Jeff Nelson (drummer)
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Jeff Nelson (born 1962 in South Africa) is an American drummer, graphic designer, and record label owner. He formerly played for the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat.[1]
Biography
Nelson met Ian MacKaye in high school and the two saw their first punk rock show, The Cramps, together.[2] Soon after, they formed their first band, The Slinkees.[2] After playing one show, a lineup change caused them to rename the band The Teen Idles.[2]
He also co-founded the independent record label Dischord Records along with MacKaye in 1980,[1] whose first record was the Teen Idles.[3] They continue to run Dischord together. The duo also comprised the projects Skewbald/Grand Union and Egg Hunt; both bands recorded only one single.
Nelson also runs the record label Adult Swim Records (distributed by Dischord) and Pedestrian Press, as well as being a political activist.[4] Nelson collects Jeep Wagoneers and resides in Toledo, Ohio.[5] He spearheaded an effort in 2008 to successfully save Toledo's Scott High School from demolition.[4][6]
Discography
Minor Threat
Original material
- Minor Threat (EP, 1981)
- In My Eyes (EP, 1981)
- Out of Step (studio album, 1983)
- Salad Days (EP, 1985)
Compilation albums
- Minor Threat (1984)
- Complete Discography (1989)
- First Demo Tape (2003)
Compilation appearances
- Flex Your Head (1982) – "Stand Up", "12XU"
- Dischord 1981: The Year in Seven Inches (1995) contains the first two EPs
- 20 Years of Dischord (2002) – "Screaming at a Wall", "Straight Edge" (live), "Understand", "Asshole Dub"
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- Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni
- Minor Threat members
- 20th-century American drummers
- Skewbald/Grand Union members
- 20th-century American male musicians