Chip Walbert Explained

Richard Walbert
Birth Name:Richard Charles Walbert II
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Origin:Miami, Florida
Years Active:1997–present

Richard Charles "Chip" Walbert II (born January 16, 1979) is an American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey, originally from Tampa, Florida, but long-established in Miami, Florida.[1] [2] [3] He is best known for his time playing guitar in the hardcore punk and metalcore bands Where Fear and Weapons Meet, Until the End, Target Nevada, On Bodies, and Morning Again.[4] [5] [6] He also played in the bands Destro, All Hell Breaks Loose, Dance Floor Justice, Phantom Drive, No Excuses, and More Than Ever.[7] [8]

History

Walbert was born on January 16, 1979, in Tampa, Florida, to Richard Charles Walbert and his wife Lynn (née Sannino).[9] [10] He has two siblings, a brother Alex and a sister Brittany. His father was a doctor who eventually became Co-Director of Emergency Services at Baptist Health South Florida's South Miami Hospital.[11] [12]

Walbert became active in the South Florida hardcore punk scene in 1995, and started affiliating as straight edge that same year. He formed his first band, Destro, in 1997, with high school friends Roy Ugarte and Ariel Arro (who later played in Glasseater).[13] When Destro went on a brief hiatus in 1998, he formed which only played a few shows. Destro started up again in late 1998, after drummer Ully and singer Manny left. New drummer Julio Marin (formerly of Promise No Tomorrow and later of Glasseater) joined, as did vocalist Kenn Marshall. The band recorded an extended play and a full length album, and played at such festivals as Hellfest 2K (2000), Furnace Fest (2000), and Hellfest 2001 (2001), before breaking up in 2002.

Walbert then formed All Hell Breaks Loose with members of Santa Sangre and Target Nevada.[14] In 2002, Walbert also joined Where Fear and Weapons Meet and Until the End, playing second guitar alongside John Wylie (formerly of Morning Again). In 2003, Walbert started Dance Floor Justice with Alex Leon (who also played in Target Nevada, All Hell Breaks Loose, and Hockey Temper). In November 2004, All Hell Breaks Loose's drummer Joe Lamadrid died suddenly, which prompted the band to disband. Walbert then briefly played in Target Nevada. Between 2004-2005, Walbert and his wife Crystal Preston Walbert operated the record label Lotus Effect Records.[15]

In 2006, he recruited Ariel Arro, Chad Kishick, and vocalist Damien Moyal for the band Best Wishes. He also played guitar in No Excuses, a Tallahassee-based straight edge hardcore band. In July 2011, On Bodies (then cromprising Damien Moyal and Richard Thurston) recruited Walbert, who, in turn, enlisted fellow Florida-based drummer Julio Marin and guitarist Chad Kishick (formerly of Shai Hulud and Where Fear and Weapons Meet).[16] [17] He next filled in on Morning Again's tours in 2012 and 2014. Between 2017 and 2019, Walbert was the guitarist for the band Phantom Drive.[18] All Hell Breaks Loose reunited in 2023 and are set to play a sole performance on September 8, 2023 at the South Florida Hardcore Unity festival.[19]

Walbert also performs as a disc jockey under the stage name DJ Chip Rock. Since 1997, he has held weekly nights at such venues as Hot Wheel Skating Center, Super Wheels Skating Center, Miami Roller Rink, Galaxy Skateway, and Astro Skating Center, all located in Miami, Florida.[20] He is also a collector of band t-shirts, especially of 1990s hardcore bands, and was the editor of The South Florida Music Scene Past and Present webzine as well as the co-editor and contributor to xStuck in the Pastx webzine.[21]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 20, 1979 . Births . October 28, 2024 . . 55 . en-US . . January 16: Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Walbert, boy..
  2. Web site: Folgar . Abel . February 17, 2011 . Five Questions With South Florida's Hardcore Son Chip Walbert . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180203225936/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/five-questions-with-south-floridas-hardcore-son-chip-walbert-6439704 . February 3, 2018 . May 13, 2023 . . en.
  3. Web site: December 14, 2011 . Episode 1: An Interview With Chip Walbert . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513234951/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dliI2meuP5Y . May 13, 2023 . May 13, 2023 . In the Cut . YouTube.
  4. Web site: March 26, 2023 . Episode 121: Chip Walbert (Destro, Where Fear and Weapons Meet, Until the End) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329181948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws93LqVyYBU . March 29, 2023 . May 13, 2023 . The Hardcore Archive Podcast . en-GB . YouTube.
  5. Web site: Kaminski . Karol . July 8, 2012 . Where Fear and Weapons Meet reunites . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515204605/https://idioteq.com/where-fear-and-weapons-meet-reunites/ . May 15, 2023 . May 15, 2023 . Idioteq . en-US.
  6. Web site: Ransom . Billy . May 31, 2007 . Interview: Chip from Dance Floor Justice . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418032916/https://www.xsisterhoodx.com/straight-edge/straight-edge-interviews/interview-chip-from-dance-floor-justice/ . April 18, 2024 . October 28, 2024 . xsisterhoodx . en-US.
  7. Web site: Folgar . Abel . January 20, 2005 . In The End . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519065257/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/in-the-end-6342059 . May 19, 2022 . May 13, 2023 . . en.
  8. Web site: December 28, 2017 . Episode 11: Chip Walbert . May 13, 2023 . Team Soul Podcast . en.
  9. Web site: March 4, 1999 . Martha Washington Grossjung Obituary . October 28, 2024 . . en-US . Newspapers.com.
  10. Web site: November 12, 2006 . Stella C. Carignan Sannino Obituary . October 28, 2024 . . en-US . Newspapers.com.
  11. Web site: Augustin . Merle . May 4, 1997 . Hospital speeds up for quicker emergency room . October 28, 2024 . . en-US . Newspapers.com.
  12. Web site: June 23, 2002 . New ERs planned for Baptist, South Miami . October 28, 2024 . . en-US . Newspapers.com.
  13. Web site: Folgar . Abel . March 31, 2016 . Miami Hardcore Icons All Hell Breaks Loose and Brethren Reunite at Churchill's . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403035647/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/miami-hardcore-icons-all-hell-breaks-loose-and-brethren-reunite-at-churchills-8358316 . April 3, 2016 . March 23, 2020 . Miami New Times.
  14. Web site: Folgar . Abel . May 15, 2014 . Miami's 15 Best Hardcore Bands of All Time . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524110024/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/miamis-15-best-hardcore-bands-of-all-time-6481049 . May 24, 2015 . March 23, 2020 . Miami New Times.
  15. Web site: Walbert . Chip . December 9, 2004 . Lotus Effect Records - Info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041209042812/http://www.lotuseffectrecords.com/Info_Page.htm . December 9, 2004 . October 28, 2024 . Lotus Effect Records.
  16. Web site: Kraus . Brian . October 23, 2011 . On Bodies (featuring singer of As Friends Rust) sign to Eulogy, release new song . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311044914/https://www.altpress.com/news/on_bodies_featuring_singer_of_as_friends_rust_sign_to_eulogy_release_new_so/ . March 11, 2022 . March 11, 2022 . . en.
  17. Web site: Arnold . Alex . August 14, 2011 . On Bodies (ex-Terror, As Friends Rust) launched . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618081341/https://lambgoat.com/news/16665/On-Bodies-ex-Terror-As-Friends-Rust-launched . June 18, 2012 . May 8, 2023 . Lambgoat . en.
  18. Web site: Folgar . Abel . January 30, 2018 . Peter Santa-Maria's Phantom Drive Is Breakup Music for Tough Guys . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202002351/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/peter-santa-marias-phantom-drive-is-breakup-music-for-tough-guys-10035398 . February 2, 2018 . March 23, 2020 . Miami New Times.
  19. Web site: Arnold . Alex . August 2, 2023 . All Hell Breaks Loose to reunite for South Florida showcase . August 9, 2023 . Lambgoat . en.
  20. Web site: Meet Your DJ's: DJ Chip Rock . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226230320/https://www.djleroy.com/meet-your-djs.html . December 26, 2015 . May 17, 2023 . DJ Leroy . en.
  21. Web site: October 16, 2010 . Pass the Mic: Record Labels and Artists on 2009 - Stuck In The Past Blog (Chip Walbert) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129080642/https://www.scenepointblank.com/features/music/pass-the-mic-record-labels-and-artists-on-2009 . November 29, 2010 . October 28, 2024 . Scene Point Blank.

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