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Jason McCaslin (born September 3, 1980 as Jason Paul McCaslin), better known as Cone, is the bass guitarist and backup vocalist of Canadian pop punk band Sum 41. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and he joined the band as the last member of its current lineup in February 1999, replacing Mark Spicoluk. Sum 41 got signed by Island Records only months after he joined (as he likes to remind the band). Image File history File links Cone41. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of rock music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Bass may refer to: Look up bass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hello People who love keyboards!!!!!!!!!!!! Headline text This article is about keyboards on musical instruments. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Island Records was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall but moved to the UK in May 1962. ... Sum 41 is a Canadian Juno Award winning band from Ajax, Ontario. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... The Operation is a side-project created by Dr. Dynamite (Cone of Sum 41) and Dr. Rocco (Todd Morse of H2O and Juliette and the Licks). ... Treble Charger was a rock group where all 4 members were of English-Canadian descent, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... A backing vocalist or backing singer (or, especially in the U.S., backup singer or sometimes background singer) is a singer who sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, other backing vocalists, or alone but not singing the lead. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Sum 41 is a Canadian Juno Award winning band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Mark Spicoluk is currently the bass player for the band Closet Monster and has previously played with Avril Lavigne and Sum 41. ... Island Records was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall but moved to the UK in May 1962. ...

McCaslin picked up his first bass when he was 14 when he joined a grunge garage band, called Second Opinion, with Avril Lavigne's current drummer, Matt Brann and other neighbors in high school. They had already picked out their instruments, and as the bass was the only instrument left when he joined, he had to play it. Before joining Sum 41, he was an usher at a movie theatre and he acquired the nickname "Cone" from fellow band member Deryck Whibley in grade school because he frequently ate ice cream cones at lunch. Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer, songwriter, model, and occasional actress. ... Matt Brann is the drummer for Canadian singer/song writer Avril Lavigne. ... Deryck Jayson Whibley (born March 21, 1980), also known as Bizzy D, is a musician and producer better known for his work as the lead vocalist and songwriter of Canadian pop punk Juno Award winning band Sum 41. ... An ice cream cone or cornet is a cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, in which ice cream is served, allowing it to be eaten without a bowl or spoon. ...

In Sum 41, Cone is probably the more community-closer member of the band as he is the most frequent visible member of the band that is talking with the public and answering the official site Q&A.

Cone has started a side project called The Operation with Todd Morse (Juliette and The Licks, H20) in 2002, but only started work on it recently. The Operation have demos on their MySpace[1] and their first EP is due in winter 2006. His nickname in the band is Dr. Dynamite. The Operation is a side-project created by Dr. Dynamite (Cone of Sum 41) and Dr. Rocco (Todd Morse of H2O and Juliette and the Licks). ... Todd Morse is one of the guitarist of the band H2O and a member of Juliette and the Licks. ... Juliette and the Licks are a punk rock band led by US actress Juliette Lewis. ... H2O is the chemical formula for Water (molecule). ...

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See also

List of bass guitarists This list of bass guitarists includes notable bassists for whom there is a Wikipedia article, or who are mentioned in their bands article. ...

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Categories: 1980 births | Living people | Canadian punk rock musicians | Canadian bass guitarists | Canadian rock bassists | Bassist stubs | Canadian musician stubs Sum 41 is a Canadian Juno Award winning band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Deryck Jayson Whibley (born March 21, 1980), also known as Bizzy D, is a musician and producer better known for his work as the lead vocalist and songwriter of Canadian pop punk Juno Award winning band Sum 41. ... Bold textSteve Jocz (born July 23, 1981 in Ajax, Ontario, Ontario), also known as Stevo32, is the drummer of the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41. ... Mark Spicoluk is currently the bass player for the band Closet Monster and has previously played with Avril Lavigne and Sum 41. ... David Nizaam Baksh (born 26 July 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is the lead guitarist and singer of heavy metal/reggae band Brown Brigade. ... Greig Nori seen here performing at Younge Dundas Square. ... This is the complete discography of the Canadian Punk rock band Sum 41, has so far created 4 studio albums (One sometimes considered an EP), 2 live albums (one with two diferent releases), 13 singles, 6 DVDs and around 20 songs that are considered b-sides (this songs are featurings... Half Hour of Power is Sum 41s first EP, although the band itself considers it to be their first album. ... All Killer No Filler is the second album by Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001 (see 2001 in music). ... Does This Look Infected? is an album by Sum 41. ... Chuck is an album by Sum 41. ... Sum 41s follow up of Chuck as of yet untitled, fifth studio album will be that bands first album without guitarist Dave Baksh, the album will be released under the Island Records label, it will be distributed worldwide by Universal Records and in Canada by Aquarius Records. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Motivation (song). ... Go Chuck Yourself (Europe and America) or Happy Live Surprise (Japan) is a live album by Sum 41 recorded in London, Ontario in April of 2005. ... Sum 41s first DVD. It includes: - A sold-out live concert filmed in London at the Astoria - All available music videos at the time including outtakes, commentary and behind the scenes - 5 home movies from the Sums in grade 11 - 5 hilarious feature films (with optional commentary) - Photos - And... Sake Bombs and Happy Endings shows the pop punk band Sum 41 on their promotional tour of Does This Look Infected? in Tokyo. ... Go Chuck Yourself (Europe and America) or Happy Live Surprise (Japan) is a live album by Sum 41 recorded in London, Ontario in April of 2005. ... ... Fat Lip is the first single from the album All Killer No Filler by the Canadian pop-punk/rock band Sum 41. ... In Too Deep is the second single from the album All Killer No Filler by the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41. ... Motivation is the third single from the album All Killer No Filler by the Canadian pop-punk/rock band Sum 41. ... What Were All About, also entitled Its What Were All About and What Were All About (The Original Version), is a single from Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41. ... Still Waiting is the first single from Does This Look Infected? by Sum 41. ... Does This Look Infected? is an album by Sum 41. ... Little Know It All is a song composed by the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41 for their featuring performace with Iggy Pop on the album Skull Ring. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Some Say is a song by Sum 41 from Chuck. ... No Reason is a song by Sum 41, the second track on their album Chuck. ... Detox is Treble Chargers fifth and most recent studio album, released in August of 2002 and went gold in Canada. ... Skull Ring is a 2003 album by Iggy Pop, with backing collaborations by popular bands, including The Stooges, The Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches. ... Rock Against Bush, Vol. ... ... This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ... Rock Against Bush was a project mobilizing punk rock musicians against the 2004 U.S. Presidential campaign of George W. Bush. ... Punkvoter is a coalition of punk bands set up by Fat Mike of NOFX to encrouge the youth of America to vote against George W. Bush in the 2004 election. ... Marc Klasfeld is an award-winning controversial American music video director who has also moved into directing and writing theatrical films and documentaries. ... Tom Lord-Alge is a record producer and mixer widely known as a leader in music mixing. ...