Jets Overhead

Jets Overhead

"Jets Overhead, from left to right, Jocelyn Greenwood, Luke Renshaw, Antonia Freybe-Smith, Piers Henwood, and Adam Kittredge"
Background information
Origin Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Dream pop, alternative rock
Years active 2003–present
Labels Microgroove Records (Canada)
Warner Music Canada
Website Official Website
Members Antonia Freybe-Smith
Adam Kittredge
Jocelyn Greenwood
Piers Henwood
Luke Renshaw
Past members Brendan Pye

Jets Overhead are a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2003 and based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Band history

Formation and debut

Singer Adam Kittredge conceived of 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 (highschool 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 model

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 Nations

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 license.[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 No Nations' release, singers Adam Kittredge and Antonia Freybe-Smith were married.[21] No Nations marked the band's first US release on Vapor Records.[18]

Touring and festival history

Jets Overhead has performed at the Coachella Festival,[22] Bonnaroo Music Festival,[23] Sasquatch! Music Festival,[24] Expo 2010 Shanghai,[25] South by Southwest,[23] CMJ Music Marathon,[26] Rifflandia,[27] North by Northeast,[28] Popkomm,[29] Transmission,[30] Canadian Music Week,[31] Edgefest,[32] the 2010 Winter Olympics,[33] and the Bridge School Benefit.[34] The band has toured internationally in the UK,[35] Germany,[36] Ireland,[35] and China.[37] They have also played with Broken Social Scene, The Dandy Warhols, The Dears, The Frames, Our Lady Peace, Powderfinger, Sam Roberts, Tegan and Sara, The Temper Trap, and 54-40.[38]

Television and film

Jets Overhead songs have been featured on the television shows House,[39] Bones,[40] Pretty Little Liars,[41] Love Bites,[42] Whistler,[43] Falcon Beach,[44] Jozi-H,[45] Godiva's,[46] The Best Years,[47] and ReGenesis.[48] They have also been featured in the film The Last Time,[49] and a commercial for Brazilian subsidiary of mobile phone carrier Telecom Italia Mobile.[50]

Collaborations and compilations

Antonia Freybe-Smith co-wrote and contributed vocals to the DJ Phynn track "Hello Love," which was released in 2010 on the Black Hole Recordings label, along with a remix by Mr. Pit.[51] In 2006, Grammy nominated producer and DJ Morgan Page remixed Jets Overhead song "All The People."[52] In 2007, Jets Overhead contributed a cover of the Buffalo Springfield song "Mr. Soul" to Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young, in support of the Bridge School.[53] "Get It Right" was featured on the Canadian 2006 War Child benefit compilation Help!: A Day in the Life, along with Coldplay, Radiohead, City & Colour, and other artists.[54]

Awards and nominations

Jets Overhead were nominated for New Group of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards.[55] No Nations won Monday Magazine's Favorite Album of 2009.[56] The music video for "Heading for Nowhere" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2010 Leo Awards,[57] and the music video for "Sun Sun Sun" was voted as a top 20 video at the 2004 Indie Music Video Awards.[58]

Equipment

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.[59] On the album No Nations, Adam Kittredge and Luke Renshaw are both credited as playing an ARP Solina synthesizer, considered a very rare synth.[60]

