Editing James Shaffer (section)

===Early musical career===
Shaffer, along with fellow future Korn members, [[David Silveria]] and [[Reginald Arvizu]] formed a band called [[L.A.P.D. (band)|L.A.P. D]]. with singer Richard Morill. When the band moved from Bakersfield, California<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jack | last=Flemming | date=2021-05-14 |title=Korn's James Shaffer tries to record a Beverly Hills home sale |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-05-14/korn-james-shaffer-selling-beverly-hills-home |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chamoff |first=Lisa |title=Munky Business: Korn's James Shaffer Lists Beverly Hills Home For Sale |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-global-properties/2021/05/19/munky-business-korns-james-shaffer-lists-beverly-hills-home-for-sale/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> to Los Angeles, Silveria dropped out of high school and Shaffer stayed in Bakersfield. When Shaffer reunited with the band, they found a manager and released an EP entitled Love and Peace Dude in 1989 through [[Triple X Records]]. L.A.P.D. released their first full-length studio album on May 3, 1991, which consisted of eleven tracks. The album was entitled Who's Laughing Now. After releasing two albums, L.A.P.D. broke up. They were also briefly known as Creep, recording a demo with a singer named Corey until Shaffer, Arvizu, and Silveria enlisted [[Brian Welch]] and [[Jonathan Davis]] to form the band that went on to become Korn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004092/Korn.html|title = Korn Biography}}</ref>