Darren Jessee is an American

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 musician and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as the drummer for the alternative rock group Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds , Robert Sledge , and Darren Jessee . The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes...

. He is also the singer and multi-instrumentalist for the band Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights is an American indie rock band led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Darren Jessee, former drummer for Ben Folds Five.-History:...

.

Discography

Ben Folds Five

• Ben Folds Five
  Ben Folds Five (album)
  Ben Folds Five is the self-titled debut album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1995. A non-traditional rock album by any estimation, it was an indie pop album that excluded lead guitars completely...
  
  1995
• Whatever and Ever Amen
  Whatever and Ever Amen
  Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997. A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005. All of the extra tracks had been previously released except for a cover of the Buggles song "Video Killed the Radio Star", which is a staple of Ben Folds Five's live...
  
  1997
• Naked Baby Photos
  Naked Baby Photos
  Naked Baby Photos is a compilation album comprising outtake material from recordings of Ben Folds Five's first two studio albums and live performances. Most of the tracks are previously unreleased rarities....
  
  1998
• The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
  The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
  The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner is the third and final studio album by Ben Folds Five, released April 27, 1999.-Origins of the album title:...
  
  1999

Hotel Lights

• Hotel Lights (album)
  Hotel Lights (album)
  Hotel Lights is the debut album of Hotel Lights, a pop/indie group. It was released in 2006.-Track listing:#"You Come and I Go" - 3:12#"A.M...
  
  2005
• Goodnightgoodmorning 2006
• Firecracker People
  Firecracker People
  Firecracker People is the second full length album by Hotel Lights, released in 2008.-Track listing:#"Blue Always Finds Me" – 4:26#"Dream State Flying" – 3:47#"Down" – 3:30#"Flicker In My Eye" – 3:43#"Amelia Bright" – 4:05...
  
  Hotel Lights
  Hotel Lights
  Hotel Lights is an American indie rock band led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Darren Jessee, former drummer for Ben Folds Five.-History:...
  
    2008
• Girl Graffiti 2011

Prior to his involvement with Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights is an American indie rock band led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Darren Jessee, former drummer for Ben Folds Five.-History:...

, Jessee received songwriting credits for the following Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds , Robert Sledge , and Darren Jessee . The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes...

 songs:

"Brick

Brick (song)

"Brick" is a song performed by Ben Folds Five released on their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen and later on Ben Folds Live. The verses were written by Ben Folds about his high school girlfriend undergoing an abortion, and the chorus was written by the band's drummer, Darren Jessee...

" (Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 / Jessee) - Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997. A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005. All of the extra tracks had been previously released except for a cover of the Buggles song "Video Killed the Radio Star", which is a staple of Ben Folds Five's live...

"Song for the Dumped" (Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 / Jessee) - Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997. A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005. All of the extra tracks had been previously released except for a cover of the Buggles song "Video Killed the Radio Star", which is a staple of Ben Folds Five's live...

"Magic" (Jessee) - The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner is the third and final studio album by Ben Folds Five, released April 27, 1999.-Origins of the album title:...

"Where's Summer B.?" (Ben Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 / Jessee) - Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five (album)

Ben Folds Five is the self-titled debut album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1995. A non-traditional rock album by any estimation, it was an indie pop album that excluded lead guitars completely...

"Kate" (Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 / Jessee / Anna Goodman

Anna Goodman

Anna Goodman is an American songwriter who was married to Ben Folds from 1987 to 1992. She co-wrote several Ben Folds Five songs including Kate , Alice Childress , The Last Polka , Alice Childress , Smoke , and Lullabye .Anna was also a...

) - Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997. A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005. All of the extra tracks had been previously released except for a cover of the Buggles song "Video Killed the Radio Star", which is a staple of Ben Folds Five's live...

"Mitchell Lane" (Jessee) - Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997. A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005. All of the extra tracks had been previously released except for a cover of the Buggles song "Video Killed the Radio Star", which is a staple of Ben Folds Five's live...

(bonus track

Bonus track

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 on remaster

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ed version)

"Amelia Bright" (Jessee) - unreleased track performed live by the band 1999-2000. This song was later featured on the Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights is an American indie rock band led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Darren Jessee, former drummer for Ben Folds Five.-History:...

 album Firecracker People

"Leather Jacket" (Jessee) - No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees

No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees

No Boundaries: A Benefit For The Kosovar Refugees was released on June 15, 1999 by Epic Records featuring a handful of various artists to help raise money for ethnic Albanians sent by aeroplane to Australia during the Kosovo War. It was released in Australia on June 21, 1999 and that also has music...

"Wandering" (Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 / Jessee) - Speed Graphic (EP)

Speed Graphic (EP)

Speed Graphic is the first of a three-EP series released by Ben Folds. It included a cover track, "In Between Days" . It also included a sparse arrangement of "Give Judy My Notice", which would later appear on Songs for Silverman in a rearranged full-band version...

- note, this is a Ben Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 solo album

"Stumblin Home Winter Blues" (Jessee) - Originally released on Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights

Hotel Lights is an American indie rock band led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Darren Jessee, former drummer for Ben Folds Five.-History:...

self titled debut album in 2006. It was later recorded by Ben Folds Five for Ben Folds retrospective album The Best Imitation of Myself, in 2011.