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Darren Jessee
Jessee performing in 2008
Background information
Birth name
Darren Michael Jessee
Born
(1971-04-08) April 8, 1971 (age 53) Houston, Texas
Genres
Folk, alternative rock, acoustic
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums, vocals, guitar, piano
Years active
1994–present
Labels
Sony, Bar/None
Website
darrenjessee.com
Musical artist
Darren Michael Jessee[1] (born April 8, 1971) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five. He has also worked as an instrumentalist for Sharon Van Etten and Hiss Golden Messenger and released three solo albums and four albums as singer and songwriter for indie band Hotel Lights. His first solo album, The Jane, Room 217, was released on August 24, 2018,[2] to near-universal acclaim from critics.[3]
Jessee formed indie band Hotel Lights in 2004, with whom he has recorded 4 studio albums and an extended play. Ben Folds, on an iTunes Originals compilation, credited the Jessee-penned chorus for "Brick" as the missing element to a song that he had tried to compose for a long time.[4]
Darren can also be heard drumming on the song "Strangest Thing" from The War on Drugs' 2017 album A Deeper Understanding, Hiss Golden Messenger's Hallelujah Anyhow (2017), and Josh Rouse's album Under Cold Blue Stars, released in 2002.
^BMI Repertoire. Retrieved February 10, 2013
^"The Jane Room 217 - Darren Jessee | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^"Darren Jessee: The Jane Room 217 | Surviving the Golden Age". August 24, 2018.
^"A really tough year". iTunes Originals - Ben Folds (Interview). August 30, 2005.
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