Jason "Cone" McCaslin (born 3 September 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, serving as the bassist and backing vocalist of the band

Sum 41 Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason "Cone" McCas ...

Early life

McCaslin began playing bass at the age of 14, as a member of a

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garage band called Second Opinion. He is of

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descent. He acquired the nickname "Cone" from fellow band member

Deryck Whibley Deryck Jason Whibley (born 21 March 1980), nicknamed Bizzy D, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, main songwriter, producer, founder and only ...

in high school, because he frequently ate

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cones at lunch.

Professional career

He co-created the

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side project

The Operation M.D. The Operation M.D. (formerly The Operation) is a Canadian garage rock band created by Doctors Dynamite (Cone of Sum 41) and Rocco (Todd Morse of H2O) as a side project to their other bands. The band's debut album, ''We Have an Emergency'', was ...

, with

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(of H₂O), in which he goes by the name Dr. Dynamite. He plays

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and other instruments on the songs including lead vocals on a few tracks on both albums. The first album, ''We Have an Emergency'' was released in Canada and Japan exclusively in 2007. Operation M.D. then released their second album ''Birds + Bee Stings'' worldwide in late 2010 on their own label Mouth To Mouth Music. He has also acted in many

short films. For example, in ''Basketball Butcher'', he gets beaten up, killed and eaten by

Steve Jocz Steve Jocz (born 23 July 1981) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the former drummer for the Canadian rock band Sum 41. Early life Jocz formed Sum 41 in 1996 alongside Deryck Whibley. Jocz graduated from Exeter High Sc ...

due to beating him at basketball. He also played Dante the drug dealer in ''1-800-Justice.'' He helped produce an album with Shelter With Thieves, a Canadian band from

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. The EP, entitled ''Confessions of a Toxic Generation'', was nominated for two

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, for Group Recording and Loud Recording. The band won the Loud Recording award for the EP. In December 2009, McCaslin was also producing five songs for a new album by Canadian piano rock band The Greatest Invention (Formally – Credible Witness), which eventually got released under Walter Senko. Then in 2010 he began producing three songs for the seven-piece bluegrass/folk/indie band

The Strumbellas The Strumbellas are a rock band from Lindsay, Ontario, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, farm emo, and gothic folk.

. In September 2011 he was asked to produce the rest of the album ''My Father and the Hunter.'' It was released on February 21, 2012 and received a

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nomination for Best Root/Traditional Album. In October 2013 McCaslin made a cameo playing bass in The Strumbellas music video for "End of an Era". In 2013 McCaslin began working with

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band Sun K. and produced their 7" (two songs) which was released and also produced their EP and LP over the following year. In 2014 McCaslin began producing two songs for the band LeBarons which were released in 2015.

Sum 41

In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with

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. The band released their debut album, ''

All Killer No Filler ''All Killer No Filler'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001. It was certified platinum in the United States, Canada, and in the UK. Despite mixed reviews, the album was a commercial success, peaking a ...

'' in 2001. The band achieved mainstream success with their first single from the album, "

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", which reached number-one on the ''

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'' chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. ''All Killer No Filler'' was certified

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in the United States, Canada and in the UK. The band has since released six more studio albums: ''

Does This Look Infected? ''Does This Look Infected?'' is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on November 26, 2002. It is their only album to feature a Parental Advisory label on the cover, despite the fact that other albums by the band ...

'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004) ''

Underclass Hero ''Underclass Hero'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It is the first of two albums by the band recorded without guitarist Dave Baksh since he left a year earlier to focus on Brown Brigade. The album was recorded as a thre ...

'' (2007), ''

Screaming Bloody Murder ''Screaming Bloody Murder'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on March 29, 2011, after many delays. It is the band's second album produced by frontman Deryck Whibley. It is the band's last album to be released on ...

