Jared Slingerland
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Jared Slingerland was born on January 16, 1984 in Kelowna
, British Columbia
, Canada
where his father (Glen Slingerland) was a radio announcer on CKIQ. The family moved to Calgary
, Alberta
shortly after birth due to his father securing an on air job with a new CHR radio station (AM106). It was in Calgary where Jared was first exposed to the music industry when he attended his first live concert. It was a Canadian band known as the Barenaked Ladies
. Another move brought the family to the Metro Vancouver (Abbotsford, BC) area at age 11. He began playing various instruments in his early teen years and started to excel at guitar.
In his late teens he formed a band called Ms. Anne Thropy, a goth nu-metal project that eventually started to work with producer Jeremy Inkel
in his home studio. Shortly thereafter Ms. Anne Thropy ended but Jeremy and Jared continued to write music together for various projects including a trip-hop project. In early 2004 Left Spine Down
approached Jared and asked him to join the fold and in late 2005 he began working with Front Line Assembly
doing album guitar work. Shortly thereafter they asked him to tour North America and Europe as a full band member supporting the Artificial Soldier
album.
Jared has continued working with both bands to present, touring North America and Europe again with FLA in 2007, working on the FLA follow up EP Fallout
, and finishing up work on LSD's first full length album Fighting for Voltage
as well as the follow-up already in the works.
- Straight to Video: The Remixes
- Front Line Assembly
- Artificial Soldier
- Front Line Assembly
- Fall Out
- Left Spine Down
- Smart Bomb
- Left Spine Down
- Fighting for Voltage
- Front Line Assembly
- Improvised Electronic Device
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where his father (Glen Slingerland) was a radio announcer on CKIQ. The family moved to Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
shortly after birth due to his father securing an on air job with a new CHR radio station (AM106). It was in Calgary where Jared was first exposed to the music industry when he attended his first live concert. It was a Canadian band known as the Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
. Another move brought the family to the Metro Vancouver (Abbotsford, BC) area at age 11. He began playing various instruments in his early teen years and started to excel at guitar.
In his late teens he formed a band called Ms. Anne Thropy, a goth nu-metal project that eventually started to work with producer Jeremy Inkel
Jeremy Inkel
Germy redirects here. For the iCarly character, see iCarly.Born in Montreal and raised in Vancouver, Jeremy Inkel is best known as a keyboard player and programmer in Left Spine Down and Front Line Assembly...
in his home studio. Shortly thereafter Ms. Anne Thropy ended but Jeremy and Jared continued to write music together for various projects including a trip-hop project. In early 2004 Left Spine Down
Left Spine Down
Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Left Spine Down is a band that plays what they call "cyberpunk," a mixture of electronica, metal, punk, and drum & bass....
approached Jared and asked him to join the fold and in late 2005 he began working with Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
doing album guitar work. Shortly thereafter they asked him to tour North America and Europe as a full band member supporting the Artificial Soldier
Artificial Soldier
Artificial Soldier is an album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2006. This is the first Front Line Assembly album to feature new member Jeremy Inkel.- Critical reception :Reviews for Artificial Soldier were mixed...
album.
Jared has continued working with both bands to present, touring North America and Europe again with FLA in 2007, working on the FLA follow up EP Fallout
Fallout (Front Line Assembly album)
Fallout is an album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2007. Initially announced as an EP, it is a collection of nine remixes and three previously unreleased tracks...
, and finishing up work on LSD's first full length album Fighting for Voltage
Fighting for Voltage
Fighting for Voltage is the debut full length album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The album was released on April 22, 2008 via Synthetic Sounds in Canada and on September 23, 2008 in the USA via Bit Riot Records....
as well as the follow-up already in the works.
Discography
- Mindless Self IndulgenceMindless Self Indulgence
Mindless Self Indulgence is an American musical group formed in New York in 1997. Their music has a mixed style including rap, punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno and industrial...
- Straight to Video: The Remixes
- Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
- Artificial Soldier
Artificial Soldier
Artificial Soldier is an album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2006. This is the first Front Line Assembly album to feature new member Jeremy Inkel.- Critical reception :Reviews for Artificial Soldier were mixed...
- Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
- Fall Out
- Left Spine Down
Left Spine Down
Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Left Spine Down is a band that plays what they call "cyberpunk," a mixture of electronica, metal, punk, and drum & bass....
- Smart Bomb
- Left Spine Down
Left Spine Down
Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Left Spine Down is a band that plays what they call "cyberpunk," a mixture of electronica, metal, punk, and drum & bass....
- Fighting for Voltage
Fighting for Voltage
Fighting for Voltage is the debut full length album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The album was released on April 22, 2008 via Synthetic Sounds in Canada and on September 23, 2008 in the USA via Bit Riot Records....
- Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
- Improvised Electronic Device