Editing Stuart Zender (section)

=== Jamiroquai (1993–1998) ===
Zender met Jamiroquai's original drummer Nick van Gelder through his sister.<ref name=":0" /> He auditioned for the band in 1993 as the band's bassist,<ref name=":1" /> and he played on studio albums from ''[[Emergency on Planet Earth]]'' (1993) to ''[[Travelling Without Moving]]'' (1996). From there, Zender was asked to become an official [[Warwick (bass guitar)|Warwick basses]] endorser.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} He received a number of unique customised [[Streamer Bass|Streamer]] models.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

Zender left Jamiroquai in 1998 during the recording of their fourth album, ''[[Synkronized]]'', primarily because of conflicts with the band leader [[Jay Kay]].<ref name=":38">{{cite journal |last=Mehle |first=Michael |date=9 July 1999 |title=Musical Two Rock Festivals Herald The Sounds Of Summer Mayhem Jamiroquai |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67486971.html/ |journal=[[Rocky Mountain News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121120328/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67486971.html/ |archive-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> A spokesperson for the band said that Zender also expressed his desire to spend more time with his then-girlfriend [[Melanie Blatt]] and their new baby.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bassist Stuart Zender Leaves Jamiroquai |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/j367ci/bassist-stuart-zender-leaves-jamiroquai |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916003146/https://www.mtv.com/news/j367ci/bassist-stuart-zender-leaves-jamiroquai |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref>