14 Facts About Dave Fortman

Dave Fortman was born on July 11,1967 and is an American record producer and musician.

Dave Fortman is the guitarist for rock band Ugly Kid Joe, and has done production work for bands such as Godsmack, Superjoint Ritual, Snot, Atomship, Eyehategod, Mudvayne, Otep, Slipknot, and Simple Plan.

Dave Fortman worked on both of Evanescence's multi-platinum selling albums The Open Door and Fallen.

Dave Fortman's mother Marge Ann Singleton Fortman was a kindergarten teacher and his father Jon Richey Fortman a retired biology professor.

Dave Fortman joined with two other musicians John Licali and John McNeely in 1984 to form the band SX while in high school.

In 1990, the band relocated to Los Angeles to search for a record deal leading to Fortman joining the band Sugartooth in the same year.

Dave Fortman joined Ugly Kid Joe in 1992 replacing Roger Lahr, and played guitar on their multi-platinum-selling album America's Least Wanted.

Dave Fortman played and wrote with Ugly Kid Joe until their demise in 1997, including multiple songwriting credits on the albums Menace to Sobriety and Motel California.

Dave Fortman toured with Ugly Kid Joe on their tour of Australia in December 2017 and an "Americas Least Wanted Anniversary tour" in Europe in April 2018.

In 2001, Dave Fortman recorded a demo for a local band 12 Stones.

In 2002, Wind-up's owners Alan and Diana Meltzer hired Dave Fortman to produce Evanescence, a then-unknown band from Little Rock, Arkansas.

In late 2007, Dave Fortman was hired to produce Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone, which upon its release in 2009 spawned five singles, including "Snuff" and "Psychosocial".

In late 2009, Dave Fortman was reunited with Ugly Kid Joe drummer Shannon Larkin, now drummer of Godsmack, when he was hired to produce Godsmack's record The Oracle.

Dave Fortman reunited with Godsmack in 2014 for the follow-up album 1000 HP as well as producing vocals and mixing Godsmack frontman Sully Erna's solo album entitled Hometown Life in 2016.