Jason Cooper

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Jason Cooper
Birth name Jason Toop Cooper
Born (1967-01-31) 31 January 1967
Origin London, England
Genres post punk, gothic rock, alternative rock
Occupations Musician
Instruments Drums
Associated acts The Cure
Website www.thecure.com

Jason Toop Cooper (born 31 January 1967) is an English musician best known for his work with The Cure.

Life and work

Born in London, England, Jason studied drums at London's Drumtech (where he is now a patron and visiting artist). He first came to public attention as drummer for the band My Life Story. Jason joined The Cure in 1995 following the 1993 departure of their previous drummer Boris Williams. So far, he has performed on the studio albums Wild Mood Swings, Bloodflowers, The Cure and 4:13 Dream. He also appeared in two concert films, Trilogy and Festival 2005.

Jason also composes music for film, most notably co-creating the score for the horror/thriller From Within, for which he and co-composer Oliver Kraus won the award for Best Original Score at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival.

On 15 May 2004, Jason married his long-time girlfriend Allison.[1]

Discography with The Cure

References

  1. "Jason Cooper". Picturesofyou.us. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 

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