Jeff Heisholt
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Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt (born July 28, 1975 in Thunder Bay
, Ontario
) is a Canadian
keyboardist
, vocalist
, songwriter
, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records, toured Canada twenty times, played more than 1000 shows and became a staple of the Canadian jamband community. Since 2004, he has played across the country with soul-rocker Peter Elkas
and contributed to Elkas's second album, the Charlie Sexton
produced Wall of Fire
. In early 2008, Heisholt joined the touring line-up of Canadian rock band The Trews
and spent most of 2008, 2009 and 2010 on the road with the band promoting their albums No Time for Later
and Friends and Total Strangers. 2011 will see the release and support of new records with Peter Elkas (Repeat Offender) and The Trews (Hope & Ruin).
Jeff's mother, Donna Heisholt, is a well known Thunder Bay-based visual artist.
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records, toured Canada twenty times, played more than 1000 shows and became a staple of the Canadian jamband community. Since 2004, he has played across the country with soul-rocker Peter Elkas
Peter Elkas
Peter Elkas is a Canadian singer-songwriter, signed to MapleMusic Recordings. He spent twelve years as part of the Montreal band Local Rabbits, with whom he started playing as a teenager...
and contributed to Elkas's second album, the Charlie Sexton
Charlie Sexton
Charles Wayne Sexton is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for the 1985 hit Beat's So Lonely and as the guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band from 1999 to 2002 and since 2009...
produced Wall of Fire
Wall of Fire (album)
Wall of Fire is the second solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter Peter Elkas, produced by former Bob Dylan collaborator Charlie Sexton. It was released 20 March 2007 on MapleMusic Recordings.Ron Sexsmith sings harmony vocals on the track "Willpower"....
. In early 2008, Heisholt joined the touring line-up of Canadian rock band The Trews
The Trews
The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...
and spent most of 2008, 2009 and 2010 on the road with the band promoting their albums No Time for Later
No Time for Later
No Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
and Friends and Total Strangers. 2011 will see the release and support of new records with Peter Elkas (Repeat Offender) and The Trews (Hope & Ruin).
Jeff's mother, Donna Heisholt, is a well known Thunder Bay-based visual artist.
Burt Neilson Band
- 1998: Burt Neilson Band
- 2000: Orange Shag Carpet
- 2001: Five Alive
- 2004: By the Door
Peter Elkas
- 2007: Wall of FireWall of Fire (album)Wall of Fire is the second solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter Peter Elkas, produced by former Bob Dylan collaborator Charlie Sexton. It was released 20 March 2007 on MapleMusic Recordings.Ron Sexsmith sings harmony vocals on the track "Willpower"....
- 2011: Repeat Offender
The Trews
- 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers CD
- 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers DVD
- 2010: Highway of Heroes (single)
- 2011: Hope & Ruin
Garth Hudson w/ The Trews
- 2010: Garth Hudson Presents a Canadian Celebration of The Band! - Move to Japan