Jeff Stinco
Encyclopedia
Jean-François "Jeff" Stinco (born August 22, 1978) is a French Canadian
musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist for pop punk
band Simple Plan
.
along with bandmates Sébastien Lefebvre
, Chuck Comeau
and Pierre Bouvier
.
Jeff studied classical guitar for 10 years at Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal with Jean Vallieres. He also participated in many Masterclasses over the years with many renown concertists such as Manuel Barrueco
and Roland Dyens
.
He also uses D'Addario strings. He currently uses EJ17 - Set Medium 13-56,EXL140 - Set Light Top/Heavy Bottom 10-52 and EXP12 - Set Medium 13-56
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist for pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
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Early life
He attended College Beaubois High School in Pierrefonds, QuebecPierrefonds, Quebec
Pierrefonds was a city on the Island of Montreal. It ceased to exist on January 1, 2002. The city was located along the Rivière des Prairies at the western end of the island...
along with bandmates Sébastien Lefebvre
Sébastien Lefebvre
Lefebvre has also released songs on his Myspace page. These include a cover of Weezer's song Can't Stop Partying and a cover of Tik Tok from Kesha...
, Chuck Comeau
Chuck Comeau
Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the drummer for pop punk band Simple Plan.-Biography:Comeau started his music career in Reset with fellow bandmate Pierre Bouvier...
and Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Charles Bouvier is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.At the age of 13, he founded the punk rock band Reset with his best friend Chuck Comeau in which he was the bassist and lead vocalist. He eventually wasn't enjoying his role...
.
Jeff studied classical guitar for 10 years at Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal with Jean Vallieres. He also participated in many Masterclasses over the years with many renown concertists such as Manuel Barrueco
Manuel Barrueco
Manuel Barrueco is a Cuban virtuoso classical guitarist. He was born in 1952 in Santiago de Cuba, on Cuba's southeastern shore. He has toured in the U.S., Europe and Japan, and serves on the faculty of Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland.-Biography:...
and Roland Dyens
Roland Dyens
Roland Dyens is a French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger.Dyens studied guitar with the Spanish classical guitarist Alberto Ponce and analysis with Désiré Dondeyne. He has won several prizes in competitions for classical guitar performance as well as for composition...
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Equipment
Stinco plays Gibson guitars. For the "Save You" and "When I'm Gone" music videos, Stinco is seen with his white Gibson Les Paul Custom. For the "Your Love is a Lie" music video, he plays a Gibson ES-335. Live and in the studio he mostly plays Gibson Les Paul Standards and Customs. He's also often seen playing handmade guitars by his friend Ted Stevenson of Stevenson guitars. He uses Mesa Boogie amplifiers.He also uses D'Addario strings. He currently uses EJ17 - Set Medium 13-56,EXL140 - Set Light Top/Heavy Bottom 10-52 and EXP12 - Set Medium 13-56
Music
Beside his Simple Plan projects, Jeff also contributed to the Rush tribute cd released in 2005 titled Subdivisions: "A Tribute To Rush"" and performs on the Rush hit "The Spirit of Radio" along with Kip Winger.Actor
- Nitro (film)Nitro (film)Nitro is a Canadian action film, released in 2007. Directed by Alain Desrochers, the film stars Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Max, a former drag racer who is forced to return to his criminal past when his girlfriend requires a heart transplant...
(2007) .... Viny - New York Minute (2004/I) .... Simple Plan
- "The New Tom Green Show" (1 episode, 2003)
- Punkrock Holocaust
Self
- Simple Plan: MTV Hard Rock LiveMTV Hard Rock Live-Track listing:Bonus tracksThe bonus tracks, excluding "Crazy ", are only available on the deluxe edition.-Versions:In 2005, Simple Plan released the live album, MTV Hard Rock Live which contained songs from both the previous albums. The album came in two different versions — a standard one, and a...
(2005) (V) .... Himself - Guitars - "Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005) aka Otro rollo (Mexico: short title)
- New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005 (2004) (TV) (as Simple Plan) .... Himself
- Punk Rock HolocaustPunk Rock HolocaustPunk Rock Holocaust is a 2004 low-budget slasher film/horror-comedy directed by Doug Sakmann. It is about a serial killer on the loose at the Vans Warped Tour who tries killing off the bands one by one, and features bands such as Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Less Than Jake, The Used, Big D and...
(2004) (V) .... Himself - Simple Plan - Simple Plan: Still Not Getting Any...Still Not Getting Any...Still Not Getting Any... is the second studio album by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on October 26, 2004. It debuted and peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with over 130,000 copies sold in its first week. The record was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry...
(2004) (V) .... Himself - Simple Plan: A Big Package for YouA Big Package for YouA Big Package for You: 1999-2003 is a DVD/CD by the pop punk band Simple Plan from Montreal, Canada. The band consists of 5 members Pierre Bouvier, lead singer, David Desrosiers, bassist and backing vocalist, Sébastien Lefebvre, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist, Chuck Comeau, drummer, and Jeff...
(2003) (V) .... Himself - "What's New, Scooby-DooScooby-DooScooby-Doo is an American media franchise based around several animated television series and related works produced from 1969 to the present day. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969...
?" .... Himself (1 episode)