Gina Mainwal is an American

United States

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 rock musician

Rock and roll

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 and filmmaker. She is best known as the drummer

Drummer

A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

 for Sweet 75

Sweet 75

Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1994 after the death of Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain. The band released one album before splitting up in 2000.-History:...

, a band formed by Nirvana

Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

 bassist Krist Novoselic

Krist Novoselic

Krist Anthony Novoselic II is a Croatian-American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana. After Nirvana ended, Novoselic formed Sweet 75 and then Eyes Adrift, releasing one album with each band...

 after Nirvana disbanded. Mainwal has also drummed for the No WTO Combo

No WTO Combo

The No WTO Combo was a one-shot punk rock band started by Krist Novoselic . The band consisted of Jello Biafra ; guitartist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden; and the rhythm section of Sweet 75, with Gina Mainwal on drums and Novoselic on bass.They were originally scheduled to play the Showbox November 30,...

, a punk rock

Punk rock

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 band also including Novoselic, Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...

, and Kim Thayil

Kim Thayil

Kim Thayil is an American guitarist best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based grunge band Soundgarden, which he cofounded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984...

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She had played in many bands in her hometown of Las Vegas

Las Vegas metropolitan area

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, and was known as "Gina The Jet" on the radio station KUNV

KUNV

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 where she worked with Ken Jordan. She moved to Seattle in 1997. Her music videos and her award winning short documentary, Signed, Stamped, Dated: the Story of the Typing Explosion have been shown in film festivals around the world.