Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt (born July 28, 1975) is a Canadian keyboardist, vocalist, composer, broadcaster, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records. The band 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 has been a part of their live and studio configuration since then.
Jeff Heisholt | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1975 Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Genres | Rock n roll |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, vocals, guitar, accordion |
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 played keys and recorded with Hamilton's Terra Lightfoot from 2015 to 2017.
Heisholt formed Current Fantasy in early 2019, a solo, largely improvised electronic project. He also has hosted a radio show of the same name since early 2020, airing weekly on multiple university radio stations across Canada.
Jeff's mother, Donna Heisholt, is a well known Thunder Bay-based visual artist.[4]
Discography
edit- 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
- 2018: Lion
- 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
- 2016: Time Capsule
- 2020: 1921 (Single)
- 2021: Wanderer
- Mark Crissinger
- 2009: Fear No Journey
- 2011: Raw Umber
- 2013: Terra Nova
- 2015: Blues Expression
- 2016: Night Light
- 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
- 2017: Warmth of the Sun
- 2020: Lovin You Ain't Easy (Single)
- 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
- Rufus Wainright
- 2015: Je reviendrai à Montréal - Single
- 2015: Forever and a Year - from the HOLDING THE MAN Soundtrack
- Terra Lightfoot
- 2017: Live in Concert
- 2017: New Mistakes
- Eli and The Straw Man
- 2017: Light the World
- Whitehorse
- 2018: A Whitehorse Winter Classic
- The Proud Sons
- 2018: The Proud Sons
- 2019: Raising Hell (single)
- Sarah Jane Scouten
- 2019: Confessions
- Current Fantasy
- 2020: Currently Fantastic Vol.1
- 2020: Beforetimes/Aftertimes (single)
- 2021: Rio (single)
- Joan Smith & The Jane Does
- 2020: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In The Pines) (Single)
- Jeen
- 2020: Jeen
- 2021: Dog Bite
- Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
- 2020: The Reckless One
As producer
edit- Poor Young Things
- 2011: Get Thorny 3 – Easy
- Little Foot Long Foot
- 2013: Bridge Concerns – Single
- Mark Crissinger
- 2013: Terra Nova
References
edit- ^ Tarantino, Robert (April 2003). "The Boys are Back in Town". The McGill Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- ^ Whibbs, Shannon (February 28, 2007). "Peter Elkas Takes A Team Approach These Days". chartattack.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Saxberg, Lynn (May 30, 2008). "Trews forget to relax and enjoy groove". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
- ^ Lee, Jackson (June 2008). "Giant hearts, giant appetites". The Chronicle Journal. Retrieved July 21, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Shapiro, Shain (April 2003). "BURT NEILSON IS BACK WITH A NEW CD & SOUND". Jambase.com. Retrieved July 21, 2008.