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Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1959) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the
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band
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and currently classic rock band Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, cello, keyboards, piano and
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. Pilson played fictional heavy metal bassist Jörgen in the 2001 film '' Rock Star'', and voiced
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in the 2011 video game ''
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''.


Biography

Pilson was born in
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, and spent part of his youth in
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,
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, before moving to
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, where he graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1976. He attended the
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to study music after he had started playing bass at age 13 but left without a degree in order to pursue a career in music. One of his early bands was an
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type progressive trio called Christmas. He moved to San Francisco in 1978 where he met up and became friends with guitarist
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. Varney and Pilson would join forces in the band Cinema. After moving back to Seattle for a brief period, Varney called Pilson to get involved in the recording of ''Rock Justice'', a rock opera co-written by Varney and produced by
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. Still based in San Francisco, Pilson next teamed up with guitarist
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impersonator, and Pilson recorded the ''Astral Projection – Live'' album with Hansen for
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. When the band with Hansen dissolved, Pilson moved to Los Angeles and only weeks later, on a recommendation by Mike Varney, was contacted by vocalist
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who was looking for a bass player for his band
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. An audition was set up and Pilson joined the band in 1983. Pilson was co-writer on many of Dokken's best known and most successful songs, including '' Just Got Lucky'', '' Alone Again'', ''Into the Fire'', '' The Hunter'', '' In My Dreams'', ''It's Not Love'', ''Kiss of Death'', and '' Dream Warriors''. Pilson recorded the studio albums '' Tooth and Nail'' (1984), ''
Under Lock and Key ''Under Lock and Key'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 22, 1985, through Elektra Records. The album reached No. 32 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and remained on that chart for 67 weeks. "Do ...
'' (1985), and '' Back for the Attack'' (1987), all certified
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, and the
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certified live album ''
Beast from the East ''Beast from the East'' is a live album recorded by the American heavy metal band Dokken in Japan in April 1988, during tour in support of their album '' Back for the Attack''. It was released on November 16, 1988. The album features live vers ...
'' (1988). After the breakup of Dokken in the wake of the
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, Pilson, along with Randy Hansen,
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and Michael Diamond of
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, formed his own group called Flesh & Blood in 1989, handling lead vocal and rhythm guitar duties. After changing the name to War & Peace, Pilson released a total of four albums, starting with 1993's ''Time Capsule'', utilizing different players and lineups along the way. The recordings of the original Flesh & Blood lineup were released in 1999 and re-issued in 2013 with a bonus track, packaged with recordings from another session, under the name War & Peace as ''The Flesh and Blood Sessions''. In the early 1990s, Pilson also worked as a session bassist with the band Wild Horses (not to be confused with the British band of the same name), guitarist
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, and
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, before taking part in the Dokken reunion which resulted in 1995's ''
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'' album. It was followed by the semi-acoustic ''
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'' (1995), the controversial ''
Shadowlife ''Shadowlife'' is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1997. It marks a change in the band's musical style, moving towards alternative rock. However, critics and fans alike were not pleased with the chan ...
'' (1997), and ''
Erase the Slate ''Erase the Slate'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1999. It is the only Dokken studio album to feature former Winger guitarist Reb Beach and the last one with long-time bassist Jeff Pilson. Trac ...
'' (1999), Pilson's last studio album with the group. During the 1990s, Pilson also recorded and toured with Dio, appearing on both ''
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'' (1993) and ''
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'' (1996). In 1993, Pilson collaborated with former
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and Dio guitarist
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, co-writing and contributing lead vocals to 4 songs on Goldy's first solo album, ''Insufficient Therapy'', issued on Shrapnel Records in 1993. During that time, Pilson, Goldy and drummer Tim Pedersen also had a heavy progressive rock project named 13th Floor although no album was ever released. After exiting both Dio and Dokken, he and former War & Peace mate,
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, began working on a modern rock project called Underground Moon, for which Pilson decided to assume the pseudonym Dominic Moon. The album, which included a cover of
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's "
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", was released in Europe and Japan in 2001 and Pilson put together a short-lived live band and performed a handful of L.A. club shows. The album saw a limited edition re-issue in 2008 through
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company
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. On the heels of Underground Moon, Pilson reunited with his ex-Dokken bandmate, guitarist George Lynch, in a project called Lynch/Pilson, releasing the album ''Wicked Underground'' in 2003. After a proposed Dokken reunion did not materialize, Pilson re-teamed with Lynch and drummer Mick Brown in Tooth & Nail, later shortened to T & N in 2011. They would release '' Slave to the Empire'', an album of re-worked Dokken songs and new material involving a plethora of guest vocalists in the fall of 2012. Pilson was also confirmed as the bass player on the Lynch Mob's forthcoming 2015 studio release. Pilson briefly returned to Dio to help record the band's final studio album, ''
Master of the Moon ''Master of the Moon'' is the tenth and final studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It was released on August 30, 2004 in Europe through SPV/Steamhammer and on September 7, 2004 in the US through Sanctuary Records. It was produced b ...
''. He became the bass player for Foreigner in the summer of 2004 when he joined an impromptu lineup consisting of founding member Mick Jones,
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, Jeff Jacobs, Thom Gimbel, and Bonham singer Chas West for a benefit show for
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on July 25, 2004, in
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at
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's Doubletree Resort. West would be replaced by
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, formerly with
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, who made his debut with the group on March 11, 2005, at Boulder Station in Las Vegas. Pilson has been part of every Foreigner recording and tour since, including the 2009 studio album, ''
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''. Pilson would play bass on Lynch Mob's 2015 album, ''
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''. In the fall of 2016, Pilson and the classic Dokken lineup of Don Dokken, George Lynch, and 'Wild' Mick Brown reunited for 6 shows in Japan. They also played a warm-up show at Badlands Pawn Guns Gold And Rock 'N' Roll in
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. The band's October 8
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performance at Saitama Super Arena in
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was commemorated with the ''Return to the East Live 2016'' CD/DVD/Blu-ray package in 2018; it also included an exclusive new studio track, "It's Just Another Day". In 2018, Pilson would once again get together with Dokken and T&N mates George Lynch and Mick Brown and former Lynch Mob vocalist, Robert Mason, who earlier guested on a remake of Dokken's "It's Not Love" on T&N's ''Slave to the Empire''. Initially called Superstroke, the name was changed to
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for the band's
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2019 debut album, produced by Pilson. 2020 saw Pilson part of yet another all-star project involving former bandmates,
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and
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, as well as drummer
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from Mr. Big. Dubbed Black Swan, the quartet issued their Pilson produced debut album, ''Shake the World'', on February 14, 2020, prefaced by videos for the songs "Shake the Worl

