Chris Fehn

Chris Fehn
Chris Fehn at Allstate Arena in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Michael Fehn
Also known as	#3, Mr. Picklenose, Mr. Fehn, Pinocchio.
Born	February 24, 1972 (1972-02-24) (age 39)
Origin	Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, alternative metal, nu metal, metalcore
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Custom percussion, electronic percussion, vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Slipknot, Thunderbolt, Gasoline, Shed, Will Haven
Website	slipknot1.com

Christopher Michael "Chris" Fehn (born February 24, 1972), or known by his number #3, is an American musician known as one of the two custom percussionists of the Grammy Award winning nu metal band Slipknot and is the current bassist for the band Will Haven.

Personal life and career

Fehn was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. Prior to joining Slipknot, he played as a kicker on the Wayne State University Football team. Fehn joined the band around April 1997, replacing percussionist Greg Welts, who was forced out of Slipknot after the band due to personal conflicts with drummer Joey Jordison which stemmed from Welts dating Jordison's sister.

As well as lending his percussion talents to the band, Fehn has also sung backing vocals on a number of songs Slipknot has both recorded and performed live. Outside Slipknot, Fehn is a very keen golfer, and evidences this on the band's 2006 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, where he is interviewed while playing golf. Fehn describes himself as a "big fan of the band" and says of Slipknot, "the world needed something like this."^[1] Slipknot bassist Paul Gray stated in an interview that Fehn "often brings humor to the band." and that they "definitely need that guy." Prior to joining Slipknot in 1997, Fehn was close friends with Slipknot's percussionist Shawn Crahan. According to Fehn, he had originally asked Crahan if he could be drummer Joey Jordison's drum tech. Shortly after his request was made, Fehn was given an offer to play custom percussion in the band. Fehn was then given a rough demo that contained all of Slipknot's songs. Fehn has said that "Spit It Out" was the song that stood out to him the most. Fehn then tried out on percussion and was subsequently made part of Slipknot.

In the early years of Slipknot before their signing with Roadrunner Records, Fehn was an electrician. In a recent interview with Face Culture, Fehn said that the band members gave him a hard time in his early years with the band. He described that his time during the self-titled album era was his "hazing period" with the band.^[2]

Fehn is a avid golfer

His mask was featured in the movie Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay.

Fehn also does some "Trademark acts" during shows such as "stroking" his mask's long nose.

Discography

With Slipknot

For a more comprehensive list, see Slipknot discography.

• 1999: Slipknot
• 2001: Iowa
• 2004: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
• 2005: 9.0 Live
• 2008: All Hope Is Gone

With Will Haven

• 2011: Voir Dire

Filmography

• 1999: Welcome to Our Neighborhood
• 2002: Disasterpieces
• 2002: Rollerball
• 2006: Voliminal: Inside the Nine
• 2008: Nine: The Making of "All Hope Is Gone"
• 2009: Of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams
• 2010: (sic)nesses

Equipment

• Tama drums with Bubinga shells, Brushed Nickel hardware, and Remo drumheads- 24 kick drum, 22 kick drum, 15 tom, 17 tom
• 15" Pearl Competitor FFX-style Marching Snare
• Pearl Championship RMALTS Marching Snare Carrier
• Vic Firth Corpsmaster CT4 Ultra Staccato Mallets
• Vic Firth American Classic 3A Wood Tip Drumsticks
• 2 empty Budweiser beer kegs (one on each side) played with a thick 13 inch steel pipe
• Audio Technica AEW-T6100 Wireless Handheld Microphone and system
• Chris' percussion set-up is miked with Audio Technica AT-35 mics

Chris and Shawn use the same set-up for their drums. However, Shawn's drum kit, along with Joey Jordison's, is mounted on a platform scissor lift which goes high into the air and rotates. Chris' drum kit is mounted on a swivel, allowing them to rotate 90° and tilt in numerous directions. Chris prefers not to use a scissor lift due to his fear of heights. For the All Hope Is Gone Tour, Chris and Shawn use mallets to play their main percussion kits. They only use drumsticks to play their marching snares. Chris and Shawn have been using Vic Firth drumsticks since the Subliminal Verses Tour.

References

1. ^ "Chris Fehn interview with Songfacts". Songfacts. http://www.songfacts.com/int/2008/01/chris-fehn-slipknot.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
2. ^ "Faceculture.tv". Faceculture.tv. http://www.faceculture.tv/index.php?cnti_key=11773939. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 

External links

• Slipknot website
• Chris Fehn at the Internet Movie Database

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