Background
Reyes was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Peruvian ancestry.
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Ginger Pooley
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She attended University of California, Los Angeles from 1998 to 2000 and has a degree in history.
Career
She is also a solo artist, and was a bassist of the California popular-punk band the Halo Friendlies. She has had a long musical career, playing in bands and writing songs since her freshman year in high school. Her first band was the Israelites, a Christian ska band from Louisiana Crescenta, California.
She later replaced Cheryl Hecht as the bassist for the all girl popular-punk band the Halo Friendlies.
The 2004 music video for her song "Faith" was directed by Djay Brawner. In 2004, she released a five track European Parliament entitled Room European Parliament off of the record label Pineapple Heart Records.
In 2005, she released another European Parliament entitled Laguna Beach Demos, once again off of the label Pineapple Heart Records. On April 6, 2007 rock rumor website Buddyhead reported that Ginger Reyes was the new bassist for, replacing former bassists Doctorate"arcy Wretzky and Melissa Auf der Maur, in the new line-up.
Reyes has taken part in three Smashing Pumpkins music videos: "Tarantula", "That"s the Way (My Love Is)" and "G.L.O.W."
In March 2010, Pooley left to focus on her family, stating:
Ginger made a guest appearance during the Smashing Pumpkins" Record Store Day performance on April 17, 2010 in Hollywood, California. She briefly returned to her duties and played bass during the rendition of "Bullet with Butterfly Wings".
She also played bass for Glee Live in 2010 and 2011 and is working on a solo European Parliament.
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Christian