Craig Jones

クレイグ・ジョーンズ　/　くれいぐ・じょーんず

American musician

February 11, 1972 (age 54)　・　Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Iowa
musician
pianist
keyboardist

My Take

Craig Jones is one of those musicians who makes you realize that silence can be a kind of power — the guy spent nearly three decades as Slipknot's masked keyboardist and sampler, rarely giving interviews, almost never breaking character, yet his sonic contributions were absolutely woven into the band's most iconic moments. Born in Des Moines in 1972, he was there from the very early days, joining in 1996 before Slipknot had even found its footing, and watching them go from a chaotic local experiment to one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. The eerie, industrial textures and sample work he brought added a genuinely unsettling atmosphere that made songs like Wait and Bleed and Duality hit differently. His departure from the band in 2023 felt like the end of an era, and honestly, his quiet mystique only grew in retrospect.

Overview

Craig Michael Jones (born February 11, 1972), also known as 133, is an American musician. He is the former sampler and keyboardist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #5 amongst its nine member lineup. Jones joined the band in early 1996, shortly after the band had finished recording its demo album, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat..

1. Profile

Name (English): Craig Jones
Name (Japanese): クレイグ・ジョーンズ
Reading: くれいぐ・じょーんず
Born: February 11, 1972 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rat
Origin: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / pianist / keyboardist

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%20(%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3)