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Jay Ziskrout was the first drummer for Bad Religion, forming the group with schoolmate Brett Gurewitz in 1980. He performed on the band's debut release Bad Religion - 6 Song EP and about half the tracks on their debut full-length album How Could Hell Be Any Worse?. He decided to leave the band with only half of the songs recorded due to a misunderstanding regarding the band's new press photos. So, since the album was only half complete, they needed another drummer and Jay's drum roadie, Pete Finestone, took over drums to complete the album and subsequent releases. Bad Religion is an influential punk rock band known for poignant, erudite lyrics, and biting social commentary. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Pictured on the booklet of his last album with Bad Religion, Against the Grain Peter Pete Finestone (born June 11, 1964) was a past member of the punk rock band Bad Religion as their drummer from 1982 to 1991. ...


Shortly after leaving the band, he also left Los Angeles for New York, where he worked for many years with Clive Davis as Vice President of Album Promotion for Arista Records. Later he returned to his punk roots by joining Epitaph Records in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where he served as Managing Director of Epitaph Europe/International working to break such artists as The Offspring and Rancid. After Epitaph Records, Jay returned to New York to launch two Latin Alternative music businesses, Grita! Records and LatinoVision.com. From 2001-2004, he served as Chief Operating Officer of The CMJ Network (known to many as CMJ or erroneously as College Music Journal, the leading trade and consumer media company targeting the college and developing music market. This article is about the largest city in California. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1934) is the founder of Arista Records, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a nonperformer. ... Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,298 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54′E 52°22′N Website www. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... The Offspring is an American punk band from Orange County, California that originally formed in 1984, consisting of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin Noodles Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and Atom Willard on drums. ... Rancid was formed in 1991 in Berkeley, California, by former members of Operation Ivy, Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. ... Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... A chief operating officer (or COO) is a corporate officer responsible for management of day-to-day activities of the corporation. ... College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the Canada. ... College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the Canada. ...


These days Jay works as CEO of the music, marketing and technology consulting company, Sonicvista, based in Vermont. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... State nickname: The Green Mountain State Official languages None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas (R) Senators Patrick Leahy (D) Jim Jeffords (I) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43th 24,923 km² 3. ...


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