Jeff Olson (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeffrey Olson |
| Born | July 14, 1962 Wareham, Massachusetts |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Musician, Multi-instrumentalist, DJ |
| Instruments | drums, percussion, guitar, keys, brass, and vocals |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | Metal Blade, Century Media, Bullet Proof, Def American, Combat, Escapi Music |
| Associated acts | Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, Trouble, Supershine, Wet Animal, Retro Grave, The Skull, In~Graved |
| Website | www |
Jeff Olson (born July 14, 1962) is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, radio show host, and the original drummer for the legendary doom/rock band, Trouble. He is also the founding member of Retro Grave, Keyboardist for Victor Griffin's In~Graved, proprietor of Upland Recording, and drummer for The Skull.
Following the release of their first two albums, 1984's Psalm 9 and 1985's The Skull, Olson left Trouble in 1986 to teach music while also writing musical scores and later receiving a Bachelor of Music degree in Film Scoring (cum laude) from Berklee College of Music. Olson returned to the band for the albums Run to the Light (Hammond Organ), Trouble (pre-pro for drums, keys), Plastic Green Head (drums), Simple Mind Condition (drums, French Horn), Unplugged and Live in LA. Although not in the band, Olson also played keyboards on The Distortion Field (2013).
Olson has toured with Trouble since 1979 headlining shows throughout the United States and Europe, as well as performing at numerous music festivals in Europe including the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival (Holland) in front of a record audience for Dynamo of over 118,000 people. In July 2008, Olson announced his departure from Trouble. His last show with them was at "The End" in Nashville, Tennessee on July 19, 2008.
On February 16, 2013, Olson announced that he would be playing keys on Trouble's new album, "The Distortion Field" released summer 2013.
In 2006, Jeff Olson formed Retro Grave while still the drummer for Trouble. The debut self-titled EP was released on June 5, 2007 and was written, recorded, and performed entirely by Olson alongside lyricist Paull Goodchild. The debut full-length, Again, was released on February 9, 2010 with guest musicians.
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