Eric Scott Judy (born November 16, 1974) is an American musician best known as the original

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ist, co-founder, and backing vocalist of the

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band

Modest Mouse Modest Mouse is an American rock music, rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members were lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock (musician), Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and ba ...

. Judy departed the group in roughly 2011 or early 2012. He informed band members that he was leaving Modest Mouse in advance of recording for ''Strangers To Ourselves''. Per Isaac Brock, Judy “finally had enough. He has three kids. He didn’t feel like leaving his house as much as is required. He left right before we started recording, but some of his writing still exists throughout the record. Making a record without him was really fucking hard.”

Other work

Judy appeared on Adam Forkner's first solo album in 2003. He also is a member of

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's side project Ugly Casanova. As of 2016, Judy played in the Seattle-based Rudy Waltz. As of 2021, he owns a bookstore in Seattle with his wife Desirae Wilkerson.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Judy, Eric Living people American bass guitarists Musicians from Seattle Guitarists from Washington (state) American male bass guitarists Modest Mouse members Ugly Casanova members 21st-century American male musicians Year of birth missing (living people)