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilation albums

Singles

Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
Alt
[61][62][63]
2009 Heading For Nowhere 26 No Nations
2011 Bystander 49 Bystander
2012 Boredom and Joy 29 Boredom and Joy
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jets Overhead. "Jets Overhead Bio" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jenny Charlesworth (8 March 2010). "Jets Overhead Interview: SXSW 2010". spinner.ca. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Crossing the Bridge: An Interview With Jets Overhead". jadedexpressions.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Zaphod Beeblebrox presents JETS OVERHEAD". ottawastart.com. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Siobhan Ozenge (2 March 2010). "CMW 2010 Hot Acts: Jets Overhead". chartattack.com. drupal.org. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Clare Walton (8 October 2010). "Jets Overhead represent their Canadian rock roots". martlet.ca. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Jesse Skinner (27 September 2009). "Jets Overhead". toromagazine.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "New sophomore release available now from Jets Overhead - Grab Your Seat!". addictedtovinyl.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  9. ↑ Elizabeth Raftery (1 June 2009). "Jets Overhead take off with "No Nations"". blastmagazine.com. bmediaventures.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Jets Overhead - No Nations - Album Review". citizendick.org. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Interview Jets Overhead’s Adam Kittredge". guttersnipenews.com. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Interview with Jets Overhead". upvenue.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Neil Osborne". allmusic.com. rovicorp.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Bridges". jetsoverhead.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  15. ↑ Stuart Trew (11 May 2006). "Bliss the sky". ottawaxpress.ca. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Yuri Wuensch (26 February 2007). "Jets Overhead fire up a storm". jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "The Live Sessions - Jets Overhead". chancentre.com. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Jets Overhead Sophomore Release No Nations Available Now on Vapor Records". allaboutjazz.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "Re: Canadian Active/ Alternative Charts". mediasource.proboards.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  20. ↑ Chris Gonda (3 February 2010). "Jets Overhead to Perform at Coachella, CMW and SBSW". puregrainaudio.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  21. ↑ Wang Yu (13 July 2010). "Pioneering a choice in digital music". bejingtoday.com.cn. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  22. ↑ "Coachella 2010 Review". 26 April 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Jenny Charlesworth (8 March 2010). "Jets Overhead Interview: SXSW 2010". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  24. ↑ Mark (16 February 2010). "Sasquatch Music 2010 Lineup Announcement". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  25. ↑ Carl Lorimer (June 2010). "Jets Overhead". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  26. ↑ "Thursday October 22". 23 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  27. ↑ "Video Archive- 2010-09-24: Jets Overhead at Market Square for Rifflandia 3". 24 September 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  28. ↑ David McDougall (9 June 2006). "Jets Overhead @ NXNE 2006". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  29. ↑ Ralf Krämer (13 June 2007). "Jets Overhead" (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  30. ↑ Alan Cross (10 February 2011). "Transmission, Day 1, Part 1". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  31. ↑ "CMW 2010 Hot Acts: Jets Overhead". 2 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  32. ↑ "Jets Overhead: Edgefest And Canada Day Good Reason For Nakedness". 28 June 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  33. ↑ Chris Gonda (3 February 2010). "JETS OVERHEAD to Perform at Coachella, CMW and SXSW". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  34. ↑ Mike Devlin (26 November 2010). "Jets Overhead - Sonic rockers". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Jets Overhead". 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  36. ↑ "Popkomm wirft Schatten voraus" [Popkomm casts shadow] (in German). 5 September 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  37. ↑ "Interview - Jets Overhead’s Adam Kittredge". 25 May 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  38. ↑ "transmitLIVE 2011 artist: // Jets Overhead". 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  39. ↑ ""Filmography by TV series for Jets Overhead" - 2011". IMDB. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  40. ↑ "The Predator In The Pool". Fox (Entertainment Group) Fox. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  41. ↑ ""Jets Overhead in Pretty Little Liars" - 2011". moogi. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  42. ↑ ""Jets Overhead" - 2011". heardontv. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  43. ↑ ""Family Ties Trivia and Quotes" - 2011". TV.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  44. ↑ ""Music Credits" - 2008". BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  45. ↑ ""Jozi-H" - 2011". TV.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  46. ↑ "Music from Godiva’s". Keatley Entertainment. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  47. ↑ ""Cruising Trivia and Quotes" - 2011". TV.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  48. ↑ ""Bloodless" - 2011". TV.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
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  50. ↑ Thompson, Ciaran (3 February 2010). "Jets Overhead Making Noise". Aux (TV channel) Aux. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  51. ↑ "Phynn feat. Antonia from Jets Overhead - Hello Love". phynn.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  52. ↑ Jon Viera (2011). "Morgan Page Interview". about.com. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  53. ↑ "Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  54. ↑ "New War Child CD:Help!: A Day In The Life". warchild.org. 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  55. ↑ "The 2007 Juno Nominations & Winners". canada.com. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  56. ↑ Amanda Farrell-Low (31 March 2010). "Tins of Talent". mondaymag.com. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  57. ↑ "Leo Awards, 2010 Nominees by Program". leoawards.com. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  58. ↑ "Jets Overhead CD". cduniverse.com. muze inc. 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  59. ↑ "Jocelyn Greenwood Jets Overhead". Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  60. ↑ Jets Overhead. "Jets Overhead on BandCamp.com". Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  61. ↑ "Canadian Active/Alternative Charts". mediasource.proboards.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  62. ↑ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 24, 2011". America's Music Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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