Gary Arce

Gary Michael Arce is a guitarist based out of California. Active since the early 1980s, he is best known for being the lead guitarist of the seminal desert rock group Yawning Man along with a major player in the generator parties of the 80s. Along with his involvement with the highly influential desert rock band, Arce has performed with numerous other bands in a wide arrangement of styles be it ensemble collaborative projects such as Yawning Sons and Big Scenic Nowhere or one-time studio projects such as The Perfect Rat, Dark Tooth Encounter and Zun. Many of Arce’s projects have been instrumental over the years and often in collaboration with recurring friends such as Mario Lalli and Bill Stinson, both of whom perform with Yawning Man.