Fred Sablan
| Fred Sablan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Fred Sablan |
| Born | April 28, 1970 (age 43) |
| Origin | Cupertino, California |
| Genres | Punk rock, hard rock, Industrial Metal |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Cooking Vinyl, Ipecac |
| Associated acts | Marilyn Manson, Goon Moon, Crack, Butcher Holler, Birthday Twin |
Fred Sablan (born April 28, 1970), is an American musician originally from Cupertino, California, who is best known for being the bassist for Marilyn Manson. He is also the bassist and occasional guitarist for Goon Moon. He was also the bassist for Butcher Holler, and the guitarist for Crack. He became Marilyn Manson‘s bassist in July 2010, taking the place of Andy Gerold.
Musical career
Crack (1993-2001) & Butcher Holler (2001-2003)
In the late nineties, Fred Sablan performed as the guitarist for the punk rock band Crack, which was described by journalist Todd S. Inoue as "Cupertino's punk-noise surrealists."[1] Later he was the bassist for the band Butcher Holler, and contributed to their album titled "I Heart Rock" which Sablan describes sounding like "Black Sabbath mixed with Roxy Music." Butcher Holler broke up shortly after opening up for the Foo Fighters. Sablan continued playing and recording with various artists while recording solo music.
Goon Moon (2007-present)
Since July 2007, he has been involved as both a bassist and occasional guitarist for Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez's side project Goon Moon, whom he met through mutual friend and former Nine Inch Nails guitarist Aaron North.
Marilyn Manson (2010-present)
In July 2010, it was revealed that Sablan had been named as the new bass player for Marilyn Manson. Sablan was involved with the recording and writing of the album Born Villain. Touring for the "Hey, Cruel World Tour" started in February 2012 at the Soundwave Festival in Australia and then Japan. Sablan completed touring on the "Hey, Cruel World Tour", "Twins of Evil", and "Masters of Madness" tours by July 2013 in the US and Europe.
Birthday Twin
Fred Sablan is also involved in his own personal project, titled Birthday Twin which is described as being « punk-experimental-blues ». « "I’ve spent most of my life obsessing over films just as much as music. Both can change each other dramatically" [...] "I’m planning some Birthday Twin releases, there’s a lot of material. One will be a live performance to a short film, then releasing it as a DVD/CD"
Discography
- Crack
- 1995: "Puberty"
- 1997: "Losing One's Cool"
- Butcher Holler
- 2003: "I Heart Rock"
- 2012: Born Villain
