# List of The Brian Jonestown Massacre members

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American rock band founded by Anton Newcombe (vocals, guitar), Matt Hollywood (guitar, vocals), Ricky Rene Maymi (drums, bass), Patrick Straczek (guitar) and Travis Threlkel (guitar) in the early 1990s in San Francisco.

## Members
### Current members

The following were present on the band's most recent world tour:
* Anton Newcombe – vocals, guitar (1990–present)
* Joel Gion – tambourine, maracas (1994–1999, 2001, 2006–present)
* Hákon Aðalsteinsson – guitar (2018–present)
* Ricky Maymi – guitar (2003–present), bass, drums (1990–1993)
* Collin Hegna – bass (2004–2018, 2022–present)
* Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson – bass (2018, 2023–present)
* Emil Nikolaisen – keyboards (2023–present)
* Uri Rennert – drums (2022–2023, 2025-present)

### Former members

In alphabetical order
* Dan Allaire – drums (2002–2018)
* Brad Artley – drums (1996–1997)
* Alison Briggs – sitar (1999–2001, 2003–2004)
* Rob Campanella – keyboard, organ, guitar (2000–2018)
* Jeff Davies – Lead guitar, organ, backing vocals (1992–1999; 2001–2003)
* Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson – guitar (2000–2015)
* Brian Glaze – drums (1994–1998)
* Peter Hayes – guitar (1997–1998)
* Matt Hollywood – guitar, vocals. Founder member. (1990–1998, 2009–2015)
* Mara Keagle - vocals, percussion (Anemone)
* Dave Koenig – bass (2001–2004)
* Dan Lyons - drums (2023)
* Stuart Mann – drums (2018)
* Deborah 'Moogy' Morgan – keyboards, percussion, vocals (Only appeared at limited European shows)
* Sara Neidorf – drums (2018)
* Miranda Lee Richards – guitar, backing vocals (1995–1999)
* Shea Roberts – tambourine, guitar (2023) (filled in for Joel on Australian 2023 tour)
* Patrick Straczek – guitar (1991)
* Dean Taylor – guitar (1996–1999)
* Dawn Thomas – bass, guitar, accordion, flute (1993–1997)
* Travis Threlkel – guitar (1990–1993)
* Matthew J. Tow – guitar (2003)
* Vanessa "Singer" Hopkins – Vocals (1992)
* Ryan Van Kriedt – guitar, keyboards (2015–2023)

