- Jade Puget
Infobox musical artist
Name = Jade Puget
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Jade Errol Puget
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Born = birth date and age|1973|11|28|mf=y
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Origin =Ukiah, California ,USA
Instrument =Guitar , Keyboards,Synthesizer
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Genre =Alternative rock ,Punk rock ,Hardcore punk ,Electronica ,Post-hardcore ,Synthpunk ,Synthpop
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1998 - Present
Label = Nitro
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Interscope
Associated_acts = AFIBlaqk Audio
Influence 13
Loose ChangeRedemption 87
URL = [http://www.afireinside.net/ AFI.net]
[http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com/ Jade's Blog]
Notable_instruments =Gibson Les Paul Studio
Gibson Les Paul SpecialGibson SG Jade Errol Puget (born
November 28 ,1973 inRedwood Valley ,California ) is the guitarist for rock band AFI (joined in 1998), and the keyboardist/synthesizer operator for the electronic duoBlaqk Audio . He takes his stepfather's surname. Puget is avegetarian , and isstraight edge along with Davey Havok, the vocalist of AFI. Jade has a half-sister- Alishea, a half-brother named Gibson, and a younger brother named Smith, who is also AFI's Tour Manager. Gibson appears in the poem in the beginning of This Time Imperfect on the CDSing The Sorrow .Jade dropped out of school at the age of seventeen, yet still moving on to go to UC Berkeley, where he majored in social theory. After graduating from college, Jade then joined the likes of AFI.He has a various tattoos- an "18" (which was originally a "13"), a cat jumping through a 9 (a tattoo he shares with Nick 13 ofTiger Army andDavey Havok ), and the word "Committed" arched across his stomach from his previous engagement with high school girlfriend Katrina. On his arms, he has the words "Boys Don't Cry" (a homage toThe Cure ) and the words "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (aJoy Division tribute). Jade plays aGibson Les Paul Studio andMesa Boogie dual rectifier amp heads with Marshall cabs. He used several Les Pauls, a Gibson SG and couple of Fender Telecasters for the recording of Sing the Sorrow. He has said that he doesn't usually play SGs, but he has been known to play aGibson SG from time to time.Musical career
Before joining AFI in 1998, Puget played in various bands, including Loose Change and
Redemption 87 [ [http://www.afireinside.net/bio/default.aspx AFI | Official Site ] ] . His first album with AFI was "Black Sails in the Sunset " (1999). The first song he wrote for the band was "Malleus Maleficarum". ["I Heard a Voice" DVD] The band released "The Art of Drowning " in 2000, "Sing the Sorrow " in 2003 and "Decemberunderground " in 2006. AFI won a VMA for best rock video for "Miss Murder" in 2006. Puget is also a member ofBlaqk Audio with AFI bandmateDavey Havok . Their debut album, "CexCells ", was released onAugust 14 ,2007 . Puget recently remixedMarilyn Manson 's newest single "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) ", released as an international bonus track from the album "Eat Me, Drink Me " (2007) [ [http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Jade_Puget's_Remix_of_'Heart-Shaped_Glasses'_Available_Now Jade Puget's Remix of 'Heart-Shaped Glasses' Available Now | Shoutmouth ] ] . He also recently remixed the songTiger Army 's "Where the Moss Slowly Grows" off the band's latest album "Music From Regions Beyond ". [http://www.tigerarmy.com/news.html May 18, 2007 ] The song is only available through purchasing the album oniTunes . He also did some additional production onThe Dear & Departed 's debut album "Something Quite Peculiar " [ [http://thedearanddeparted.com/ MySpace.com - The Dear & Departed - ORANGE COUNTY - New Wave / Gothique / Rock - www.myspace.com/thedearanddeparted ] ] . Additionally, he recently remixedTokio Hotel 's UK single "Ready, Set, Go" from their first English album, Scream [http://www.tokiohotelamerica.com November 05, 2007] . Also, his remix ofThe Static Age 's song "Vertigo" (called "Airplanes") appeared as a bonus track on the band's album "Neon Nights Electric Lives ."References
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