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Jason Cooper
Birth name	Jason Toop Cooper
Born	(1967-01-31) 31 January 1967 (age 57)
Origin	London, England
Genres	Post punk, gothic rock, alternative rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion

Website	www.thecure.com

Jason Toop Cooper (born 31 January 1967) is an English musician best known for his work with The Cure.

Life and work

Born in London, England, Jason studied drums at London's Drumtech (where he is now a patron and visiting artist). He first came to public attention as drummer for the band My Life Story. Jason joined The Cure in 1995 following the 1993 departure of their previous drummer Boris Williams. So far, he has performed on the studio albums Wild Mood Swings, Bloodflowers, The Cure and 4:13 Dream. He also appeared in two concert films, Trilogy and Festival 2005.

Jason also composes music for film, most notably co-creating the score for the horror/thriller From Within, for which he and co-composer Oliver Kraus won the award for Best Original Score at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival.

Jason uses Natal drums and Zildjian cymbals.

On 15 May 2004, Jason married his long-time girlfriend Allison.^[1]

Discography with The Cure

Wild Mood Swings (1996)
Galore (1997)
Bloodflowers (2000)
Greatest Hits (2001)
Trilogy (2003), DVD
The Cure (2004)
Festival 2005 (2005), DVD
4:13 Dream (2008)
Bestival Live 2011 (2011)

References

^ "Jason Cooper". Picturesofyou.us. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

External links

v t e The Cure
Robert Smith Simon Gallup Roger O'Donnell Perry Bamonte Jason Cooper Reeves Gabrels Andy Anderson Michael Dempsey Matthieu Hartley Pearl Thompson Phil Thornalley Lol Tolhurst Boris Williams
Studio albums	Three Imaginary Boys Seventeen Seconds Faith Pornography The Top The Head on the Door Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Disintegration Wish Wild Mood Swings Bloodflowers The Cure 4:13 Dream Songs of a Lost World
Live albums	Concert: The Cure Live Entreat Show Paris Bestival Live 2011
Compilations	Boys Don't Cry Japanese Whispers Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea Galore Greatest Hits Join the Dots
Remix albums	Mixed Up Torn Down
Extended plays	The Peel Sessions Festival 2005 Hypnagogic States EP
Singles	"Killing an Arab" "Boys Don't Cry" "Jumping Someone Else's Train" "A Forest" "Primary" "Charlotte Sometimes" "The Hanging Garden" "Let's Go to Bed" "The Walk" "The Love Cats" "The Caterpillar" "In Between Days" "Close to Me" "Why Can't I Be You?" "Catch" "Just Like Heaven" "Hot Hot Hot!!!" "Lullaby" "Fascination Street" "Lovesong" "Pictures of You" "Never Enough" "High" "Friday I'm in Love" "A Letter to Elise" "The 13th" "Mint Car" "Strange Attraction" "Gone!" "Wrong Number" "Cut Here" "The End of the World" "The Only One" "Freakshow" "Sleep When I'm Dead" "The Perfect Boy" "Alone"
Other songs	"10:15 Saturday Night"
Video albums	The Cure in Orange Trilogy Festival 2005
Tours	The Cure: 'Reflections' Shows of a Lost World
Related articles	Discography Band members "I'm a Cult Hero" Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure Babacar COGASM Fools Dance The Glove Levinhurst The Magazine Spies Presence Shelleyan Orphan Siouxsie and the Banshees Nocturne Hyæna
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