and "Big Disaste

On October 31, 2022, it was announced the Pilson had joined forces with guitarist Joel Hoekstra and drummer Deen Castronovo to become part of the band Revolution Saints.


Production work

In addition to producing his own projects starting with War & Peace, Pilson has also worked in that capacity with several other acts, helming
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's '' Uncreation'' (2006) and '' Seasons of Tragedy'' (2008), respectively, and Adler's ''Back from the Dead'' (2012). He produced Foreigner's 2006 CD, ''Live in '05'', as well as tracks off of their 2008 ''
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'' release as well as their most recent effort, ''The Best of Foreigner 4 & More'' (2014). He returned as producer for Benedictum in 2012 for their fourth album, ''Obey'' (2013). In December 2012 it was revealed that Pilson would produce the second album by Kill Devil Hill, featuring Pilson's former Flesh & Blood and Dio bandmate Vinny Appice on drums. Pilson also wrote all but two songs and produced the latest
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feat. Mickey Thomas album, ''
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'' (2013), the group's first new studio release in almost a quarter century. As of late 2014, Pilson had resumed production work on the debut album by
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, a band featuring original Dio members Vinny Appice,
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, and
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, with Andrew Freeman on vocals, which is due out in 2015. Pilson has also produced his two latest musical projects,
The End Machine The End Machine is an American supergroup consisting of guitar player George Lynch ( Lynch Mob, KXM, ex-Dokken), bass player Jeff Pilson ( Foreigner, ex-Dokken, ex- Dio, ex-McAuley Schenker Group), drummer Mick Brown (ex-Dokken, ex-Lynch Mob, ...
and Black Swan, whose debut albums were released through Italian label
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in 2019 and 2020, respectively.


Acting appearances

Pilson has also worked as an actor, having appeared in the movie ''Rock Star'', 2001. Pilson played bassist Jorgen, of the fictional band Steel Dragon, along with
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, future Foreigner bandmate,
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, who also contributed to the Soundtrack, with Miljenko Matijevic and
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as vocalists, who cannot be seen. He also contributed to the ''Mortal Kombat'' reboot, performing the voice acting for
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.


Equipment

Pilson's current bass is a 1973 Fender P-Bass with '66 pickups running through an Ampeg SVT. In the studio Pilson runs all of his basses through Ampeg SVTs, as well as the Ampeg SVX plug-in from IK Multimedia.