'' (2011), ''

13 Voices ''13 Voices'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian Rock music, rock band Sum 41, released on October 7, 2016. It is the first Sum 41 album to be released through independent label Hopeless Records after the band fulfilled their contract with majo ...

'' (2016) and '' Order in Decline'' (2019). Sum 41's first four studio albums are certified Platinum in Canada. The band often performed more than 300 times each year and held long global

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, most of which lasted more than a year. They have been nominated for seven

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and have won twice (

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in 2002 and Rock Album of the Year for ''Chuck'' in 2005). Their fifth studio album, ''Screaming Bloody Murder'', was released on March 29, 2011 and was nominated for a

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at the

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for the song "Blood in My Eyes" in the Hard Rock/Metal category.

Producing/mixing discography

P = Producing, M = Mixing *

–

We Have an Emergency The Operation M.D. (formerly The Operation) is a Canadian garage rock band created by Doctors Dynamite (Cone of Sum 41) and Rocco (Todd Morse of H2O) as a side project to their other bands. The band's debut album, ''We Have an Emergency'', w ...

(co-produced with Todd Morse) 2007 – Nominated for Casby 2 Awards (Best New Artist + Best Indie Release) (P) * Shelter With Thieves – Someday Is Never Soon Enough (Co-Produced 6 songs with band) Released April 19, 2011 – ECMA Award for "Loud" Recording of the Year (P) *

–

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(co-produced with Todd Morse) 2010 (P) * Operation M.D. + Itorero – "We Stand" Song from the charity album "Rwanda Rises Up" Released June 22, 2010 (P) * The Strumbellas – My Father and the Hunter – Released February 21, 2012 – Juno Award Nomination for "Best Roots/Traditional Album" (P) * Walter Senko – From A Liar – Released 2013 (P) * Sun K – Sweet Marie 7" – Released 2014 (P) * Operation MD – Shake Your Cage (Single) – Released January 13, 2015 (P,M) * Sun K – Northern Lies – Released March 10, 2015 (P) * Anna Toth – Feeling Lost, Feeling Seen – Released July 2, 2015 (P) * LeBarons – Trains 7" – Released Sept. 11, 2015 (P,M) * Operation MD – Like Everyone Else (Single) – Released September 25, 2015 (P,M)

Instruments

McCaslin uses Fender '59 Re-Issue Precision Basses live and a Fender American Vintage '62 Re-Issue Precision Bass to record with. His personal favorite is an Olympic white Fender Precision Bass, since he was a fan of

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Personal life

He got married on September 5, 2008. During the wedding, McCaslin's fellow band members

and

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of H₂O and

performed "

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" by U2 and "

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" by

. McCaslin has two sisters. On December 22, 2014, his first son Max Grey McCaslin was born. On October 9, 2018, he and his wife Shannon had a daughter, Ayla Rose McCaslin.

Discography

;With

* ''

Half Hour of Power ''Half Hour of Power'' is the debut extended play by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on June 27, 2000 on Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records (United States), and Aquarius Records (Canada). The cover features the band's th ...

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Does This Look Infected Too? (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

Go Chuck Yourself ''Go Chuck Yourself'' (released as ''Happy Live Surprise'' in Japan) is a live album by Canadian rock band Sum 41 recorded in London, Ontario in April 2005. It was first released on December 21, 2005, in Japan, and was packaged with a bonus DVD ...

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * '' All the Good Shit: 14 Solid Gold Hits 2000–2008 '' (2009) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Order in Decline'' (2019) * ''Heaven and Hell'' (TBA) ;With

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Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

*''

Skull Ring ''Skull Ring'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released in November 2003. Every track on the album features guest performers. The performers are The Stooges, The Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches. Backgroun ...

'' (2003) – bass on "

Little Know It All ''Skull Ring'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released in November 2003. Every track on the album features guest performers. The performers are The Stooges, The Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches. Backgro ...

References

External links

official personal web siteSum 41 official websiteThe Operation M.D. official websiteFender Artist
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