announced he was announcing more projects.[16] He released 3 clips during December 2012 – January/February 2013 titled "Phenoketylnurics", "Madness", and "Brütal", alongside close friend/former Perfect Like Me member, Bryan Ross, under the pseudonym "Rockernaut"[17][18][19][20] (also his studio's name).[21]

Rockernaut Studio (2013–present)[edit]

Rockernaut Studio was founded in Westminster, Colorado by Omar Espinosa. It has been up and running now for 2 years. Since its launch, Omar has worked with artists such as his former bandmate Ronnie Radke (and his band Falling in Reverse) and Skip the Foreplay.

Currently, he is working on his solo project "Son of the Empire". The EP will feature artists such as Tyler Smith, Ronnie Radke, Max Green, and the album was due to be released in January 2014 with talk of a music video to follow, but a few months later the project was officially cancelled.


Personal life[edit]

Omar married Jasmine Mikkelsen (now Espinosa) in 2010 and has 4 children. He currently resides in Los Angeles. He is also a member of the Church of Scientology.

Discography[edit]

Escape the Fate
Perfect Like Me
  • She's Poison (2010)
Son of the Empire
  • TBA (2014; unreleased)

Collaborations[edit]

Sky Diamond City
  • "Siblings" and "What's it Called?" (Impostors, 2010)
Falling in Reverse
Aim 2 Miss
  • "Admiral Octo" and "Senior Fish" (TBA, 2013)

References[edit]

  1. ^ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (28 December 2023). "You're Something Else". ASCAP Repertory.
  2. ^ "Billboard's Biography for Escape the Fate". Billboard. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "There's No Sympathy for the Dead on Allmusic.com". Allmusic. 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion on Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Escape the Fate Official Website Biography". 2006. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015.
  6. ^ "The Black and White City's Official Myspace". myspace.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Escape the Fate Forum on the official Escape the Fate website". escapethefate.net. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Perfect Like Me #Issue 284". altpress.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Omar Espinosa Enotes Topic". enotes.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Omars official Myspace". myspace.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion on Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Falling in Reverse Fan Site, FIR featuring Omar". fallinginreversefans.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Falling in Reverse live featuring Omar Espinosa". youtube.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Omars Official Soundcloud". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  15. ^ "Tweet 1". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Omar Announces new projects". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  17. ^ "Omars new track 1". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  18. ^ "Omars new track Madness". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  19. ^ "Omars new track Phenoketylnurics". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  20. ^ "Omars announces new material". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Omar gives word on his new studio". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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