NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jason McCaslin

Jason Paul McCaslin, better known as "Cone," is the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of Canadian rock band Sum 41. Born in Toronto, Ontario, on September 3, 1980, he joined the band as the last member of its current lineup in February 1999, replacing Mark Spicoluk. Sum 41 was signed by Island Records only months after he joined.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Cone41. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... 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... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that enjoyed its original period of wide success in the United States and Canada, from 1963 to 1967. ... 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. ... â€œInstrumentalistâ€ redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping,popping or using a pick. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The layout of a typical musical keyboard A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which cause the instrument to produce sounds. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... Sum 41 is a Canadian pop punk band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Pain for Pleasure in one of their videos. ... The Operation M.D. (formerly 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). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping,popping or using a pick. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Sum 41 is a Canadian pop punk band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Mark Spicoluk is currently the bass player for the band Closet Monster and has previously played with Avril Lavigne and Sum 41. ... Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ...

McCaslin began playing bass when he was 14 as a member of a grunge garage band (Second Opinion) with Avril Lavigne's former drummer Matt Brann and other neighbors. He was the last musician to join, and because the other band members had already chosen their instruments, he was left with no choice but to play the bass.^{[citation needed]} â€œGrungeâ€ redirects here. ... Episode chronology Second Opinion is the thirty-third episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and was the seventh of the shows third season. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley[1] (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock singer and musician. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Before joining Sum 41, he was an usher at a movie theatre.^{[citation needed]} He supposedly acquired the nickname "Cone" from fellow band member Deryck Whibley in high school because he frequently ate ice cream cones at lunch (he is now lactose intolerant though and can no longer eat ice cream).^{[citation needed]} Deryck Jayson Whibley (born March 21, 1980), also known as Bizzy D, is a musician and producer best known for his work as the guitarist and lead vocalist and songwriter of Canadian rock Juno Award winning band Sum 41. ... A stack of sugar ice cream cones 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. ...

Despite otherwise being somewhat introverted, Cone is the most frequently visible member of the band to its fans, often speaking to the public and answering questions on the band's official website. Otherwise, he is usally the quietist.^{[citation needed]}

The Operation M.D.

Cone has started a side project called The Operation M.D. with Todd Morse (Juliette and The Licks, H20) in 2002, but only started work on it recently. The Operation M.D. have demos on their MySpace[1] and their debut album, We Have an Emergency was released on February 20, 2007 by Aquarius Records. His nickname in the band is Dr. Dynamite.^{[citation needed]} The Operation M.D. (formerly 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). ... We Have An Emergency is the debut album by The Operation M.D., to be released on February 20, 2007 (see 2007 in music) by Aquarius Records. ... Aquarius Records is a Canadian independent record label which was established during the summer of 1969. ...

He provides lead vocals for 3 songs, including "Someone Like You", which will be appearing on the debut record.^{[citation needed]}

See also

List of bass guitarists This list of bass guitarists includes notable bassists for whom there is a Wikipedia article. ...

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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... This is a DVD which came with some editions of their album Does This Look Infected? The DVD included: Reign In Pain: The Story Of Pain For Pleasure (Documentary) Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure (Music Video) In Too Deep (Music Video) ... 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 North America) or Happy Live Surprise (Japan) is a live album by Sum 41 recorded in London, Ontario in April 2005. ... ... Fat Lip is the first single from the album All Killer No Filler by the Canadian rock band Sum 41. ... 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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. ... Were All To Blame is the 1st single from Chuck by Sum 41. ... Pieces is the second single from Sum 41s 2004 album, Chuck. ... 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. ... Underclass Hero track listing Ma Poubelle (6) March of the Dogs (7) The Jester (8) March of the Dogs was the first song released off of Sum 41s fifth studio album, Underclass Hero. ... Underclass Hero track listing Underclass Hero (1) Walking Disaster Radio Single Cover (Promo Edition) Underclass Hero is the first single off of Sum 41s fifth studio album Underclass Hero. ... Underclass Hero track listing Underclass Hero (1) Walking Disaster (2) Speak of the Devil Walking Disaster is the second single from Sum 41s 2007 studio album, Underclass Hero. ... Detox is Treble Chargers fifth and final studio album, released in August of 2002. ... 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. ... ... ObsCure is a survival horror that was developed by Hydravision and published by DreamCatcher Interactive[1] for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows. ... This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ... Rock Against Bush is a project mobilizing skate punk and pop punk 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 American music video director who has also written and directed films and documentaries. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Brown Brigade is the newest project being undertaken by Dave Brownsound Baksh. ... The Operation M.D. (formerly 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). ... Pain for Pleasure in one of their videos. ...