Birth name Jared Slingerland Role Musician Name Jared Slingerland | Years active 2004–Present Occupation(s) Musician Record label Metropolis Records | |
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Born January 16, 1984 (age 40)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada ( 1984-01-16 ) Genres Electronic, industrial metal, punk rock Instruments Guitar, Programming, Keyboards Labels Metropolis, Nettwerk Records Music group Front Line Assembly (Since 2006) Albums Improvised Electronic Device, Echogenetic, Echoes, Artificial Soldier, AirMech Similar People Jeremy Inkel, Bill Leeb, Greg Reely, Rhys Fulber, Jed Simon | ||
Jared Slingerland (born January 16, 1984) is a Canadian guitarist and electronic musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as a member of the electro-industrial band Front Line Assembly (FLA).
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Early life
Slingerland was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, where his father (Glen Slingerland) was a local radio announcer on CKIQ. The family relocated to Calgary, Alberta shortly after his birth, when his father secured an on-air position at CHR radio station (AM106). During his childhood in Calgary, Slingerland attended his first music concert, featuring Canadian band Barenaked Ladies.
Music career
After eleven years in Calgary, the family relocated to the Metro Vancouver (Abbotsford, BC) area. Slingerland began playing various instruments in his early teen years, ultimately excelling with the guitar. In his late teenage years, Slingerland formed a goth nu metal project, called Ms. Anne Thropy. Producer Jeremy Inkel later joined the project and the two worked together in his home studio. Shortly thereafter, Ms. Anne Thropy disbanded. Inkel and Slingerland continued to write music together for various projects (including a trip hop project).
In early 2004, Left Spine Down asked Slingerland to join the fold. In late 2005, he began working with Front Line Assembly in the studio and was eventually asked to tour with the band in support of the Artificial Soldier album. After leaving Left Spine Down in 2008, Slingerland continues to tour North America and Europe extensively as well as contributing writing/production for such albums as Improvised Electronic Device, AirMech, Echogenetic and more.