Jason Christopher
Jason Christopher (born January 20, 1971) is an American bassist. In 2016 he is currently the bassist for the band Ministry ,[1][2][3] and was previously the bass player for Prong, Stone Sour, and Sebastian Bach.[4]
Career
Early in his career Christopher was part of the east coast punk band I.D.K, and progressive thrash band Onceover, finally moving out west in 1994 with Jenn Beast. In Los Angeles, was one of the founding members of New Dead Radio, and punk rock super group Black President, with guitarists Greg Hetson, Charlie Paulson, singer Christian Martucci, and drummer Roy Mayorga.
Christopher played bass during 2011 for the band Stone Sour, including the band's Avalanche tour and their appearance at Rock In Rio.
Christopher is also the backing acoustic guitar player and singer for Corey Taylor (lead singer for Slipknot and Stone Sour) and the bass player for his solo band/side project Junk Beer Kidnap Band.[5] He played bass on one track of Taylor's Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life tribute album.[6]
Christopher toured with Sebastian Bach from 2012 to 2014,[7] joining them at Rock in Rio 2013. He also performed on their DVD Abacholypse Now. Christopher has also played with Dave Navarro, Jerry Cantrell, Scott Ian, Ace Frehley,and Dave Lombardo.
Christopher also played bass in Prong from 2013-2016, performing on the 2014 live release Unleashed in the West: Live in Berlin. He co-wrote "Ruining Lives" for Prong's ninth full-length album of the same name[8] with singer and guitarist Tommy Victor. Christopher sang background vocals on the 2015 Prong covers album Songs from the Black Hole, and appears on the last album "Prong X No Absolutes"
In 2016 Christopher teamed up with old band mate Roy Mayorga, to play bass on the summer/fall tour for Ministry.
References
- ↑ "OVERKILL And PRONG Live in Cleveland, OH With Photos!" By Geoff Ketler, KNAC September 26, 2014
- ↑ "Prong – Songs From The Black Hole".
- ↑ "PRONG Live In Dublin, Ireland" By Larry Petro, News Monkey,Friday, August 8, 2014 via KNAC
- ↑ SEBASTIAN BACH Hires STONE SOUR Bassist Jason Christopher
- ↑ "Live Review: Corey Taylor & The Junk Beer Kidnap Band – Dead Man's Hand, Las Vegas". Artist Direct
- ↑ "Slipknot's Corey Taylor Sings Ronnie James Dio's 'Rainbow in the Dark'". Rolling Stone
- ↑ "Skid Row Bass Player Records With Stone Sour". Gibson.com. Peter Hodgson June 4, 2012
- ↑ "Ruining lives: It’s the name of Prong’s latest effort". ABQ Journal, by Rozanna M. Martinez September 12, 2014