Jared Slingerland (born January 16, 1984) is a Canadian guitarist and electronic musician based in

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. He is best known as a member of the

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band

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(FLA).

History

Early life

Slingerland was born in

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, where his father (Glen Slingerland) was a local radio announcer on CKIQ. The family relocated to

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...

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shortly after his birth, when his father secured an on-air position at CHR radio station (AM106). During his childhood in Calgary, Slingerland attended his first music concert, featuring Canadian band

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Music career

After eleven years in Calgary, the family relocated to

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. Slingerland began playing various instruments in his early teen years, ultimately excelling with the guitar. In his late teenage years, Slingerland formed a goth

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project, called Ms. Anne Thropy. Producer

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later joined the project and the two worked together in his home studio. Shortly thereafter, Ms. Anne Thropy disbanded. Inkel and Slingerland continued to write music together for various projects (including a

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project). In early 2004, Left Spine Down asked Slingerland to join the fold. In late 2005, he began working with Front Line Assembly in the studio and was eventually asked to tour with the band in support of the '' Artificial Soldier'' album. After leaving Left Spine Down in 2008, Slingerland continues to tour North America and Europe extensively as well as contributing writing/production for such albums as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Echogenetic'' and more.

Discography

Albums

* Front Line Assembly - '' Artificial Soldier'' (2006, Metropolis) * Front Line Assembly - ''

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'' (2007, Metropolis) * Left Spine Down - '' Fighting for Voltage'' (2008, Synthetic Sounds) * Front Line Assembly - ''

'' (2010, Dependent Records / Metropolis) * Delerium - '' Music Box Opera'' (2012, Nettwerk) * Front Line Assembly - '' AirMech Soundtrack'' (2012,

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/ Steamworks) * Front Line Assembly - '' Echogenetic'' (2013, Dependent Records / Metropolis) * Phildel - '' The Glass Ghost'' (2014, Decca Records) * Delerium - '' Rarities & B-Sides'' (2015, Nettwerk) * Delerium - '' Mythologie'' (2016, Metropolis)

Remix releases

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- ''Straight to Video: The Remixes'' (2006, Metropolis)

References

External links

Front Line Assembly Official WebsiteFront Line Assembly
on Myspace
Front Line Assembly
on Facebook {{DEFAULTSORT:Slingerland, Jared 1984 births Canadian electronic musicians Canadian industrial musicians 21st-century Canadian multi-instrumentalists Living people Musicians from Vancouver Musicians from Kelowna Metropolis Records artists 21st-century Canadian guitarists 21st-century Canadian keyboardists Canadian punk rock musicians Front Line Assembly members Left Spine Down members