Jason Slater
Jason C. Slater (March 8, 1971 – December 9, 2020) was an American record producer and musician.
| Jason Slater | |
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|  Jason Slater in 2000 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 8, 1971 Palo Alto, California, U.S. | 
| Origin | San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. | 
| Died | December 9, 2020 (aged 49) Maui, Hawaii, U.S. | 
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician record producer | 
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar | 
| Years active | 1991–2020 | 
| Labels | 
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| Formerly of | Third Eye Blind Snake River Conspiracy Brougham Revenge of the Triads | 
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]
On December 9, 2020, Slater died from liver failure at a Maui, Hawaii hospital. He was 49 years old.[8][1]
Discography
    
| 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
| 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
    
- DeNinno, Nadine (Dec 9, 2020). "Jason Slater, original Third Eye Blind bassist, dead at 49". newyorkpost.com. Retrieved Dec 13, 2020.
-  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. 
- Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 3426. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "Snake River Conspiracy | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- "Blogs N' Roses: Exclusive Interview with George Lynch!". 2009-03-26. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- "Revenge of the Triads spawned from NIN keyboardist". www.MetalUnderground.com. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- 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.
- "Former THIRD EYE BLIND Bassist And QUEENSRŸCHE Producer JASON SLATER Dead At 49". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Dec 9, 2020. Retrieved Dec 10, 2020.
- "ACE Repertory | Search". ascap.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- "Présentation Merdique de la Troupe" (PDF). pmt1.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- Blabbermouth (2007-05-24). "P.M.T To Open For MARILYN MANSON In Italy, France". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- Graff, Gary (2015-08-19). "Former Queensryche Singer Geoff Tate Leads Operation: Mindcrime in New Video 'Burn': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- "BATEH BROS., by BROUGHAM". Megakut Records. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
