Gary Jarman
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| Born | Gary John Jarman 20 October 1980 |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Origin | Wakefield, West Yorkshire England |
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Gary John Jarman is a British bassist and singer in the indie rock band The Cribs. He has lived in Portland, Oregon, since 2006.[citation needed]
The band consists of his twin brother Ryan and his younger brother Ross. Gary participating as part of the committee that put on the UK's first "Ladyfest" in London.[1]
In 2009 he underwent surgery in the US to remove growths from his vocal cords.[2]
Other work
Has worked with Quasi (in which his wife Joanna Bolme plays bass), Comet Gain, and Jeffrey Lewis – guesting as a drummer. In 2008, he recorded vocals for a track called "I Would Like to be Forgiven" by fellow Wakefield band The Research, and appeared in the music video for Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks' song "Gardenia".[citation needed]
In 2009 he played bass with Franz Ferdinand during two of their shows supporting Green Day, when bassist Bob Hardy forgot about a wedding he had been invited to.[citation needed] Later that year he guested on Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard's new band Boston Spaceships album, The Planets Are Blasted.[3]
In 2010, he contributed his bass playing as part of ex-Grandaddy guitarist Jim Fairchild's project All Smiles, appearing on the album Staylow and Mighty.[4]
In 2016, he engineered and produced the debut album by Portland instrumental-prog trio Blesst Chest, in his basement.[5]
Bass
In 2014, Jarman was named one of the "Greatest Bass Players of All-Time" by NME and its readers.[6] His playing style was described thus "A true punk, Jarman’s bass playing is often violent and thrashy but he never misses a note or a beat."
In 2016, it was announced that Jarman would receive his own signature bass through Fender/Squier. The Gary Jarman Signature Bass was released in August 2016.[7]
He endorses Fender basses, of which he prefers the Precision and Mustang, and Ampeg bass amplifiers, using valve Classics and Vintage, as well as the solid-state SVT 350, through classic 8x10 cabinets.[8]
References
- ^ Joyner, Hannah (7 January 2017). "Interview with Gary Jarman of The Cribs (2012) – Hannah Joyner – Medium". Medium. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Cribs' Gary Jarman left without speech after throat operation". Nme.com. 16 July 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cut of the Day: "Captives," All Smiles". Wweek.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Blesst Chest Makes Instrumental Rubik's Cubes With Brainy Agility and Caveman Brawn". Wweek.com. 26 July 2016.
- ^ "40 Of The Greatest Bassists Of All Time - Picked By NME Readers". Nme.com. 25 July 2014.
- ^ Parker, Matt (8 November 2016). "The Cribs talk signature Squiers, guitar geekery and lessons of longevity". Musicradar.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Gary Jarman Equipboard". Equipboard.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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