## Comprehensive line-up history

| | Guitar | Bass | Drums | Vocals | Miscellaneous, Guests, Etc. |
| 1990–1991 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Ricky Maymi Sean Curran Patrick Straczek Travis Threlkel | Matt Hollywood Ricky Maymi Sean Curran | Ricky Maymi | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood | Sean Curran live shows only as guitarist or bassist when needed |
| 1992 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Jeff Davies Ricky Maymi Travis Threlkel | Matt Hollywood Ricky Maymi Sean Curran | Ricky Maymi | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Vanessa "Singer" | Sean Curran live shows only as guitarist or bassist when needed |
| 1993 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Jeff Davies Ricky Maymi Travis Threlkel Elise Dye | Matt Hollywood Ricky Maymi Sean Curran Chris Dupré | Ricky Maymi Brant Graff | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood | Ian Sefchik - Guitar, Sean Curran live shows only as guitarist or bassist when needed |
| 1994 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Jeff Davies Elise Dye Dean Taylor | Matt Hollywood Chris Dupré | Brian Glaze Milo Warner Martin | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Sophie Guenan - Tambourine Mara Keagle - Organ Dawn Thomas - Accordion |
| 1995 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Jeff Davies Elise Dye Dean Taylor | Matt Hollywood Sean Curran | Brian Glaze Milo Warner Martin Graham Bonnar | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Miranda Lee Richards Mara Keagle | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Sophie Guenan - Tambourine Mara Keagle - Organ (appears as "Mara Kagel" on Take It From The Man!) Dawn Thomas - Accordion Sean Curran live shows only as guitarist or bassist when needed Eufloria - Vocals on "Evergreen" & "Wisdom (Demo)" Paolo Simmonds- Vocals on "Everyone Says" |
| 1996 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Jeff Davies Dean Taylor Derek Hoeckel | Matt Hollywood | Brian Glaze Mike Burns Brad Artley | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Miranda Lee Richards Mara Keagle | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Sean Curran live shows only as guitarist or bassist when needed Dawn Thomas - Accordion Dan Knop - Vocals on "All Around You (intro)" |
| 1997 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Jeff Davies Robert Desmond Dean Taylor Miranda Lee Richards Peter Hayes | Matt Hollywood | Brad Artley Jussi Tegelman Adam Hamilton AJ Morris | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Robert Desmond Miranda Lee Richards | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Robert Desmond - Cello Raugust - Flute |
| 1998 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Jeff Davies Dean Taylor Adam Le Blanc | Matt Hollywood Charles Mehling | Arik Ohlson Adam Hamilton Aj Morris Billy Pleasant Marty Smith | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Miranda Lee Richards | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Miranda Lee Richards - Flute |
| 1999 | Anton Newcombe Jeff Davies Dean Taylor Miranda Lee Richards Jeff Levitz Lenny Pops Bobby Hecksher Christof Certik | Charles Mehling | | Anton Newcombe Miranda Lee Richards | Joel Gion – percussion Christof Certik – keyboards Tony O'Neill – eyboards |
| 2000 | Anton Newcombe Frankie Emerson aka Frankie Teardrop Jeff Levitz | Bobby Hecksher Tommy Dietrick | Hunter Crowley Greg Epman | Anton Newcombe | Mara Keagle - Vocals |
| 2001 | Anton Newcombe Jeff Davies Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson James Ambrose | Dave Koenig | Hunter Crowley | Anton Newcombe | Mara Keagle - Vocals on Bravery, Repetition and Noise (appears as "Mara") Joel Gion - Tambourine/Percussion Raugust - Flute Rob Campanella - Organ/Mellotron/Mandolin |
| 2002 | Anton Newcombe Jeff Davies Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Kirpatrick Thomas | Dave Koenig | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe | Rob Campanella - Organ Jason Anchondo - Tambourine |
| 2003 | Anton Newcombe Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Ricky Maymi Matthew J. Tow Kirpatrick Thomas Daniel "Bowerbird" Koontz | Dave Koenig Tommy Dietrick | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe | Rob Campanella - Organ/Dobro/Piano/Mandolin Ed Harcourt - Vocals on "Here It Comes" Daniella Meeker - Vocals on "Here It Comes" Matt Tow - Vocals & wrote on "Starcleaner" (also wrote & sang on "A New Low In Getting High") Joseph Campanella- whistling on "You Look Great When I'm Fucked Up" Julie Carpenter - Violin/Cello/Vox on 'And This Is Our Music...' |
| 2004 | Anton Newcombe Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Ricky Maymi | Collin Hegna Tommy Dietrick Dave Koenig | Dan Allaire Ryan Sumner Brian Glaze | Anton Newcombe | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Rob Campanella - Organ Zy Orange Lyn - Violin |
| 2005 | Anton Newcombe Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Ricky Maymi Irina Yalkowsky | Collin Hegna | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Rob Campanella - Organ Sarabeth Tucek - Vocals on We Are The Radio |
| 2006 | Anton Newcombe Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Ricky Maymi Irina Yalkowsky | Collin Hegna | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Rob Campanella - Organ/Mellotron |
| 2007 | Anton Newcombe Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Ricky Maymi | Collin Hegna | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Rob Campanella - Organ/Mellotron |
| 2008 | Anton Newcombe Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Ricky Maymi | Collin Hegna Will Carruthers | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Rob Campanella - Organ/Mellotron Henrik Baldvin Bjornsson - Vox |
| 2009-2015 | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson Ricky Maymi | Collin Hegna | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe Matt Hollywood | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Rob Campanella - Organ/Mellotron |
| 2015–2018 | Anton Newcombe Ricky Maymi Ryan Van Kriedt Hákon Aðalsteinsson | Collin Hegna Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson | Dan Allaire | Anton Newcombe | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas Ryan Van Kriedt - Organ/Mellotron |
| 2022-2023 | Anton Newcombe Ricky Maymi Hákon Aðalsteinsson | Collin Hegna | Uri Rennert | Anton Newcombe | Joel Gion - Tambourine/Maracas |