- G az ette er . com ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Gu air á ▁Department <0x0A> </s> ▁Marc ▁Fried man ▁( born ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁Ohio ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁electric ▁bass ist / multi - inst rument al ist ▁and ▁composer . ▁Marc ▁t ours ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁has ▁recorded ▁seven ▁full - length ▁albums ▁with ▁Boston - based ▁av ante - rock ▁power ▁tri o ▁The ▁S lip . ▁Marc ▁is ▁a ▁co - arr anger / produ cer / writer ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁material ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁members , ▁Brad ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Bar r . ▁His ▁bass ▁playing ▁with ▁The ▁S lip ▁( formed ▁ca . ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁has ▁been ▁regarded ▁by ▁most ▁as ▁widely ▁influ ential ▁and ▁purely ▁cre ative . ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁pro w ess ▁with ▁m ature ▁rest raint ▁and ▁ac ute ▁impro vis ational ▁skills ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁Marc ' s ▁best ▁known ▁musical ▁tra its . ▁ ▁Marc ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁playing ▁music ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁seven ▁years ▁old ▁through ▁classical ▁piano ▁less ons . ▁An ▁interest ▁in ▁rock ▁music ▁lead ▁him ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁guitar ▁and ▁bass ▁in ▁his ▁te en age ▁years . ▁Marc ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁T abor ▁Academy ▁in ▁Mar ion , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁he ▁attended ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁ ▁for ▁two ▁sem esters ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 / 9 6