Gerald V. Casale

Gerald V. Casale

  • Birthday: 1948-07-28
  • Place of birth: Ravenna, Ohio, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerald Vincent Casale (born Gerald Vincent Pizzute, July 28, 1948), often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member (with Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Lewis) of the new wave band Devo. Along with Mothersbaugh, whom he met at Kent State University, Casale co-wrote most of Devo's material (including the hit "Whip It"), designed Devo's distinctive attire (including the Energy Dome, 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 The Cars ("Panorama"), Rush ("Superconductor"), A Perfect Circle ("Imagine"), Foo Fighters ("I'll Stick Around"), Soundgarden ("Blow Up the Outside World"), and Silverchair ("Freak" and "Cemetery"), among others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Casale,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Production

We're All Devo

1983

As Director

Devo Live

2004

As Associate Producer

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987

As Original Music Composer

Slaughterhouse Rock

1988

As Music

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