Discography

;with Rock Justice *''Rock Justice'' (1980) ;with Randy Hansen * ''Astral Projection – Live'' (1983) ;with Dokken *'' Tooth and Nail'' (1984) *''
Under Lock and Key ''Under Lock and Key'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 22, 1985, through Elektra Records. The album reached No. 32 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and remained on that chart for 67 weeks. "Do ...
'' (1985) *'' Back for the Attack'' (1987) *''
Beast from the East ''Beast from the East'' is a live album recorded by the American heavy metal band Dokken in Japan in April 1988, during tour in support of their album '' Back for the Attack''. It was released on November 16, 1988. The album features live vers ...
'' (1988) *''
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'' (1995) *''
One Live Night ''One Live Night'' is a 1996 semi- acoustic live album by heavy metal band Dokken. The reunited Dokken recorded the album before a live audience at The Strand, an intimate concert venue in Redondo Beach, California, on December 13, 1994, and ...
'' (1996) *''
Shadowlife ''Shadowlife'' is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1997. It marks a change in the band's musical style, moving towards alternative rock. However, critics and fans alike were not pleased with the chan ...
'' (1997) *''
Erase the Slate ''Erase the Slate'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1999. It is the only Dokken studio album to feature former Winger guitarist Reb Beach and the last one with long-time bassist Jeff Pilson. Trac ...
'' (1999) *'' Live from the Sun'' (2000) *''Return to the East Live 2016'' (2018) ;with Michael Lee Firkins * ''
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'' (1990) ;with Wild Horses * ''
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'' (1991) * '' Dead Ahead'' (2003) ;with McAuley Schenker Group * ''
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'' (1991) ;with George Lynch *''Sacred Groove'' (1993) ;with Craig Goldy *''Insufficient Therapy'' (1993) ;with War & Peace *''Time Capsule'' (1993) *''The Flesh and Blood Sessions'' (1999) *''Light at the End of the Tunnel'' (2001) *''The Walls Have Eyes'' (2004) ;with Dio *''
Strange Highways ''Strange Highways'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It's also their first album since Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice's reunion tour with Black Sabbath. The European release was on Vertigo, in October 1993; t ...
'' (1993) *''
Angry Machines ''Angry Machines'' is the seventh studio album by American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Dio (band), Dio. It was released first in Japan on September 23, 1996, by Mercury Records with 11 tracks and in the US on October 15, 1996 on Mayhem R ...
'' (1996) *''
Master of the Moon ''Master of the Moon'' is the tenth and final studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It was released on August 30, 2004 in Europe through SPV/Steamhammer and on September 7, 2004 in the US through Sanctuary Records. It was produced b ...
'' (2004) ;with Munetaka Higuchi with Dream Castle *''Free World'' (1997) ;with Steel Dragon *'' Rock Star'' (Soundtrack, 2001) ;with Underground Moon *''Underground Moon'' (2001) ;with Lynch/Pilson *''Wicked Underground'' (2003) *''Heavy Hitters'' (2020) ;with Power Project *''Dinosaurs'' (2005) ;with Benedictum '' Uncreation'' (2006) as bassist & producer ;with Foreigner *'' Extended Versions'', aka ''Live In '05'' (2006) *'' No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner'' (2008) *''
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'' (2009) *'' Can't Slow Down...When It's Live!'' (2010) *''Acoustique: The Classics Unplugged'' (2011) *''Alive & Rockin (2012) *''The Best of Foreigner 4 & More'' (2014) ;with T&N *'' Slave to the Empire'' (2012) ;with Adler *''Back from the Dead'' (2012) as bassist & producer ;with Starship *''
Loveless Fascination ''Loveless Fascination'' is the fourth album by Starship (band), Starship. It is the first studio album of new material released by the band since 1989's ''Love Among the Cannibals'', with Mickey Thomas (singer), Mickey Thomas as the lone remainin ...
'' (2013) as session bassist & producer ;with Lynch Mob *''
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'' (2015) ;with The End Machine *''
The End Machine The End Machine is an American supergroup consisting of guitar player George Lynch ( Lynch Mob, KXM, ex-Dokken), bass player Jeff Pilson ( Foreigner, ex-Dokken, ex- Dio, ex-McAuley Schenker Group), drummer Mick Brown (ex-Dokken, ex-Lynch Mob, ...
'' (2019) *''Phase2'' (2021) ;with Black Swan *''Shake the World'' (2020) *''Generation Mind'' (2022)


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Jeff Pilson FacebookJeff Pilson TwitterBass Musician magazine interview, June 2013Glide magazine interview, April 2013
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