Jonas Haskins is the former bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 player for the drone metal

Drone metal

Drone metal is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music...

 band Earth

Earth (band)

Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson.Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages...

. Prior to playing in Earth, he was a part of numerous obscure Seattle-based bands, such as The Jesus Chords. He also has collaborated with Sera Cahoone

Sera Cahoone

Sera Cahoone is a singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Cahoone's music combines elements of both classic country-western and modern indie rock and lo-fi....

. Also, Haskins is a former employee of AdReady, Inc. based in Seattle, Washington where he worked as Senior Network Administrator.

Biographical Information

Jonas grew up in the San Juan islands of the Puget Sound. As a boy he enjoyed visiting the various creameries and sweets shops in Friday Harbor, but his real passion was for the baritone guitar

Baritone guitar

The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...

. As his hair grew, he found that his knowledge of music theory, his ear for pitch, and his pizazz and style called for him to bring his talent into the Seattle music scene.