Jean-Paul Gaster
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 19, 1971 |
| Origin | Germantown, Maryland, USA |
| Genres | Rock, funk metal, alternative metal, blues rock |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, DRT Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Clutch, The Bakerton Group, Five Horse Johnson, Scott Weinrich, King Hobo, Kamchatka |
Jean-Paul Gaster is the American drummer for rock band Clutch.
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[edit] Style and influences
Jean-Paul Gaster has learned to play drums growing up on 1960s and 1970 heavy rock bands like Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Black Sabbath. Favorite drummers of Gaster are artists such as legendary jazz drummers Elvin Jones and Buddy Rich and blues-rock drummer John Bonham (Led Zeppelin). He also claims to be inspired by Questlove, drummer of Hip Hop band The Roots.[1]
[edit] Projects
In the late 1990s, Jean-Paul Gaster was part of instrumental blues project The Bakerton Group (a band composed of other Clutch members Tim Sult, Neil Fallon, Dan Maines, Mick Schauer). The Bakerton Group formed an independent record label, River Road Records, to release their own music.
Jean-Paul Gaster made an appearance on the album The Mystery Spot of rock band Five Horse Johnson. The album was released on May 23, 2006 via Small Stone Records.[2]
In 2007, Jean-Paul Gaster collaborated with Opeth keyboardist Per Wiberg and Kamchatka guitarist Thomas Andersson on a project called King Hobo.[3]
During 2008, Jean-Paul Gastor played drums on Scott Weinrich's solo album, Punctuated Equilibrium.[4]
[edit] Gaster on file sharing
"As a musician, I think it is irrelevant to me. It exists and it is out there and no matter what I try and do about it, it will always be there. I don't mind kids trading tapes, that's totally cool. Videos are cool too. They only add to the live show. A kid might show that to some of their friends and they might think that we are cool and might come out and see us next time.
The reality is that an artist has to have a record go gold, before they are even going to see a dime. Bands put out 3 or 4 records on a label and never see a dime from record sales. So, it is not like people who are downloading would be putting a dollar in my pocket if they would have bought the record. The industry is set up so that the record company will immediately get paid from record sales. So...download all you want!!!
I think that the internet has changed the record industry and will continue to do so. The record labels will find some way to make money. I think that the artists main concern is to concentrate on their live performance and be the best artist that they can".[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Jean-Paul Gaster (interviewee) (2001-11-05). CLUTCH - Interview with Jean Paul Gaster (Oct. 5, 2001). The Galaxy in St. Louis, Missouri: TeleVicious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDSHrB7_kvM&NR=1. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ "CLUTCH Drummer Featured On New FIVE HORSE JOHNSON Album". http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=52897. Retrieved 2007-07-27. "CLUTCH drummer Jean Paul Gaster makes an appearance on the new FIVE HORSE JOHNSON album, "The Mystery Spot", which was released on May 23 via Small Stone Records"
- ^ "OPETH Keyboardist, CLUTCH Drummer Collaborate On New Project". http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69881. Retrieved 2007-07-27. "OPETH keyboardist Per Wiberg recently collaborated on a new project with CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and KAMCHATKA guitarist Thomas "Juneor" Andersson, among others"
- ^ Scott Weinrich's MySpace page[dead link]
- ^ John Solomon. "Interview with Clutch, Rock's Best Kept Secret". http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=4401. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
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