Antonia Freybe-Smith Adam Kittredge Jocelyn Greenwood Piers Henwood Luke Renshaw
Past members
Brendan Pye
Website
jetsoverhead.com
Band historyedit
Formation and debutedit
Singer Adam Kittredge conceived the name Jets Overhead while observing air traffic patterns in London, England.[2] Jets Overhead was formed in 2003 by Kittredge, guitarist Piers Henwood (cousin of Kittredge), bassist Jocelyn Greenwood (high school friend of Kittredge), and the band's first drummer, Brendan Pye. Soon after, vocalist Antonia Freybe-Smith joined, and Pye was replaced by Luke Renshaw, their current drummer.[2][3] The band's first release was 2003's self-titled EP, Jets Overhead, which charted No. 42 on the CMJ music charts.[4]
Bridges: Early adoption of voluntary purchase modeledit
In 2006, Jets Overhead made their first full-length album, Bridges, available for free download on their website under a voluntary purchase ("pay what you want") model, over a year before British rock group Radiohead eventually popularized this model with In Rainbows.[5][6][7][8][9] Jets Overhead were eventually recognized as one of the first bands who attempted to address the challenges presented by digital music distribution and online trading, with the band's website stating at the time that: "new systems for distributing music should be driven by the public rather than by existing paradigms which no longer apply to the digital world."[5][7][10][11][12]Bridges was produced by Neil Osborne, lead singer of Canadian rock group 54-40,[13] and mixed by Warne Livesey.[14]Bridges explores themes about island living and the west coast of Canada.[3][15][16] It eventually led to the band's first Juno nomination in 2007.[16][17]
No Nationsedit
Jets Overhead did not repeat its original voluntary purchase model for the 2009 release of No Nations; however, elements of the album were made available on the band's website under a Creative Commons licence.[7]No Nations was also produced by Neil Osborne, and was mixed by Grammy winner Malcolm Burn.[18] The album was primarily recorded at a remote location on Hornby Island,[11] and deals with themes of individuality and community.[7] "Heading For Nowhere", the first single from No Nations, charted nationally at Canadian rock radio,[19] and saw regular play on KCRW in Los Angeles.[18] During the No Nations touring cycle, Jets Overhead made debut performances at prominent US festivals including Coachella and Bonnaroo.[20] Prior to the release of No Nations, singers Adam Kittredge and Antonia Freybe-Smith were married.[21]No Nations marked the band's first US release on Vapor Records.[18]
Jets Overhead were nominated for New Group of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards.[52]No Nations won Monday Magazine's Favorite Album of 2009.[53] The music video for "Heading for Nowhere" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2010 Leo Awards,[54] and the music video for "Sun Sun Sun" was voted as a top 20 video at the 2004 Indie Music Video Awards.[55]
Equipmentedit
Bassist Jocelyn Greenwood plays a 1978 Rickenbacker 4001 bass through an Ampeg SVT cab, an Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes pedal, and a Fender Blues Junior guitar amp. Her equipment provides the distinctive fuzzy bass sound on "Heading For Nowhere" and many of the band's recordings.[56] On the album No Nations, Adam Kittredge and Luke Renshaw are both credited as playing an ARP Solina synthesizer, considered a very rare synth.[57]
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