J. Eastman
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j eastman is a singer/songwriter living in Minneapolis, MN.
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History
Jesse Eastman (born November 11, 1971) is a singer-songwriter currently residing in Minneapolis, MN and better known by his stage name, j eastman.
Once part of a comedy duo called JR Productions (1984-1988) based out of Glendale, AZ in the mid to late '80's, j eastman along with his co-writer/performer, Rowland Perkins, wrote five full length albums of comedy material. JR Productions went on hiatus in 1988 as each of the members of the group moved on to pursue other creative outlets.
In the early to mid 1990’s j eastman reappeared in San Diego performing as a solo acoustic artist. In 1996, after several years playing the circuit in Southern California as well as a short stint as the drummer for Southern California punk rock band, Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, j eastman left San Diego and returned to Minnesota to pursue educational opportunities.
After being absent from the stage for three years, j eastman returned to performing and went on to record his first album, “Bored Out of My Skull: The Basement Tapes” on his Farm League Records label in October 1999. In 2001, he appeared on the compilation “Mild 7: Songs We Learned In Texas” and later the same year his web only song “We’re Going Out” was chosen by Karen Rachtman (music supervisor for Pulp Fiction and Boogie Nights )for the soundtrack to the movie Getting Hal.
In March of 2005 he released the “for free” 4 song CD sampler titled “Craptacular”, and in November of the same year, a new full length CD titled “Songs Written and Recorded Drunk” consisting of miscellaneous live tracks, unfinished projects and works in progress was released.
j eastman also plays lead guitar for the local Minneapolis power pop band, featurecreep.
Members
j eastman – guitars, bass, drums, loops
Albums
- Live at the Innerchange (1995)
- Bored Out of my Skull: The Basement Tapes (1999)
- Friends of Mild7: Songs We Learned in Texas Compilation (2001)
- Getting Hal Soundtrack (2003)
- Craptacular EP (2005)
- Songs Written and Recorded Drunk (2005)
Audio
Audio available on artist's Web site:
