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J Mascis

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Also known as Joseph Donald Mascis, Jr., Joseph Donald Mascis Jr, J. Mascis, MASS

American musician

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1965-12-10
indie rocksinger-songwriter

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
202,615
Total plays
3,252,191

Tags

indie rocksinger-songwriterindiealternative rockalternative

J Mascis (b. 1965) is an American musician and songwriter, probably best-known as the singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr., though he has also occasionally worked as a producer and film composer. Born Joseph Mascis on 10th December 1965 in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, in the early 1980s he founded the short-lived hardcore group Deep Wound with his high school friends Lou Barlow and Scott Helland. He started out on drums, but moved to guitar when he went on to found Dinos

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Lifespan
b. 1965
Nationality
US, ZZ
Role / Field
Singers, Guitarists, Composers, Guitarristas, Cantautores, Rock alternativo
Gender
Male

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Amherst
Occupation
film producer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Hinduism
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.jmascis.com
Image
J-mascis.jpg
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Commons category
J Mascis
date of birth
1965-12-10
start of work period
1982-00-00
social media followers
11100
writing language
English language
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