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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 Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English keyboardist best known for his work with The Cure. O'Donnell has also performed in The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins and Berlin, as well as having an active solo career. Background O'Do ...
of
The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...
(and previously,
The Psychedelic Furs The Psychedelic Furs are a post-punk band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scen ...
,
Thompson Twins Thompson Twins were a British pop band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Ki ...
and
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)). Torbert has also played
bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gu ...
in several other bands, including Cigar (with
Jon Sortland Jon Sortland (born September 12, 1973) is an American musician, record producer and video director, currently playing the drums for indie rock band The Shins. Sortland has also played drums, bass, keyboards and backing vocals in the band Brok ...
(
The Shins The Shins is an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996. The band is the project of singer-songwriter James Mercer, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The band's c ...
,
Broken Bells Broken Bells is an American indie rock band composed of artist-producer Brian Burton (better known as Danger Mouse) and James Mercer, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band The Shins. Broken Bells compose and create as a duo, ...
) and Rami Krayem) and
Sing The Body Electric Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
(with Damon DeLapaz and Adam Lewis (
Fenix TX Fenix TX (styled as Fenix*TX) is an American pop punk band. The band originally formed as Riverfenix in 1995 in Houston, Texas. They released an Extended play, EP, ''G.B.O.H.'', and an album, ''Riverfenix (album), Riverfenix'', on independent rec ...
)).


Discography


With Cigar

*''Speed is Relative'' (
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, 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 James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, also known by his stage name Dntel , is an American electronic music artist and DJ. Aside from his main solo project, Tamborello is also known as a member of the groups The Postal Service, Headset, and Figurine ...
Dumb Luck Remixes'', (
Sub Pop Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are oft ...
, 2007) *''
Erin Lang Erin Lang (born May 11, 1979) is a Canadian musician. She is the funder of musical group Feral & Stray, Erin Lang & The Foundlings and its earliest inversion The Tail Lights. Early life Lang was born in Montreal;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 Restart may refer to: Computing * Reboot (computing), the act of restarting a computer * Reset (computing), bringing the system to normal condition or an initial state Music * Restart (band), a Brazilian band * ''Restart'' (Restart album ...
, 2004)


TV and film uses

* "Birth of a Star" appeared in the film
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which played at the
Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...
and DOC NYC * Composer for the short film, NSFW which premiered at the 2013
Santa Barbara International Film Festival The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. The festival boasts screenings of over 200 feature films and shorts from different countries and regions. SBIFF al ...
* "Clouds and a Bee" appeared in an episode of
One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
* "Pull The Lever" and "Less Evil" appeared in the film
Like Crazy ''Like Crazy'' is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Drake Doremus and starring Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence. Written by Doremus and Ben York Jones, the film tells the story of Anna ( Felicity Jones), a Br ...
which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Film at the 2011
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...
* "End Credits" appeared in an episode of The Real World: New Orleans * Composer for the film, ''
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'' which premiered, in Dramatic competition, at the 2010
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...
* "Lost in the Zoo" appeared in an episode of Cameron Crowe's television series
Roadies Roadie refers to support personnel who travel with a band on tour. Roadie or roadies may also refer to: * ''Roadie'' (1980 film), a 1980 film starring Meat Loaf * ''Roadie'' (2011 film), a 2011 American comedy film * ''Roadies'' (TV series), an A ...
on
Showtime Showtime or Show Time may refer to: Film * ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film * ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur Television Networks and channels * Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global ...
, a trailer for the movie Spooner, an episode of The Real World: Cancun, and in a commercial for
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* "Birth of a Star", "Fairytale Orchestra", "Country Jam", "Everyone's Turning Back", and "Lost in the Zoo" appeared in commercials for
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* "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 ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian–Jenner blended family, airing between 2007 and 2021. Its prem ...
* "Witching Hour", "Wake Me Up", "Clouds and a Bee" and "Looking Up at Down" appeared in episodes of
Giuliana and Bill ''Giuliana and Bill'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the Style Network on August 5, 2009. It features ''E! News'' host and ''Fashion Police'' host, Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic, an American entrepreneur ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torbert, Jason Living people American electronic musicians 1975 births