Jeff Nelson
Born1962 (age 60–61)
South Africa
GenresHardcore punk
OccupationsMusician, graphic designer
InstrumentsDrums
Formerly ofMinor Threat

Jeff Nelson (born 1962 in South Africa) is an American musician, graphic designer, and record-label owner. He is best known as the drummer 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 collects Jeep Wagoneers.[4]

Discography

Minor Threat

Original material

Compilation albums

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"

References

  1. 1 2 Gordon, Alex (September 30, 2019). "Jeff Nelson, co-founder of Dischord Records and drummer of Minor Threat, talks D.C. punk of the 1980s and new documentary Punk the Capital". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981–1991. USA: Little Brown. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-0-316-78753-6.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Christopher (August 24, 2005). "A New Generation of Punk at Dischord Records". NPR. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Giammarise, Kat (March 5, 2009). "Jeff Nelson on Toledo". Rustwire.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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