[2] Born Jeffrey Ivisovich,[3][4] Nickey Beat lived in San Pedro, Los Angeles[5] before moving to Hollywood to focus on music.
[6] There in 1977, alongside Cliff Roman and brothers, John and Dix Denney, he founded The Weirdos.
[7] In 1978 he briefly joined The Germs, appearing on the Lexicon Devil EP.
Guns in 1987, before leaving the band prior to the album's 1988 release.
which also included Fishbone vocalist Angelo Moore, as well as John Frusciante and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as members.