Fred Sablan
| Fred Sablan | |
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 Fred Sablan, 1997 performing with the band CRACK
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Fred Sablan |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock, experimental, hard rock, alternative metal, |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Label(s) | Ipecac |
| Associated acts | Marilyn Manson, Goon Moon, Crack |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Bass, Guitar | |
Fred Sablan is multi-talented musician, from Los Angeles, California. In the late nineties, Sablan performed as the guitarist for the punk band Crack. Which was described by journalist Todd S. Inoue as "Cupertino's punk-noise surrealists." [1] Sablan's most notable presence to the Manson fanbase came from his involvement as both a bassist and occasional guitarist for Jeordie White aka Twiggy's side project Goon Moon, Sablan also is involved in his own personal project, titled Birthday Twin which is described as being "punk-experimental-blues." Sablan describes this project to be "born out of all kinds of music,...i record whatever i feel like with the emphasis being on film score and live mood creating"
His personal influences include, Morricone, Spacemen 3, Mogwai, NEU!, David Axelrod, Primal Scream, Harry partch, Terry Riley, Slayer, Silver Apples, UNKLE, Bert Jansch, Bad Brains, Iggy Pop, CAN,and Sonic Youth.
July 25th, 2010 the band lineup for Marilyn Manson hinted that Fred Sablan had been contributing to the recording sessions of the new album, as Fred was listed as a member.
Trivia
Marilyn Manson painted Fred as a Tree man in one of his recent in progress paintings [2] (shown right)
Official Links
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Sablan's Blogspot
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