Jean-Paul Gaster

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jean-Paul Gaster


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = 1971
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Origin = Germantown, Maryland, USA
Instrument = drums
Genre = Stoner rock
Funk metal
Alternative metal
Years_active = 1990-present
Label = Atlantic
DRT Entertainment
Associated_acts = Clutch
The Bakerton Group
Five Horse Johnson
Kamchatka
Opeth
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Jean-Paul Gaster is the American drummer for rock band Clutch.

tyle and influences

Jean-Paul Gaster has learned to play drums growing up on 1960s and 1970 heavy rock bands like Black Sabbath, Cream and Jimi Hendrix. Favorite drummers of Gaster are artists such as legendary jazz drummers Elvin Jones and Buddy Rich and blues-rock drummer John Bonham (Led Zeppelin). He also claims to be inspired by ?uestlove, drummer of Hip Hop band The Roots. [cite video
people = Jean-Paul Gaster (interviewee)
date = 2001-11-5
title = CLUTCH - Interview with Jean Paul Gaster (Oct. 5, 2001)
url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDSHrB7_kvM&NR=1
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publisher = TeleVicious
location = The Galaxy in St. Louis, Missouri
accessdate = 2007-07-28]

Projects

In the late 1990s, Jean-Paul Gaster was part of instrumental blues project The Bakerton Group (a band composed of other Clutch members Tim Sult, Dan Maines, Mick Schauer). The Bakerton Group formed an independent record label, River Road Records, to release their own music. To date, The Bakerton Group has only released one 3-track EP, "Space Guitars", which is available for free on Clutch's official website. [ [http://pro-rock.com/v6/multimedia.html "Space Guitars" at Pro-rock.com] ]

Jean-Paul Gaster made an appearance on the album "The Mystery Spot" of rock band Five Horse Johnson. The album was released on May 23, 2006 via Small Stone Records. [cite web
url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=52897
title = CLUTCH Drummer Featured On New FIVE HORSE JOHNSON Album
accessdate = 2007-07-27
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quote = CLUTCH drummer Jean Paul Gaster makes an appearance on the new FIVE HORSE JOHNSON album, "The Mystery Spot", which was released on May 23 via Small Stone Records] In 2007, Jean-Paul Gaster collaborated with Opeth keyboardist Per Wiberg and Kamchatka guitarist Thomas Andersson on a project. [cite web
url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69881
title = OPETH Keyboardist, CLUTCH Drummer Collaborate On New Project
accessdate = 2007-07-27
author =
quote = OPETH keyboardist Per Wiberg recently collaborated on a new project with CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and KAMCHATKA guitarist Thomas "Juneor" Andersson, among others]

Gaster on file sharing

"As a musician, I think it is irrelevant to me. It exists and it is out there and no matter what I try and do about it, it will always be there. I don't mind kids trading tapes, that's totally cool. Videos are cool too. They only add to the live show. A kid might show that to some of their friends and they might think that we are cool and might come out and see us next time.

The reality is that an artist has to have a record go gold, before they are even going to see a dime. Bands put out 3 or 4 records on a label and never see a dime from record sales. So, it is not like people who are downloading would be putting a dollar in my pocket if they would have bought the record. The industry is set up so that the record company will immediately get paid from record sales. So...download all you want!!!

I think that the internet has changed the record industry and will continue to do so. The record labels will find some way to make money. I think that the artists main concern is to concentrate on their live performance and be the best artist that they can". [cite web
url = http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=4401
title = Interview with Clutch, Rock's Best Kept Secret
accessdate = 2007-07-28
author = John Solomon]

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