Jason Slater
Jason C. Slater (March 8, 1971 – December 9, 2020) was an American record producer and musician.
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| 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 |
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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. He is best known for being the co-founder, bassist and backup vocalist of Third Eye Blind from 1993 to 1994. He left the band after its first year. 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. He was also a member of two supergroups; "Band of Flakes" (with George Lynch), and Revenge of the Triads (with Charlie Clouser and Troy Van Leeuwen).
Outside of his work in bands, Slater produced several albums. He produced five albums for progressive metal band Queensrÿche between 2006 and 2013.
On December 9, 2020, Slater died from liver failure at a Maui, Hawaii hospital. He was 49 years old.