Jeff Heisholt
| Jeff Heisholt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 28, 1975 Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Genres | Rock n roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards, vocals, guitar, accordion |
| Associated acts | The Trews, Burt Neilson Band, Peter Elkas, Little Foot Long Foot, The Coppertone, Tim Chaisson, The Skydiggers |
Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt (born July 28, 1975 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records, toured Canada twenty times, played more than 1000 shows and became a staple of the Canadian jamband community.[1] Since 2004, he has played across the country with soul-rocker Peter Elkas[2] and contributed to Elkas's second album, the Charlie Sexton produced Wall of Fire. In early 2008, Heisholt joined the touring line-up of Canadian rock band The Trews[3] and spent most of 2008, 2009 and 2010 on the road with the band promoting their albums No Time for Later and Friends and Total Strangers. Peter Elkas (Repeat Offender) and The Trews (Hope & Ruin) released and supported of new records in 2011.
In 2012, Jeff joined Toronto trio Little Foot Long Foot, writing and producing their 2013 single "Bridge Concerns". In 2013, Jeff also joined the touring lineup of Canadian roots-rock veterans, Skydiggers.
Jeff's mother, Donna Heisholt, is a well known Thunder Bay-based visual artist.[4]
Discography
- Julian
- 1994: Julian ep
- 1998: Pinstripe Pop
- Burt Neilson Band
- 1998: Burt Neilson Band
- 2000: Orange Shag Carpet
- 2001: Five Alive
- 2004: By the Door[5]
- Carrie Catherine
- 2008: Green Eyed Soul
- Steven Elmo Murphy
- 2004: Friends and I
- 2006: Open For Business
- 2012: Demon Nights
- Peter Elkas
- 2007: Wall of Fire
- 2011: Repeat Offender
- Sean MacDonald & The Astronauts
- 2008: Pink Noise – (track – Please take me off your list)
- Trevor Howard
- 2007: The Healing Sessions
- The Ragged Bankers
- 2012: The Ragged Bankers
- The Trews
- 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers CD
- 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers DVD
- 2010: Highway of Heroes (single)
- 2011: Hope & Ruin
- 2012: Thank You and I'm Sorry
- 2014: The Trews
- Mark Crissinger and the Bluebudzz
- 2009: Fear No Journey
- 2011: Raw Umber
- 2013: Terra Nova
- w/ John-Angus MacDonald
- 2010: Song For Africa – Rwanda: Rises Up – Yearning
- Garth Hudson w/ The Trews
- 2010: Garth Hudson Presents a Canadian Celebration of The Band! – Move to Japan
- Dearly Beloved
- 2012: Hawk vs Pigeon – (World Series of Fedoras & Lizard Fight)
- Karyn Ellis
- 2013: More Than a Hero
- Skydiggers
- 2013: No.1 Northern
- Poor Young Things
- 2013: The Heart. The Head. The End.
- Molly Thomason
- 2014: Columbus Field
- Meredith Shaw
- 2014: Hardest Goodbye
- Jerry Leger
- 2014: Early Riser
- The Meds
- 2014: South America
- The Honeyrunners
- 2014: EP 2
- The Kerouacs
- 2014: The Kerouacs
- The Once
- 2014: Departures
- Little Foot Long Foot
- 2014: Woman
- Tim Chaisson
- 2015: Lost In Light
As producer
- Poor Young Things
- 2011: Get Thorny 3 – Easy
- Little Foot Long Foot
- 2013: Bridge Concerns – Single
- Mark Crissinger
- 2013: Terra Nova
References
- ↑ Tarantino, Robert (April 2003). "The Boys are Back in Town". The McGill Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ↑ Whibbs, Shannon (February 28, 2007). "Peter Elkas Takes A Team Approach These Days". chartattack.com. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ↑ Saxberg, Lynn (May 30, 2008). "Trews forget to relax and enjoy groove". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ Lee, Jackson (June 2008). "Giant hearts, giant appetites". The Chronicle Journal. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ Shapiro, Shain (April 2003). "BURT NEILSON IS BACK WITH A NEW CD & SOUND". Jambase.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.