Jason Slater

Jason Slater
Jason Slater in 2000
Jason Slater in 2000
Background information
Birth nameJason C. Slater
BornMarch 8, 1971
Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S.
OriginSan Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 2020(2020-12-09) (aged 49)
Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician record producer
InstrumentBass guitar
Years active1991–2020
Formerly ofThird Eye Blind
Snake River Conspiracy
Brougham
Revenge of the Triads

Jason C. Slater (March 8, 1971 – December 9, 2020) was an American record producer and musician.

Biography

Slater grew up in Palo Alto, California, where he helped form the bands Third Eye Blind, Brougham and Snake River Conspiracy.[1] He is best known for being the co-founder, bassist and backup vocalist of Third Eye Blind from 1993 to 1994.[2] He left the band after its first year.[3][1] Following his departure from Third Eye Blind, Slater co-founded the rap rock band Brougham with Luke Oakson and the industrial rock band Snake River Conspiracy with Eric Valentine.[4] He was also a member of two supergroups; "Band of Flakes" (with George Lynch),[5] and Revenge of the Triads (with Charlie Clouser and Troy Van Leeuwen).[6]

Outside of his work in bands, Slater produced several albums. He produced five albums for progressive metal band Queensrÿche between 2006 and 2013.[7]

A book on Slater's life and career, Jason Slater: For the Sake of Supposing, will be released on March 8, 2025, via Breakdown Room Publishing, LLC.

Death

On December 9, 2020, Slater died from liver failure at a Maui, Hawaii hospital. He was 49 years old.[8][1]

Discography

List of albums with contributions from Jason Slater
Year Artist Album Producer Mixing Engineer Writing Instr. Ref.
1997 Bullmark Interstate '76 soundtrack Yes No No Yes Yes
1998 The Braids Here We Come No No No Yes No
2000 Brougham Le Cock Sportif Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Snake River Conspiracy Sonic Jihad Yes Yes No Yes Yes
2001 Pete pete. Yes No No No No
2002 Earshot Letting Go Yes No No No No
Edify Edify Yes No No No No
2003 Slaves on Dope Metafour Yes Yes No No No
Twisted Method Escape From Cape Coma Yes No No No No
Stimulator Stimulator No No No Yes No [9]
2004 P.M.T. Acupuncture for the Soul Yes Yes No No No [10][11]
2005 Enemy Hooray for Dark Matter Yes Yes Yes Yes No
2006 Queensrÿche Operation: Mindcrime II Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Temple of Brutality Lethal Agenda No Yes No No No
2007 Queensrÿche Mindcrime at the Moore No No Yes Yes Yes
Take Cover Yes No Yes No No
2009 American Soldier Yes No No Yes No
2010 Ingrid Michaelson Human Again No No No No Yes
2011 Queensrÿche Dedicated to Chaos Yes No No Yes No
2013 Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche Frequency Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2015 Operation: Mindcrime The Key No No Yes No No [12]
2022 Brougham Bateh Bros. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [13]

Unreleased albums

List of unreleased albums with contributions from Jason Slater
Artist Album Producer Mixer Engineer Writing Instr.
Revenge of the Triads Unfinished debut album Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Prizefighter Prizefighter Yes No No No No
Apartment 26 Detatchment Yes No No No No
Snake River Conspiracy SRC2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ a b c DeNinno, Nadine (Dec 9, 2020). "Jason Slater, original Third Eye Blind bassist, dead at 49". newyorkpost.com. Retrieved Dec 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Octavia (May 2000). "Snake River Conspiracy: An Interview with Jason Slater of Snake River Conspiracy". Outburn (12): 32–33. I started [Third Eye Blind] with Stephan Jenkins, the singer [...] He needed a bass player and someone recommended me. So I quit school and started writing songs with him. We failed for a lot of years and then Oasis came out. Stephen went, "I've got to be just like Oasis!" and started down that road. I just didn't want to get laughed at the rest of my life, so I quit. I was always into the heavier stuff, but it was impossible to make anything happen.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 3426. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Snake River Conspiracy | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  5. ^ "Blogs N' Roses: Exclusive Interview with George Lynch!". 2009-03-26. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  6. ^ "Revenge of the Triads spawned from NIN keyboardist". www.MetalUnderground.com. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (December 9, 2020). "R.I.P. Jason Slater, Original Third Eye Blind Bassist and Queensrÿche Producer Dies at 49". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Dec 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Former THIRD EYE BLIND Bassist And QUEENSRŸCHE Producer JASON SLATER Dead At 49". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Dec 9, 2020. Retrieved Dec 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "ACE Repertory | Search". ascap.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Présentation Merdique de la Troupe" (PDF). pmt1.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  11. ^ Blabbermouth (2007-05-24). "P.M.T To Open For MARILYN MANSON In Italy, France". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  12. ^ Graff, Gary (2015-08-19). "Former Queensryche Singer Geoff Tate Leads Operation: Mindcrime in New Video 'Burn': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  13. ^ "BATEH BROS., by BROUGHAM". Megakut Records. Retrieved 2022-12-23.


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