Education
He attended the Berklee College of Music and graduated with honors.
He attended the Berklee College of Music and graduated with honors.
He started playing guitar at the age of 13, but he states that he started taking it seriously at the age of 15, joining his first band. Abeyta was given his moniker by his fellow band members for his superior mastery of the instruments he plays, and because at the time he joined the band there were already two "Erics", and that an "Aaron" would just be too much. Known for his self-effacing sense of humor, charisma, and many voice impersonations (Beavis and Butt-head, Yogi Bear, and other well-known cartoon characters), El Hefe joined NOFX in 1991.
His first recordings with NOFX contributed to NOFX"s European Parliament, The Longest Lincolnshire.
He once owned a night club called "Hefe"s" in Eureka, California. He lives in Stevenson Ranch, California. 1992: The Longest Lincolnshire
1992: White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
1994: Punk in Drublic
1995: I Heard They Suck Live!! 1996: Heavy Petting Zoo
1997: So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
1999: The Decline
2000: Pump Up the Valuum
2002: 45 or 46 Songs That Weren"t Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
2003: The War on Errorism
2006: Wolves in Wolves" Clothing
2007: They"ve Actually Gotten Worse Live! 2009: Coaster
2011: "NOFX (2011 European Parliament)"
2012: Self Entitled
2013: "Stoke Extinguisher".