Wolfgang Van Halen Biography
Wolfgang William Van Halen is an American musician best known as the former bassist for Van Halen (2006-2020) and Tremonti (2012-2016). His parents named him after the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In November 2020, Van Halen started a new band called Mammoth WVH.
How old is Wolfgang Van Halen? – Age
The American musician is 29 years old as of 16th March 2020. He was born in Santa Monica, California, United States of America.
Who are Wolfgang Van Halen Parents? – Father and Mother
The musician was named in homage to the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and is the only child of Dutch-Indonesian, American guitarist known as Eddie Van Halen and her mother Valerie Bertinelli, who is an American actress.
Wolfgang has said that he never knew his father was famous musician until he “started picking up CDs and saw his father’s pictures on them. He is the nephew of Dutch-Indonesian American drummer known as Alex Van Halen. Wolfgangs’ father died on October 6, 2020, at the age of 65. He died of a stroke at saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California.
Is Wolfgang Van Halen in a Relationship? – Spouse
Yes, the musician is in a relationship with Andraia Allsop, who he has been dating since 2015. He wished his woman on their anniversary and seemed excited to share many more years together.
Wolfgang Van Halen Career
The American musician started his musical career as a drummer. He often watched his father rehearse, and at times would try to play his uncle Alex’s drum Kit, whereupon the latter would give him a few lessons. At the age of nine, he was playing drums, learning from his uncle and and his father. Wolfgang later began actively participating in Van Halen, the band.
Wolfgang first toured with Van Halen in his new capacity in 2007. In August 2010, Van Halen announced that they would record a new album, with Wolfgang playing bass. In early 2008, he appeared on the cover of the April issue of Guitar World with his father, in the magazine’s first father-son issue. His only album was released in February 7, 2012, ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ which he recorded in 2011.
Tremonti’s first album, All I Was was released on July 17 of that year. Van Halen became an official member of Tremonti in 2013 and he appears on the band’s 2015 studio album Cauterize and its 2016 follow-up Dust. Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery revealed in a June 2019 post on Twitter that Wolfgang will play on his upcoming solo debut. On February 11, 2021, he announced that his self-titled debut album would be released on June 11.
Wolfgang Van Halen musical style
The musician started playing the bass as his father started asking if he wanted to join him. He first viewed bass as “an easier version of guitar, but as soon as l started playing it l realized how wrong that was”, but stated that his experience with a guitar made it easier for him to deal with the instrument. His style was described by his father “rhythm bassist, like I’m a rhythm guitarist and a bassist put together”. When he first began playing bass, his inspirations were Les Claypool of Primus and Justin Chancellor of Tool. He also enjoys Chris Wolstenholme of Muse, John Entwistle of The Who, Jack Bruce of Cream ”and all of the classic players”.
Wolfgang Van Halen Net worth
The American musician has an estimated net worth of $10 million.