Jason Cooper

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Jason Cooper
Background information
Birth name	Jason Toop Cooper
Born	(1967-01-31) 31 January 1967 (age 54)
Origin	London, England
Genres	Post punk, gothic rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Associated acts	The Cure, My Life Story
Website	www.thecure.com

Jason Toop Cooper (born 31 January 1967) is an English drummer best known for his work with The Cure.

Life and work[]

Born in London, England, Jason studied drums at London's Drumtech (where he is now a patron and visiting artist). He first came to public attention as drummer for the band My Life Story. Jason joined The Cure in 1995 following the 1993 departure of their previous drummer Boris Williams. So far, he has performed on the studio albums Wild Mood Swings, Bloodflowers, The Cure and 4:13 Dream. He also appeared in three concert films, Trilogy, Festival 2005 and Anniversary 2018.

Jason also composes music for film, most notably co-creating the score for the horror/thriller From Within, for which he and co-composer Oliver Kraus won the award for Best Original Score at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival.

On 15 May 2004, Jason married his long-time girlfriend Allison.^[1]

Discography with The Cure[]

• Wild Mood Swings (1996)
• Galore (1997)
• Bloodflowers (2000)
• Greatest Hits (2001)
• Trilogy (2003), DVD
• The Cure (2004)
• Festival 2005 (2005), DVD
• 4:13 Dream (2008)
• Bestival Live 2011 (2011)
• (2018)DVD/BluRay

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