Jeremy Michael Ward

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Name = Jeremy Michael Ward


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Born = birth date|1976|5|5
Died = death date and age|2003|5|25|1976|5|5
Origin = Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Instrument = Various Effects Equipment,
Guitar,
Vocals
Genre = Post-hardcore, Progressive rock, Experimental rock, Psychedelic rock, Dub, Reggae
Occupation = Sound technician Vocal operator Guitarist
Years_active = 1993–2003
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Associated_acts = The Mars Volta
De Facto
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
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Jeremy Michael Ward (May 5 1976 – May 25 2003) was the sound technician and vocal operator for The Mars Volta and for the dub outfit De Facto. He created many of the soundscapes heard on The Mars Volta's album "De-Loused in the Comatorium". Jeremy, aside from his role in The Mars Volta and De Facto, was a talented guitar player, as well as an artist (working mostly in pen and ink).

He was found dead in his Los Angeles home by his roommate on the evening of Sunday, May 25, 2003 of an apparent heroin overdose. He was 27 years old at the time, and his death came less than a month before the release of "De-Loused in the Comatorium". A journal Jeremy found while working in the repossession business in Los Angeles served as a source of inspiration for The Mars Volta's album "Frances the Mute". Ward also coined the term "amputechture," which served as the title of The Mars Volta's third LP. He was the cousin of At the Drive-In and Sparta member Jim Ward, and brother of El Paso punk rock bassist Jered Ward.

Ward's death was the impetus for Mars Volta members Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez to quit using opioids. [http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4807 The Mars Volta: Spaced Out] ]

Discography

=With De Facto=

*"How Do You Dub? You Fight For Dub, You Plug Dub In" LP (1999/2001)
*"456132015" EP (2001)
*"Megaton Shotblast" LP (2001)
*"Légende du Scorpion à Quatre Queues" LP (2001)

With The Mars Volta

*"Tremulant" - EP (2002)
*"De-Loused in the Comatorium" - LP (2003)

With Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

*"" (2004)
*"Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward" (2008)
*"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus" (2008)
*"Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead" (2008)

Equipment

=With De Facto=

*Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer
*Digitech Multi chorus
*Guyatone MD-3 Digital delay
*Ibanez DE-7 delay/Echo
*Boss DD-6 delay
*Boss HR-2 Harmonist
*Maxon Rotary phaser
*Korg KP2 Kaoss pad
*Voodoo Lab Pedal Power

References

* [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/mars%20volta.s%20ward%20dies MARS VOLTA'S WARD DIES] at contactmusic.com