What key details about brian helicopter  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: brian helicopter is the stage name of gareth holder -lrb- born 27 june 1958 , leamington spa -rrb- , an english musician , based in the united states . he is best known for playing bass guitar for the uk punk rock band the shapes . he also played for many other bands , the most notable being the nwobhm bands rogue male and hellsbelles . for a short time in the early 1980s , he was also a member of british r&b band the mosquitos , with guitarist steve walwyn of dr. feelgood and eddie and the hot rods , and can be seen on the cover of the mosquitos only single `` somethin' outta nothin ' '' . a prolific session player , he appears both credited and uncreditied on many releases throughout the 1980s and early 1990s under both his real and stage name . he was one of the first bassists in the nascent uk punk scene to adopt the rickenbacker bass guitar which he still uses to this day . he was also one of the first bass guitarists in the world to use trace elliot amplification . his bass playing style is characterized by a very fast precise pick attack , and fast runs . unusually for a bass guitarist , he sometimes utilizes an overhand tapping technique more common to six string players . he continues to play professionally , reverting between his real name and his stage name as the fancy takes him . he is also a professional skydiving coach and instructor , currently holding seven world records in the sport . he can be seen in an episode of mythbusters aired on the discovery channel taking presenter kari byron skydiving whilst testing the falling airplane blue ice myth . he is also a vegetarian . he can be seen in the independent film six sex scenes and a murder , in the role of the bounty hunter . he currently resides in california , where he plays bass for the san francisco bay area band ghosthookers . ghosthookers released a record in 2008 which features brian helicopter on bass under his real name . in late 2008 , he rejoined the original line-up of the shapes for short tour of the uk to commemorate the 30th...
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- instrument is bass guitar- caption is an airborne brian helicopter circa 1980- birth name is gareth holder- genre is punk rock- notable instruments is rickenbacker- birth date is 27 june 1958- name is brian helicopter- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- image is helicopter_1980 . jpg- birth place is leamington spa- associated acts is the shapes , hellsbelles , the mosquitos , ghosthookers- occupation is musician