Jeffrey James Logan (born May 7, 1978), better known by his stage name Jel, is an American hip hop producer and rapper. He is co-founder of the record label

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. He has been a member of Presage,

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, Subtle, and 13 & God.

Biography

Jel released his first solo album, '' 10 Seconds'', on Mush Records in 2002. The album is titled after the limited sampling time of

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. It features contributions from

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Doseone Adam Kidd Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American rapper, producer, poet and artist. He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. He has also been a member of numerous groups in ...

, and Alias. His second solo album, '' Soft Money'', was released on

in 2006. The album features contributions from Dosh, Wise Intelligent of

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, and Stefanie Böhm of Ms. John Soda, among others. He released his third solo album, '' Late Pass'', on Anticon in 2013.

Style and influences

Jel is primarily a producer. He is known for his use of SP-1200 and MPC2000XL to create drum beats with little or no sequencing like playing the drums live via the sampler pads. He has produced numerous tracks for underground hip hop artists such as

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, Sole,

Sage Francis Paul William "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records. Early life and education Francis was born in Miami, Florid ...

, and

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. Jel is also a rapper. He provided vocals on ''Soft Money'' and ''Late Pass''. In a 2006 interview with '' The Skinny'', he said: "What inspires me lyrically is television conversations and dope MCs."

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Outer Perimeter'' (1998) * '' 10 Seconds'' (2002) * '' Soft Money'' (2006) * '' Late Pass'' (2013) * ''Glass Cutters'' (2019) * Will Work 4 Free (2021)

Compilation albums

* ''Greenball'' (2001) * ''Greenball II'' (2004) * ''Greenball 3rd'' (2007) * ''Greenball 3.5'' (2012) * ''Greenball 4'' (2014) * ''Greenball 5'' (2015) * ''Greenball 6'' (2015)

EPs

* '' The Meat & Oil EP'' (2003) * '' Cloudlife'' (2012) * ''Pot Holes Beat Tape'' (2012) * ''Geti Beats Vol. 1'' (2012) * ''Foot in Sky EP'' (2017)

Singles

* "D.I.Y. Partisan" (2002) * "WMD" / "All Around" (2005)

Productions

- "2 Ton Can of Wupass" and "Etherial Downtime" from ''

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'' (1998) *

- "June 26th, 1998", "I Am Hip-Hop (Move the Crowd)", "Heavy Ceiling", and "Mothers of Invention" from '' The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel'' (1999) * Sole - "Tourist Trapeze" and "Center City" from ''

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'' (2000) *

- "Free or Dead", "They're All Gonna Laugh @ You", and "Lost and Found" from '' Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's'' (2001) *

- "We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)" and "Pitty Party People" from '' We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)'' (2002) *

- "Climb Trees" and "Smoke and Mirrors" from ''

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'' (2002) * Sole - "My Head Hurts" (2002) * Sole - "Respect Pt. 3" and "Sebago" from '' Selling Live Water'' (2003) *

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- "Song for John Walker" from '' The Message at the Depth'' (2003) *

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- "Rhythmic Soaring" from '' The 30th Song'' (2003) * Josh Martinez - "Deep End" from ''Buck Up Princess'' (2004) * Prince Po - "Hello" from '' The Slickness'' (2004) * Sole - "T.I.M." (2005) *

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- "O Hosanna", "Arrest the President", and "The Toss & Turn" from '' Volume One: UnIndian Songs'' (2005) * General Electrics - "Central Park (Jel Remix)" from ''Central Mixes'' (2005) *

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- "Your Neighborhood Spaceman" from ''

'' (2006) * Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - "The Beat That My Jel Flipped (Jel Remix)" (2007) * Skyrider - "Into the Light (Jel Remix)" from ''Skyrider'' (2008) * Kaigen - "Counterplan B" and "Immune War" from ''Re: Bloomer'' (2011) * Antonionian - "Another Mistral (Jel Remix)" from ''The War EP'' (2012) *

- '' Kenny Dennis EP'' (2012) * Serengeti - '' C.A.R.'' (2012) * Serengeti - ''C.A.B.'' (2013) * Latyrx - "Arrival" and "Reload" from '' The Second Album'' (2013) * Krilla - "Devil Is in the Details (Jel Remix)" (2014) * Pseudoubt - "Half Life (Jel Remix)" (2015) * Pedestrian - "Volume of the Seven Seas" and "Anything" from ''UnIndian II'' (2017) * Serengeti - ''Music from the Graphic Novel: Kenny vs the Dark Web'' (2019)

Compilation appearances

* "Props 2000" on ''Strictly Indee'' (2000) * "Stop (and Listen)" and "Go (Away and Think)" on ''Ropeladder 12'' (2000) * "Nice Last (Demo Version)" on '' Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004'' (2004) * "Last Decade" on '' Complex Volume 1'' (2012)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jel 1978 births Living people People from Arlington Heights, Illinois Rappers from Oakland, California 21st-century American rappers West Coast hip-hop musicians American hip-hop record producers Record producers from Illinois Record producers from California Anticon Mush Records artists