Jason Torbert

Jason Torbert is an American musician currently in the solo project, Goddamn Electric Bill on the record label 99X/10 (founded by keyboardist Roger O'Donnell of The Cure (and previously, The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins and Berlin)).^[1][2] Torbert has also performed bass in several other bands, including Cigar^[3] (with Jon Sortland (The Shins, Broken Bells) and Rami Krayem) and Sing The Body Electric (with Damon DeLapaz and Adam Lewis (Fenix TX)).

Discography

With Cigar

• Speed is Relative (Theologian Records, 1999)
• The Early Demos, (Self-Released, 2007)

With Goddamn Electric Bill

• The Only Power To Please (Pro.Con Records, 2005)
• Nothing Concrete – 99X/10 Label Sampler, (99X/10 Records, 2006)
• Swallowed by the Machines (99X/10 Records, 2006)
• Dntel – Dumb Luck Remixes, (Sub Pop, 2007)
• Erin Lang – Foundlings and Strays (99X/10 Records, 2008)
• Topics For Gossip (99X/10 Records, 2008)
• IMMOOR – She Moves, 2010
• Jazz (Pro.Con Records, 2011)
• Dead Alive (Pro.Con Records, 2012)

With Sing The Body Electric

• S/T (Restart Records, 2004)

TV and film uses

• "Birth of a Star" appeared in the film Opposite Field which played at the Toronto International Film Festival^[4] and DOC NYC^[5]
• Composer for the short film, NSFW^[6][7] which premiered at the 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival^[8]
• "Clouds and a Bee" appeared in an episode of One Tree Hill^[9]
• "Pull The Lever" and "Less Evil" appeared in the film Like Crazy^[10] which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Film^[11] at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival^[12]
• "End Credits" appeared in an episode of The Real World: New Orleans^[13]
• Composer for the film, Douchebag^[14] which premiered, in Dramatic competition, at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival^[15][16]
• "Lost in the Zoo" appeared in an episode of Cameron Crowe's television series Roadies on Showtime,^[17] a trailer for the movie Spooner, an episode of The Real World: Cancun,^[18] and in a commercial for Tri-Cities Regional Airport^[19]
• "Birth of a Star", "Fairytale Orchestra", "Country Jam", "Everyone's Turning Back", and "Lost in the Zoo" appeared in commercials for Etnies^[20]
• "Country Jam" and "Everyone's Turning Back" appeared in episodes of The Real World: Hollywood
• "Country Jam" appeared in an episode of Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island
• "In Memory" and "The Morning Commute" appeared in episodes of The Real World: Brooklyn
• "Oui-Ja" appeared in an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians
• "Witching Hour", "Wake Me Up", "Clouds and a Bee" and "Looking Up at Down" appeared in episodes of Giuliana and Bill^[21]

External links

• Jason Torbert's official website
• Goddamn Electric Bill's official website
• Cigar's official website

References