Gerard John "Jerry" Best (born May 8, 1963 in Queens, New York), is a Los Angeles-based hard rock bassist, songwriter and composer, active since 1984.
[1] The most well-known works Best has played in include the theme song for the Transformers movie and the album Power Love with the band Lion.
Over the years, Jerry has worked together with artists like Doug Aldrich, Mike Tramp, Courtney Love, Joel Ellis, Frankie Banali and Chuck Wright.
When he was around ten years old, his older brother Tom started teaching Jerry some chords, initially with an electronic guitar and later with a bass.
In Los Angeles, Jerry played with bands such as T-zer and Mansfield, together with Pete Preston and Doug Aldrich.