Joanna Bolme
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Joanna Bolme is a multi-instrumentalist (primarily bass guitar
) and recording engineer who works with several indie rock
bands and artists, mainly in the Pacific Northwest
. She is currently the bass player in Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
and Quasi
, having began playing in Calamity Jane and also spent some time playing bass for The Minders
, and is married to Gary Jarman
of UK band The Cribs
. In 2006 she joined the indie rock
band Quasi
on tour, and in 2007 it was announced that she had accepted a position as a permanent member of the band.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) and recording engineer who works with several indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
bands and artists, mainly in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
. She is currently the bass player in Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme, and Jake Morris. Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement.-History:...
and Quasi
Quasi
Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss . Since 2007 the group has been a trio, following the addition of bassist Joanna Bolme.-History:In 1990 , Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat...
, having began playing in Calamity Jane and also spent some time playing bass for The Minders
The Minders
The Minders is a band closely associated with The Elephant Six Collective. Started by Martyn Leaper in Denver, Colorado in 1996, the band's original members included Leaper on guitars and vocals, Rebecca Cole on drums, Jeff Almond on guitar, and Marc Willhite on bass.Leaper formed the Minders in...
, and is married to Gary Jarman
Gary Jarman
Gary John Jarman is a British multi-instrumentalist, best known for being bassist and singer in the Wakefield music group The Cribs....
of UK band The Cribs
The Cribs
The Cribs are an English three-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr who was made a formal member of the group...
. In 2006 she joined the indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Quasi
Quasi
Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss . Since 2007 the group has been a trio, following the addition of bassist Joanna Bolme.-History:In 1990 , Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat...
on tour, and in 2007 it was announced that she had accepted a position as a permanent member of the band.
As performer
- Killer of Friendships by Jr. High— bass (1997)
- Golden StreetGolden StreetGolden Street is the second album by The Minders.-Track listing:#"Golden Street" - 3:07#"Light" - 2:11#"Treehouse - 4:10#"Hand on Heart" - 2:58#"We Never Shout" - 4:11#"Give Me Strength" - 2:32#"Right as Rain" - 4:15#"Instrumental" - 0:57...
by The MindersThe MindersThe Minders is a band closely associated with The Elephant Six Collective. Started by Martyn Leaper in Denver, Colorado in 1996, the band's original members included Leaper on guitars and vocals, Rebecca Cole on drums, Jeff Almond on guitar, and Marc Willhite on bass.Leaper formed the Minders in...
— bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2001) - Stephen MalkmusStephen Malkmus (album)Stephen Malkmus is the debut album by the group Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released by Matador Records on February 13, 2001. Malkmus had planned to create the record by himself, or through a smaller, local label, but eventually accepted the offer Matador asked, and he released it. It...
by Stephen Malkmus and the JicksStephen Malkmus and the JicksStephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme, and Jake Morris. Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement.-History:...
— bass (2001) - From Burnt Orange to Midnight Blue by Sean Croghan — piano (2001)
- Pig LibPig LibPig Lib is the name of the second album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released March 18, 2003 on Matador Records. It peaked at #97 in the U.S. and #63 in the UK...
by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks — bass (2003) - Face the Truth by Stephen Malkmus — bass (2005)
- Real Emotional TrashReal Emotional TrashReal Emotional Trash is the fourth album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. The album was released on March 4, 2008 by Matador Records. The album was leaked on to the internet January 13, 2008...
by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks — synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, bass, backing vocals (2008) - American GongAmerican GongAmerican Gong is the eighth album by Portland based indie rock band Quasi. It was released on February 23, 2010 on Kill Rock Stars. It was released in Europe by Domino Records...
by Quasi — bass (2010) - Mirror TrafficMirror TrafficMirror Traffic is an album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released on August 23, 2011 by Matador Records. It is the first collaboration between Malkmus and producer Beck and the last Jicks album to feature drummer Janet Weiss, now a member of Wild Flag. -Critical Response:"Mirror...
by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks — bass (2011)
As mixer or engineer
- Either/OrEither/Or (album)Either/Or is the name of the third album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. The album was released on Kill Rock Stars on February 25, 1997 on compact disc and vinyl LP....
by Elliott SmithElliott SmithSteven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...
— mixingAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
(1997) - Featuring "Birds" by QuasiQuasiQuasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss . Since 2007 the group has been a trio, following the addition of bassist Joanna Bolme.-History:In 1990 , Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat...
— executive producer (1998) - Bella Neurox by Miss Murgatroid & Petra HadenPetra HadenPetra Haden is an American violinist and singer. She is or has been a member of several bands, including That Dog, Tito & Tarantula, and The Decemberists; has contributed to recordings by The Twilight Singers, Beck, Mike Watt, Luscious Jackson, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age,...
— mixing (1999) - Live at the Safari Club by The Chimps — engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
(1999) - Lost SonLost SonLost Son is a novel by M. Allen Cunningham, published in May 2007 by Unbridled Books. It is about Rainer Maria Rilke , the famous poet of the Duino Elegies and author of the internationally beloved Letters to a Young Poet....
by Richmond FontaineRichmond Fontaine-History:Formed in 1994, Richmond Fontaine started touring the Pacific Northwest live circuit to support their first three albums released on Cavity Search Records. Gradually gaining attention in the UK and Europe the band began regularly touring there. Most of the core musicians and producer JD...
— engineer (1999) - No MemoryNo MemoryNo Memory was the first of two albums by No. 2, and was released in 1999.-Track listing:#"Critical Mass" #"Never Felt Better" #"Move It Along" #"So Long" #"Just Answer the Man" #"Pop in C"...
by No. 2No. 2 (band)No. 2 was an alternative rock band that originated in Portland, Oregon in 1998. Consisting of Neil Gust , Gilly Ann Hanner , and Paul Pulvirenti . No. 2 was formed by frontman Neil Gust after the breakup of Heatmiser...
— engineer (1999) - Old Man Motel by Fernando — engineer (1999)
- Colonel Jeffery Pumpernickel: A Concept Album by various artists — engineer (2001)
- What Does Good Luck Bring?What Does Good Luck Bring?What Does Good Luck Bring? was the second of two albums by No. 2, and was released in 2002.-Track listing:#"A Little Confusion" #"More, More" #"Stranger's March" #"For the Last Time" #"8:45 AM" #"Traveling"...
by No. 2 — engineer (2002) - Winnemucca by Richard Fontaine — engineer (2002)
- From a Basement on the HillFrom a Basement on the HillFrom a Basement on the Hill is the sixth and final studio album by the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released posthumously on October 19, 2004 by ANTI- Records in CD, double LP, and digital download, it peaked at #19 in the US and #41 in the UK....
by Elliott Smith — mixing (2004) - It's a Bright Guilty World by The MindersThe MindersThe Minders is a band closely associated with The Elephant Six Collective. Started by Martyn Leaper in Denver, Colorado in 1996, the band's original members included Leaper on guitars and vocals, Rebecca Cole on drums, Jeff Almond on guitar, and Marc Willhite on bass.Leaper formed the Minders in...
— mixing (2006) - To Elliott, From PortlandTo Elliott, From PortlandTo: Elliott, From: Portland is a 2006 tribute album to Elliott Smith that contains musicians from Portland, Oregon. The Thermals version of "Ballad of Big Nothing" was recorded and mixed by Smith's ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme. Many of the artists knew Elliott personally and played with Elliott at...
by various artists — engineer, mixing (2006)