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Gerald V. Casale (born Gerald Vincent Pizzute, July 28 1948) is the bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
/synthesizer
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
 player, a vocalist, and one of the founding members (with Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an United States musician, composer, singer and Painting....
 and Bob Lewis
Bob Lewis (musician)

Robert Curtis Lewis was a founding member of the New wave music band Devo. He played basketball briefly for Bobby Knight at Cuyahoga Falls, was a National Merit Scholar at Kent State University, and the first student at the university to earn a degree in anthropology, graduating shortly after the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970....
) of the new wave band Devo
Devo

Devo , often spelled DEVO or DEV-O, is an American Rock music group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1973. They are best known for their 1980 hit "Whip It", which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
. Along with Mothersbaugh, who he met at Kent State University
Kent State University

Kent State University is one of America's largest university systems, the third largest university in Ohio and the largest residential university in northeast Ohio....
, Casale co-wrote most of Devo's material (including the hit Whip It
Whip It

"Whip It" is the title of a 1980 single by the United States Synthpop band Devo. It appears on the album Freedom of Choice. There were two 7" single releases of "Whip It", one backed with a remix of the track "Snowball" and one backed with "Turn Around" ....
), designed Devo's distinctive attire (including the Energy Dome
Energy dome

Energy Dome refers to the red terraced headgear first worn by Devo during their Freedom of Choice years. Other names include "power dome" and "flowerpot" ....
, plastic pompadours and yellow radiation suits) over the years with Mothersbaugh, and directed most of Devo's videos.






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Gerald V. Casale (born Gerald Vincent Pizzute, July 28 1948) is the bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
/synthesizer
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
 player, a vocalist, and one of the founding members (with Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an United States musician, composer, singer and Painting....
 and Bob Lewis
Bob Lewis (musician)

Robert Curtis Lewis was a founding member of the New wave music band Devo. He played basketball briefly for Bobby Knight at Cuyahoga Falls, was a National Merit Scholar at Kent State University, and the first student at the university to earn a degree in anthropology, graduating shortly after the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970....
) of the new wave band Devo
Devo

Devo , often spelled DEVO or DEV-O, is an American Rock music group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1973. They are best known for their 1980 hit "Whip It", which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
. Along with Mothersbaugh, who he met at Kent State University
Kent State University

Kent State University is one of America's largest university systems, the third largest university in Ohio and the largest residential university in northeast Ohio....
, Casale co-wrote most of Devo's material (including the hit Whip It
Whip It

"Whip It" is the title of a 1980 single by the United States Synthpop band Devo. It appears on the album Freedom of Choice. There were two 7" single releases of "Whip It", one backed with a remix of the track "Snowball" and one backed with "Turn Around" ....
), designed Devo's distinctive attire (including the Energy Dome
Energy dome

Energy Dome refers to the red terraced headgear first worn by Devo during their Freedom of Choice years. Other names include "power dome" and "flowerpot" ....
, plastic pompadours and yellow radiation suits) over the years with Mothersbaugh, and directed most of Devo's videos. He has also directed videos for other artists, including A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle is an alternative rock Supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums....
 ("Imagine
Imagine (song)

"Imagine" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, which first appeared on his 1971 in music album, Imagine . It was released as a single in the same year, and reached number three in the U.S....
") Rush
Rush (band)

Rush is a Canadian Rock music band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale, Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently composed of bass guitar, keyboard instrument, and singer Geddy Lee; electric guitar Alex Lifeson; and drum kit and lyricist Neil Peart....
 ("Mystic Rhythms", "Superconductor"), the Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American Rock music band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994....
 ("I'll Stick Around
I'll Stick Around

"I'll Stick Around" is the third single released by the Foo Fighters from their 1995 self titled debut album Foo Fighters . The song is rumored to have been written about Kurt Cobain's wife Courtney Love, with whom the surviving members of Nirvana were constantly battling over royalties and song rights....
"), Soundgarden
Soundgarden

Soundgarden was an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto....
 ("Blow Up the Outside World
Blow Up the Outside World

"Blow Up the Outside World" is a song by the American rock music band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "Blow Up the Outside World" was released on November 18, 1996 as the third single from the band's fifth studio album, Down on the Upside ....
"), and Silverchair
Silverchair

Silverchair is an Australian alternative rock band . The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, Australia, New South Wales, in 1992, with their current lineup of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies....
 ("Freak
Freak (song)

"Freak" is a song by Silverchair, released as the first single from their second album Freak Show ; both were released in 1997.The song reached number 1 in the Australian charts, being the second single by Silverchair to reach that position....
" and "Cemetery
Cemetery (song)

Background"Cemetery" was originally composed by frontman Daniel Johns as a solo acoustic piece while still living at home. Initially, Johns had no intention of including it on a Silverchair album....
"), among others.

Casale is currently working on a solo project called Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers
Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers

Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers is the solo project of Devo bassist and "chief strategist", Gerald Casale. It also includes contributions from Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob "1" Mothersbaugh, and his brother Bob "2" Casale....
, and during musical appearances in the summer of 2008 has indicated Devo is recording new materials for release to the public.

Gerald Casale uses a right-handed Steinberger
Steinberger

Steinberger refers to a series of distinctive electric guitars and bass guitars, designed and originally manufactured by Ned Steinberger. The word Steinberger can be used to refer to either the instruments themselves or the company that produced them....
 L-Series bass guitar, played upside down.

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