Jeff Nelson (musician) explained

Jeff Nelson
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Place:	South Africa
Genre:	Hardcore punk
Past Member Of:	Minor Threat
Occupations:	Musician, graphic designer
Instruments:	Drums
Associated Acts:	Minor Threat, the Teen Idles

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

• 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"

Bibliography

• Book: Blush. Steven. Steven Blush. Petros. George. George Petros. American Hardcore: A Tribal History. 2001. Feral House. 978-0-922915-71-2. George Petros . American Hardcore: A Tribal History.
• Book: Cogan. Brian. Spheeris. Penelope. The Encyclopedia of Punk. 2008. Sterling. 978-1-4027-5960-4.

External links

• Dischord Records
• Adult Swim Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gordon. Alex. 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. September 30, 2019. October 9, 2019.
2. Book: Michael. Azerrad. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981–1991. USA. Little Brown. 2001. 122–123. 978-0-316-78753-6.
3. Web site: Johnson. Christopher. A New Generation of Punk at Dischord Records. NPR. August 24, 2005. April 7, 2019.
4. Web site: Giammarise . Kat . March 5, 2009 . Jeff Nelson on Toledo . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024051504/https://rustwire.com/2009/03/05/jeff-nelson-on-toledo/ . October 24, 2013 . July 9, 2012 . Rustwire.com.