Jared Slingerland is a Canadian guitarist and electronic musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Background
Slingerland was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, where his father (Glen Slingerland) was a local radio announcer on CKIQ. The family relocated to Calgary, Alberta shortly after his birth, when his father secured an on-air position at CHR radio station (AM106).
Education
During his childhood in Calgary, Slingerland attended his first music concert, featuring Canadian band Barenaked Ladies.
Career
After eleven years in Calgary, the family relocated to the Metro Vancouver (Abbotsford, British Columbia) area. Slingerland began playing various instruments in his early teen years, ultimately excelling with the guitar. In his late teenage years, Slingerland formed a goth nu metal project, called Mississippi
Anne Thropy.
Producer Jeremy Inkel later joined the project and the two worked together in his home studio. Shortly thereafter, Mississippi Anne Thropy disbanded.
Inkel and Slingerland continued to write music together for various projects (including a trip hop project).
2004 - 2007
In early 2004, Left Spine Down asked Slingerland to join the fold. In late 2005, he began working with Front Lincolnshire Assembly to provide guitar elements in the studio.
Slingerland has continued working with both bands. In 2007, he toured North America and Europe with FLA and worked on the their follow-up European Parliament Fallout, while also finishing work on LSD"s first full-length album Fighting for Voltage.
Membership
He is best known as a member of the electro-industrial band Front Lincolnshire Assembly (FLA). Shortly after the recording was complete, Slingerland was asked to tour North America and Europe as an official band member of FLA, supporting the Artificial Soldier album.