User:Shidoobee

Shidoobee is Al Contreras, aka as AC... He is the owner and manager of Shidoobee Records, based in Orange County, CA. He was born Alfred Steven Contreras, to Valentino and Bernice Contreras on September 12th, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA. The family relocated to Anaheim, CA in 1966. He attended school in Anaheim, and raised hell as a teenager. He was known as "Brother Al" of the infamous Jefferson Boys, or J-Boys as they often liked to call themselves, a group of friends and schoolmates that ran the neighborhoods surrounding Thomas Jefferson elementary school in downtown Anaheim. Shidoobee Records, promotes, manages, and records indie rock music, and bands. Shidoobie also plays guitar, bass and sings in the bands The Recovering Catholics, Mijo and The Vacha's, Los Chingaderos, Cousin Randy, and various solo projects. In the mid to late 70's, Al played in The Blooze Blasters, a garage rock/proto punk band, that originated in Anaheim, CA. This band splintered in 1980, and Al joined his friend Larry Fine-Underwood, and formed a duo known as Balooey, playing small gigs in the beach cities of O.C. In the early 80's AC also played rhythm guitar in a rock band called Exodus.

It was around this time that Al began learning the art of recording, and studio techniques. It was also around this time that Al started a family with his wife Gina, and young son Matthew. Soon there after they had another son Paul, and Al put his music career on hiatus to be a father and husband. He went back to something that he loved to do... baseball. The family moved to New Mexico in 1989, and Al started coaching his sons Matt & Paul's little league teams. In 1992 another son, Eric was born, and he had to learn fast how to become a ballplayer. In 1994, Al became the head baseball coach at McCurdy High School, a private school in Espanola, NM. The team won district titles in each of the first three seasons that he coached them. Al coached Eric from when he was old enough to swing a bat. Al moved the family back to Southern California in 1997, after his sister Linda passed away from complications with diabetes, and his mother Bernice became ill. Baseball was still a huge part of the family lifestyle, with Matt and Paul playing at Valencia H.S., and Eric making a name for himself in PONY and travel ball leagues. Injuries to Eric's knees at the age of 13, forced an end to his baseball career. Al had purchased a drum set for Eric on his tenth birthday, and soon Eric became immersed in drumming, making the transition from ballplayer to musician. Soon Eric was becoming an excellent drummer, and joined the teen band The Interceptors in 2004. He then joined the band called the HeeShees in 2006. Eric formed Understate Of Mind in 2008, with guitarist JB, and bassist Jay. The band plays a hybrid of classic / progressive rock and mixed it with punk / grunge influences. AC is the recording engineer / producer of the bands sound. Understate Of Mind is currently playing gigs throughout Southern California, and making quite a name for themselves.