Ginger Pooley
| Ginger Pooley | |
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Pooley performing with The Smashing Pumpkins on May 24, 2007 at Luxembourg
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ginger Reyes |
| Also known as | Ginger Sling |
| Born |
April 22, 1977 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie pop, pop-punk, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician (guitarist, bassist, singer) |
| Instruments | Bass, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Pineapple Heart |
| Associated acts | The Smashing Pumpkins, Ginger Sling, Halo Friendlies, Lo-Ball |
| Website | www |
Ginger A. Pooley (née Reyes) is an American rock musician, best known as a bassist and backing vocalist for the Chicago alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. More recently she has played bass for Gwen Stefani and Lea Michele. She is an artist and songwriter who has released solo music under the name Ginger Sling. She was also part of the female punk band the Halo Friendlies. She has toured all over the world and her music has been placed on many television shows and films. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter where she continues to create music for various projects.
Reyes was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Peruvian ancestry. She has had a long musical career, playing in bands and writing songs since her freshman year in high school. Her first band was the Israelites, a Christian ska band from La Crescenta, California. She later replaced Cheryl Hecht as the bassist for the all girl pop-punk band the Halo Friendlies. She attended UCLA from 1998 to 2000 and has a degree in history.
The 2004 music video for her song "Faith" was directed by Djay Brawner. In 2004, she released a five track EP entitled Room EP off of the record label Pineapple Heart Records. In 2005, she released another EP entitled Laguna Beach Demos, once again off of the label Pineapple Heart Records.
On April 6, 2007 rock rumor website Buddyhead reported that Ginger Reyes was the new bassist for The Smashing Pumpkins, replacing former bassists D'arcy Wretzky and Melissa Auf der Maur, in the new line-up.
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