Behind The Player: Paul Gray is an instructional video by Slipknot

Slipknot (band)

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...

's former bassist, the late Paul Gray

Paul Gray (Slipknot)

Paul Dedrick Gray also known as The Pig or by his number #2 was an American musician, best known as the bassist, primary songwriter and one of the founding members of the Grammy Award-winning metal band Slipknot....

. Released on November 1, 2008 through IMV the DVD features a brief overview of Gray's musical history, in-depth lessons on how to play bass for two Slipknot songs, as well as other bonus material. Gray gives a walk through of the bass sections for the tracks "Duality

Duality (song)

"Duality" is a song by the American heavy metal band Slipknot, the song was released as the first single from their third album Vol. 3: , released in 2004...

" and "Surfacing", there is also a jam session

Jam session

Jam sessions are often used by musicians to develop new material, find suitable arrangements, or simply as a social gathering and communal practice session. Jam sessions may be based upon existing songs or forms, may be loosely based on an agreed chord progression or chart suggested by one...

 which features Stone Sour

Stone Sour

Stone Sour is an American rock band from Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2006, the group has been composed of Corey Taylor , Jim Root , Josh Rand, , Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga . Original drummer Joel Ekman left the group in 2006...

 drummer Roy Mayorga

Roy Mayorga

Roy Maurice Mayorga is the drummer for the hard rock band Stone Sour. He is of Ecuadorian and Cuban descent.-Musical history:...

 and a video tab for both tracks.

Contents

Behind The Player
Gray talks about his background in music including his history as a guitar player and a bassist, how he met the other members of Slipknot

Slipknot (band)

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...

, his musical influences and his bass setup.

"Duality

Duality (song)

"Duality" is a song by the American heavy metal band Slipknot, the song was released as the first single from their third album Vol. 3: , released in 2004...

"

• Lesson
• Jam
• Video tab

"Surfacing"

• Lesson
• Jam
• Video tab

Special features

• Voliminal: Inside the Nine
  Voliminal: Inside the Nine
  Voliminal: Inside the Nine is the third video album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released December 5, 2006 through Roadrunner Records, the 2-disc DVD set features an 84 minute movie created by band member Shawn "Clown" Crahan. The set also includes live performances, music videos from...
  
   trailer
• Disasterpieces
  Disasterpieces
  Disasterpieces is the second video album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released on November 22, 2002, a 2-disc case DVD features Slipknot performing a concert at London Dockland Arena, as well all of the band's music videos up until its release including songs from Slipknot and Iowa.The...
  
   trailer
• Little Kids Rock
  Little Kids Rock
  Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit organization that provides free instruments and lessons to children in under-served public schools. The organization is supported by a number of music industry luminaries including Bonnie Raitt, Slash, Joe Satriani, BB King, Jason Newsted, Linkin Park's Brad Delson,...
  
   promotional video

Personnel

• Paul Gray
  Paul Gray (Slipknot)
  Paul Dedrick Gray also known as The Pig or by his number #2 was an American musician, best known as the bassist, primary songwriter and one of the founding members of the Grammy Award-winning metal band Slipknot....
  
   - lesson leader
• Roy Mayorga
  Roy Mayorga
  Roy Maurice Mayorga is the drummer for the hard rock band Stone Sour. He is of Ecuadorian and Cuban descent.-Musical history:...
  
   - special guest drummer
• Slipknot
  Slipknot (band)
  Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
  
   - music
• Ken Mayer - producer
• Sean E DeMott - producer
• Leon Melas - director
• Rick Donaleshen - executive producer
• Ken Barrows - director of photography
• Tim Harkins - sound engineer
• Jeff Morose - editor
• Matt Chidgey - mixer
• Cedrick Courtois - mixer
• Thayer DeMay - graphics, transcription
• Mike Chateneuf - camera
• Kieth McNulty - camera
• Chris Shaw - camera
• Doug Cragoe - camera

• Tyler Bourns - technical director
• John Parker - gaffer
• Matt Pick - assistant director
• Laine Proctor - production assistant
• McNulty Nielson - lighting, grip
• Shawn Crahan - photography, video
• Neil Zlozower - photography
• Gene Kirkland - photography
• Arthur Seay - photography
• Roxanne Robinson - photography
• Dean Karr
  Dean Karr
  Dean Karr is an American photographer and music video, commercial, and film director.-Official biography:Director/Photographer Dean Karr's signature style, often copied but never...
  
   - photography
• James Clynes - photography
• Roadrunner Records
  Roadrunner Records
  Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
  
  - video
• Daryl “B.Tongs” Arnberger - video
• Arthur Seay - video
• Bill Fold - video
• Joe Lester - video
• James Clynes - video