J.D. Reager is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer
based in Memphis, TN. In addition to being a new "solo artist" perpetually
at work on a debut album (due out in mid-2008 on Makeshift/Evangeline
Records), he is a former musical contributer with several critically
acclaimed recording artists, including Glossary, Pezz, Snowglobe
and the Passport Again. He also currently plays guitar with Memphis
indie-pop mainstays Two Way Radio, and is a co-owner of Makeshift
Music, a well respected collective/independent label in Memphis.
As
a songwriter, J.D. is hard to pigeon-hole. Lyrically, his songs are
honest and personal, with healthy doses of irony and self-deprecation
mixed in. Musically, J.D. ranges from solo, acoustic balladry to
full-blown, fuzzed-out psychedelic rock (sometimes within the same
song), with stops at points in-between. Frequent comparisons to Sebadoh
and Elephant 6 are not without their merit.
In early 2007, J.D. recruited
drummer Joey Pegram, guitarist Ryan Proctor, and bass player Eric
Wilson to fill out his live band, the Cold-Blooded Three, and the
new line-up has been playing shows regionally and working on new
material ever since.
Select J.D. Reager discography:
Hunter & the Unclaimed Band Project Against the New American Nightmare (RevPower,
2007) - engineer, drums, guitars, piano, fuzz bass, lap steel, backing vocals
Jeffrey James & the Haul Win the National Championship (Makeshift,
2006) - engineer
Glossary For What I Don't Become (Undertow, 2006) - drums, piano, backing
vocals
Holly Fearless and Free (Makeshift, 2006) - producer/engineer, guitar,
drums, bass, piano, organ, synths
Snowglobe Oxytocin (Makeshift, 2006) - drums, guitar, backing vocals
the Coach and Four the Great Escape (Makeshift, 2006) - engineer
Two Way Radio (formerly Walkie Talkie) Residential Llama (Makeshift,
2006) - engineer
Camren Von Davis Bobby Barbados (Radford Review, 2006) - engineer, drums,
organ, the voice of Walter Scott
Imagination Head the Stale and Sparkly Air (Makeshift, 2006) - engineer,
drums, guitar, backing vocals
the Noise Choir Sings Out (2005) - engineer
the Passport Again Hold on to the Memory E.P. (Migrant/Makeshift, 2004)
- producer/engineer, drums, guitar, bass, vocals, piano
Glossary Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts (Champ, 2003) - drums
Johnny Romania Popchaser (Extant, 2000) - engineer, guitar, vocals,
bass, synths, drums
Pezz Warmth and Sincerity (Better Youth Organization, 1999) - bass
the
Henrys s/t (Rockingchair, 1997) - drums, guitar, vocals
the Cold-Blooded Three: Joey Pegram, Ryan Proctor, Eric Wilson
www.myspace.com/jdreager
www.livefrommemphis.com/jdreager
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