Joanna Bolme

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Name = Joanna Bolme

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Born = April 1 1968
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Instrument = Bass guitar
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Genre = Indie rock
Occupation = Musician
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Associated_acts = Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Minders, Elliott Smith, Quasi
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Joanna Bolme (b. April 1 [ [http://www.stephenmalkmus.com/band.html Brief biography on the stephenmalkmus official page] ] 1968 [http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/11/14/threes-company-quasis-joanna-bolme-wants-you-to-get-a-freakin-bass-player-already/ Three’s Company: Quasi’s Joanna Bolme wants you to get a freakin’ bass player already] ] ) is a multi-instrumentalist (primarily bass guitar) and recording engineer who has worked with several indie rock bands and artists, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. She is currently the bass player in Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks and Quasi, having previously spent time playing bass for The Minders. [ [http://www.thickspecs.com/my_weblog/2007/10/malkmus-readies.html] Article on Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks that discusses Bolme's career] She also dated the late Elliott Smith and was crucial to the finishing of his posthumous record, "From a Basement on a Hill". In 2006 she joined the indie rock band Quasi on tour, and in 2007 it was announced that she had become a permanent member of the band. [ [http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=49547350] CMJ article announcing Bolme had joined Quasi]

Discography

As performer

* "Golden Street" by The Minders — bass (2001)
* "Stephen Malkmus" by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks — bass (2001)
* "Pig Lib" by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks — bass (2003)
* "Face the Truth" by Stephen Malkmus — bass (2005)
* "Real Emotional Trash" by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks — synthesizer, bass, backing vocals (2008)
* "From Burnt Orange to Midnight Blue" by Sean Croghan — piano (2001)

As mixer or engineer

* "Either/Or" by Elliott Smith — mixing (1997)
* "Featuring "Birds"" by Quasi — executive producer (1998)
* "Bella Neurox" by Miss Murgatroid & Petra Haden — mixing (1999)
* "Live at the Safari Club" by The Chimps — engineer (1999)
* "Lost Son" by Richmond Fontaine — engineer (1999)
* "No Memory" by No. 2 — engineer (1999)
* "Old Man Motel" by Fernando — engineer (1999)
* "Colonel Jeffery Pumpernickel: A Concept Album" by various artists — engineer (2001)
* "What Does Good Luck Bring?" by No. 2 — engineer (2002)
* "Winnemucca" by Richard Fontaine — engineer (2002)
* "From a Basement on the Hill" by Elliott Smith — mixing (2004)
* "It's a Bright Guilty World" by The Minders — mixing (2006)
* "To: Elliott, From: Portland" by various artists — engineer, mixing (2006)

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