Jeff Nelson (musician)
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Jeff Nelson (born 1962 in South Africa) is an American musician, graphic designer, and record-label owner. He is best known as the drummer for the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat.<ref name="gordon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Biography
Nelson met Ian MacKaye in high school and the two saw their first punk rock show, The Cramps, together.<ref name="azerrad">Template:Cite book</ref> Soon after, they formed their first band, The Slinkees.<ref name="azerrad"/> After playing one show, a lineup change caused them to rename the band The Teen Idles.<ref name="azerrad"/>
He also co-founded the independent record label Dischord Records along with MacKaye in 1980,<ref name="gordon"/> whose first record was the Teen Idles.<ref name="npr">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They continue to run Dischord together. The duo also comprised the projects Skewbald/Grand Union and Egg Hunt; both bands recorded only one single.
Nelson also runs the record label Adult Swim Records (distributed by Dischord) and Pedestrian Press, as well as being a political activist.<ref name="Toledo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nelson collects Jeep Wagoneers and resides in Toledo, Ohio.<ref name="Rustwire">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He spearheaded an effort in 2008 to successfully save Toledo's Scott High School from demolition.<ref name="Toledo"/><ref name="Blade">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Discography
Minor Threat
Original material
- Minor Threat (EP, 1981)
- In My Eyes (EP, 1981)
- Out of Step (studio album, 1983)
- Salad Days (EP, 1985)
Compilation albums
- Minor Threat (1984)
- Complete Discography (1989)
- First Demo Tape (2003)
Compilation appearances
- Flex Your Head (1982) – "Stand Up", "12XU"
- Dischord 1981: The Year in Seven Inches (1995) contains the first two EPs
- 20 Years of Dischord (2002) – "Screaming at a Wall", "Straight Edge" (live), "Understand", "Asshole Dub"