Gary Jarman
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Gary Jarman at Abbey Road Studios, London, October 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gary John Jarman |
| Born | 20 October 1980 |
| Origin | Wakefield, West Yorkshire England |
| Genres |
Indie rock Power pop Punk rock Lo-Fi |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Bass, vocals, guitar, piano, organ, violin, drums |
| Years active | 2000 - Present |
| Labels |
Warner Bros. Records (USA) Universal Records(Philippines) |
| Associated acts | The Cribs, Franz Ferdinand, All Smiles, The Research |
| Notable instruments | |
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Squier Gary Jarman Signature Bass Fender Precision Bass Fender Mustang Bass |
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Gary John Jarman (born 20 October 1980) is a British multi-instrumentalist, best known for being bassist and singer in the Wakefield music group The Cribs. Formed in 2002, The Cribs have released six albums to date, and numerous singles and EP's. As of 2016 their latest 3 records have charted in the UK top 10, alongside 7 top 40 singles. He has lived in Portland, Oregon since 2006.
The band consists of his twin brother Ryan and his younger brother Ross. Gary is the most political member of The Cribs, and can regularly be heard in interviews criticizing inequality and misogyny in the music industry. This could be attributed to the fact that he spent a few years prior to the band's success participating as part of the committee that put on the UK's first "Ladyfest" in London, and also numerous fundraisers around this time.
In 2009 he underwent surgery in the USA to remove growths from his vocal cords.
He has been seen with various other bands, such as Quasi (in which his wife Joanna Bolme plays bass), Comet Gain, and Jeffrey Lewis - guesting as a drummer all times. In 2008 he recorded vocals for a track called "I Would Like to be Forgiven" by fellow Wakefield band The Research and appeared in the music video for Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks' song Gardenia.
In 2009, on very short notice, he played bass with Franz Ferdinand during two of their shows supporting Green Day when bassist Bob Hardy forgot about a wedding he had been invited to. Later that year he guested on Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard's new band Boston Spaceships album "The Planets Are Blasted"
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