for the band Soul SirkUS and with many other artists from different musical backgrounds including: Bill Ward, Right Said Fred, Robert Williams, Roch Voisine, Dolores O'Riordan, Tim "Ripper" Owens, and Tommy Shaw. When not touring, Mendoza has played with his band Mendoza Heredia Neto, featuring drummer Joey Heredia and keyboard player Renato Neto, on Tuesday nights at La Ve Lee Jazz Club in Studio City. The band has recorded a live CD, Live in L.A. In December 2012, Mendoza co-founded the Thin Lizzy spin-off band, Black Star Riders. Black Star Riders' first album All Hell Breaks Loose was released in May 2013. On May 30, 2014, it was announced that Mendoza was leaving Black Star Riders at the end of the contemporaneous US tour to work on other projects. Mendoza joined Neal Schon's side project, Neal Schon's Journey Through Time, along with fellow The Dead Daisies member Deen Castronovo. In April 2022, Mendoza was announced as the bassist for the supergroup Iconic, featuring Michael Sweet, Joel Hoekstra, Tommy Aldridge, and Nathan James. The band's debut album is called Second Skin. They released a lead single, entitled "Nowhere to Run". Discography Solo albums Live for Tomorrow (2007) Casa Mendoza (2010) Viva La Rock (2018) Other collaborations 1990 Ward One: Along the Way (Bill Ward) 1992 Never Say Never (Alias) shelved, independently released in 2009 1993 Nothin' But Trouble (Blue Murder) 1994 Screaming Blue Murder (Blue Murder) 1995 Real World (Tin Drum) 1995 Out of My Tree (John Sykes) 1996 Feels Good (Michael Ruff) 1996 Smashing! (Right Said Fred) 1996 Kissing Rain (Roch Voisine) 1997 Loveland (John Sykes) 1997 Sugar Cane (Rafael Aragon) 1997 20th Century (John Sykes) 1998 Date with the Devil's Daughter (Robert Williams) 1998 7 Deadly Zens (Tommy Shaw) 1998 Live in L.A. (Mendoza Heredia Neto) 2000 One Night Only (Thin Lizzy) 2000 Into the Light (David Coverdale) 2000 Nuclear Cowboy (John Sykes) 2001 Full Bluntal Nugity (Ted Nugent) 2002 Craveman (Ted Nugent) 2004 Mythology (Derek Sherinian) 2004 Bad Boy Live! (John Sykes) 2005 World Play (Soul SirkUS) 2006 Live... in the Still of the Night (Whitesnake) 2007 Are You Listening? (Dolores O'Riordan) 2009 Play My Game (Tim "Ripper" Owens) 2008 Earth Tones (Adrian Galysh) 2009 No Baggage (Dolores O'Riordan) 2009 Smoke and Mirrors (Lynch Mob) 2010 La Famiglia Superstar (La Famiglia Superstar) 2011 Brown Eyed Soul (Steve Saluto) 2013 All Hell Breaks Loose (Black Star Riders) 2014 So