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Jean-Michel Labadie
French musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Michel Labadie (born 14 July 1974 in Cambo-les-Bains, Basque Country) is a French musician best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Gojira.[1]
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Career
Labadie grew up in the Basque Country,[2] and played bass in regional underground bands[3] such as Oihuka, a band he had with his brother Vincent and gave him the experience and confidence that would characterize his stage presence in Gojira.[4]
Since 1998, Labadie has been the bassist of the metal band Gojira,[5] which was formed in Ondres (Landes), near Bayonne (Basque Country).[3] The whole band grew up in the south-west of France.[2][3]
Labadie is known for his energetic live presence during shows, with much jumping around the stage and heavy headbanging.[2] Of the concerts made with Gojira, Labadie said, "I don't feel like a rock star but just human. I'm looking for my place and I want to give the best of myself, and while I can be useful, I just try to do good to people".[2]
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Music
When he was eleven years old, Labadie discovered Metallica.[6] He started playing bass at the age of fifteen; "Fade to Black" was the first song he learned to play.[6] He was also influenced by death metal bands such as Death,[6] Morbid Angel,[7] and Sepultura.[6] He also cited Rage Against the Machine,[6][2] Slayer[6] and Pantera as influences.[3]
Personal life
Labadie likes landscapes, solitude, nature and adrenaline.[2] He started practicing boardsports such as skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding.[2] In 1996, he became passionate about mountain biking, and found these sensations again, "but more brutal".[2] When he's not touring across the world with Gojira, he practices mountain biking at a high level in his Savoyard mountains, the place where he resides.[2][8] Labadie said, "Playing sports helps keep up the pace. For the drummer, too, you have to train. I like to push my body and the adrenaline it gives me".[2]
Equipment
Labadie is known to use a pick to play bass in Gojira. He uses Darkglass electronics when playing live with the band.
Effects
- Bass guitars
- Tobias Basic 6 Bass
- Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass
- Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass
- Fender American Deluxe Dimension Bass
- Dingwall Super P Bass
- Sandberg California II TM4 H/J Bass
- Amplifiers and Cabinets
- SWR Amps
- Fender SuperBassman 300 Amp[9]
- Darkglass Amps
- Gallien Krueger Amps
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Discography
Gojira
- Demos
- Saturate (as Godzilla) (1999)
- Wisdom Comes (as Godzilla) (2000)
- EPs
- Maciste All'Inferno (Gojira) (2003)
- End of Time (Gojira) (2012)
- Studio albums
- Terra Incognita (2001)
- The Link (2003)
- From Mars to Sirius (2005)
- The Way of All Flesh (2008)
- L'Enfant Sauvage (2012)
- Magma (2016)
- Fortitude (2021)
References
External links
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