Jeff Nelson (musician)
Jeff Nelson | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) South Africa |
| Genres | Hardcore punk |
| Occupations | Musician, graphic designer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Formerly of | Minor Threat |
Jeff Nelson (born 1962 in South Africa) is an American musician, graphic designer, and record-label owner. He is best known as the drummer for the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat.[1]
Biography
[edit]Nelson met Ian MacKaye in high school and the two saw their first punk rock show, The Cramps, together.[2] Soon after, they formed their first band, The Slinkees.[2] After playing one show, a lineup change caused them to rename the band The Teen Idles.[2]
He also co-founded the independent record label Dischord Records along with MacKaye in 1980,[1] whose first record was the Teen Idles.[3] They continue to run Dischord together. The duo also comprised the projects Skewbald/Grand Union and Egg Hunt; both bands recorded only one single.
Nelson also runs the record label Adult Swim Records (distributed by Dischord) and Pedestrian Press, as well as being a political activist.[4] Nelson collects Jeep Wagoneers and resides in Toledo, Ohio.[5]
Discography
[edit]Minor Threat
[edit]Original material
[edit]- Minor Threat (EP, 1981)
- In My Eyes (EP, 1981)
- Out of Step (studio album, 1983)
- Salad Days (EP, 1985)
Compilation albums
[edit]- Minor Threat (1984)
- Complete Discography (1989)
- First Demo Tape (2003)
Compilation appearances
[edit]- Flex Your Head (1982) – "Stand Up", "12XU"
- Dischord 1981: The Year in Seven Inches (1995) contains the first two EPs
- 20 Years of Dischord (2002) – "Screaming at a Wall", "Straight Edge" (live), "Understand", "Asshole Dub"
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gordon, Alex (September 30, 2019). "Jeff Nelson, co-founder of Dischord Records and drummer of Minor Threat, talks D.C. punk of the 1980s and new documentary Punk the Capital". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981–1991. USA: Little Brown. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-0-316-78753-6.
- ^ Johnson, Christopher (August 24, 2005). "A New Generation of Punk at Dischord Records". NPR. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Webber, Jason (December 3, 2019). "Minor Threats and Jeep Thrills". Toledo City Paper. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Giammarise, Kat (March 5, 2009). "Jeff Nelson on Toledo". Rustwire.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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Bibliography
[edit]- Blush, Steven; Petros, George (2001). George Petros (ed.). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 978-0-922915-71-2.
- Cogan, Brian; Spheeris, Penelope (2008). The Encyclopedia of Punk. Sterling. ISBN 978-1-4027-5960-4.
External links
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