Fernando Pacheco

Who is Fernando Pacheco?

Fernando Pacheco, current lead singer and trombonist for the ska/rock/reggae band Pimpbot, and improv/sketch comic artist with Chocolate Squirrel, is a native of Hawaii. The band's founding member, he has toured the Western U.S. and Canada with Pimpbot and appeared on each of their full length albums, in addition to several singles, since their formation in 2001. An avid musician, he also plays drums with a jazz group known as "The Bender Trio", bass in a surf band "Dr. Zaius," and is the former trombonist of the world renowned ska band Go Jimmy Go. He has played trombone as a guest artist with another Hawaiian ska band, Black Square. Additionally, he is known by his alter ego, Max Murdoch, from the band "Max Murdoch and The Northern Soul Project". In 2008 and 2009, Pacheco ventured into improvisational comedy and sketch comedy studying under Shannon Winpenny and Garrick Paikai in Honolulu. In total, he has appeared on 8 albums, 16 national, and 3 international tours.