MU330

MU330 is an American ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri. Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "psycho ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism.

Since 1997, the band's musical direction has changed towards a more melodic and lyric-driven ska/indie rock sound, a combination that has been described as "Weezer meets The Specials".

Dan Potthast (guitar/vocals), Ted Moll (drums), Chris Diebold (bass guitar), and Robert Bell (trombone) have remained with MU330 since the band's inception, and the trombonist Gerry Lundquist has been a member for over two decades. There have been several different frontmen in the past, but Potthast has always been the band's principal songwriter and lyricist.

Biography
The original members met in St. Louis University High School music class 330, hence the band's name.

Potthast has released solo work and has also started a second band, The Stitch Up, with the former Slow Gherkin frontman, James Rickman. He also started a ska/rocksteady group called Dan P and the Bricks with former the MU330 saxophonist, Matt Knobbe.

In 2018, Potthast was part of Jeff Rosenstock's touring band. Moll, the drummer, has a side project band called Bagheera. Most members of MU330 have performed with Mike Park's Bruce Lee Band throughout the band's history, although Potthast is the only member who has played live with The Bruce Lee Band in the past few years. MU330 continues to perform live sporadically across the United States.

Press (up to 1994)

 * John Kavanaugh - vocals, trumpet
 * Dan Potthast - vocals, guitar
 * Ted Moll - drums, vocals
 * Chris Diebold - bass guitar
 * Robert Bell - trombone
 * Matt Knobbe - tenor saxophone

Chumps on Parade (1995-1997)

 * Jason Nelson - vocals
 * Dan Potthast - vocals, guitar
 * Ted Moll - drums, vocals
 * Chris Diebold - bass guitar
 * Rob Bell - trombone
 * Traygen Bilsland - saxophone
 * Nick Baur - Trumpet

1997 - present

 * Dan Potthast - vocals, guitar
 * Ted Moll - drums, vocals
 * Chris Diebold - bass guitar
 * Robert Bell - trombone
 * Gerry Lundquist - trombone