Jason Slater

• Name — Jason Slater • Birth Name — Jason C. Slater • Born — March 8, 1971 • Birthplace — Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S. • Origin — San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. • Died — 9 December 2020 • Place of death — Maui, Hawaii, U.S. • Genre — * Heavy metal • nu metal • alternative metal • industrial rock • alternative rock • rap rock • Occupation — Musician record producer • Instrument — Bass guitar • Years Active — 1991–2020 • Past Member Of — Third Eye Blind Snake River Conspiracy Brougham Revenge of the Triads

Slater grew up in Palo Alto, California, where he helped form the bands Third Eye Blind, Brougham and Snake River Conspiracy. He is best known for being the co-founder, bassist and backup vocalist of Third Eye Blind from 1993 to 1994. He left the band after its first year. Following his departure from Third Eye Blind, Slater co-founded the rap rock band Brougham with Luke Oakson and the industrial rock band Snake River Conspiracy with Eric Valentine. He was also a member of two supergroups; "Band of Flakes" (with George Lynch), and Revenge of the Triads (with Charlie Clouser and Troy Van Leeuwen). Outside of his work in bands, Slater produced several albums. He produced five albums for progressive metal band Queensrÿche between 2006 and 2013. A book on Slater's life and career, Jason Slater: For the Sake of Supposing, was released on March 8, 2025, via Breakdown Room Publishing, LLC.

On December 9, 2020, Slater died from liver failure at a Maui, Hawaii hospital. He was 49 years old.