Jel (music producer)

Jeffrey James Logan[2] (born May 7, 1978),[1] better known by his stage name Jel, is an American hip hop producer and rapper. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon.[3] He has been a member of Presage,[4] Themselves, Subtle, and 13 & God.[5]

Jel
Birth nameJeffrey James Logan
Born (1978-05-07) May 7, 1978[1]
Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
OriginOakland, California, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • rapper
Instrument(s)Sampler
Years active1997–present
Labels
Websitejelsmusic.bandcamp.com

Biography

Jel released his first solo album, 10 Seconds, on Mush Records in 2002. The album is titled after the limited sampling time of E-mu SP-1200.[6] It features contributions from Dax Pierson, Odd Nosdam, Doseone, and Alias.[7]

His second solo album, Soft Money, was released on Anticon in 2006. The album features contributions from Dosh, Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers, and Stefanie Böhm of Ms. John Soda, among others.[8]

He released his third solo album, Late Pass, on Anticon in 2013.[9]

Style and influences

Jel is primarily a producer. He is known for his use of SP-1200 and MPC2000XL to create drum beats with little or no sequencing like playing the drums live via the sampler pads.[10] He has produced numerous tracks for underground hip hop artists such as Deep Puddle Dynamics, Atmosphere, Sole, Sage Francis,[11] and Serengeti.[12]

Jel is also a rapper. He provided vocals on Soft Money[13] and Late Pass.[14] In a 2006 interview with The Skinny, he said: "What inspires me lyrically is television conversations and dope MCs."[15]

Discography
See also: Themselves discography, Subtle discography, and 13 & God discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums
  • Greenball (2001)
  • Greenball II (2004)
  • Greenball 3rd (2007)
  • Greenball 3.5 (2012)
  • Greenball 4 (2014)
  • Greenball 5 (2015)
  • Greenball 6 (2015)

EPs

Singles
  • "D.I.Y. Partisan" (2002) (with 2Mex)
  • "WMD" / "All Around" (2005)

Productions

Compilation appearances

References
  1. Jel (May 5, 2018). "Jel Day Blow Out!!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. Port, Ian S. (September 4, 2013). "Unsettled: Jel and the Anticon Label Celebrate 15 Years of Weirdo Hip-Hop". SF Weekly. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  3. Korbel, Meaghann (April 26, 2012). "Review: Jel's Greenball 3.5". Alarm. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. Ali, Reyan (December 9, 2009). "Themselves - Two of a Kind: Doseone and Jel stay true to Themselves". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. Holslin, Peter (March 18, 2015). "Jel Is the Mr. Miyagi of Beat Machines". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  6. Haywood, Brad (May 16, 2002). "Jel: 10 Seconds". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. Quinlan, Thomas (May 2002). "Jel - 10 Seconds". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  8. Howe, Brian (May 9, 2006). "Jel: Soft Money". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. Gieben, Bram E. (September 5, 2013). "Jel - Late Pass". The Skinny. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  10. Korbel, Meaghann (April 20, 2012). "Q&A: Jel". Alarm. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  11. Burns, Todd (September 1, 2003). "Jel - 10 Seconds". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  12. Bromwich, Jonah (July 31, 2012). "Serengeti: C.A.R." Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  13. Jeffries, David. "Soft Money - Jel". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  14. Martins, Chris (August 22, 2013). "Jel's 'Late Pass' Is a Dubwise Boom-Bap Dream". Spin. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  15. Gieben, Bram (February 15, 2006). "Jel - Anticon Founder's Time to Shine". The Skinny. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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