Jeff Schroeder

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Name = Jeff Schroeder

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Img_capt = Jeff Schroeder on May 24th 2007 at "den Atelier", Luxembourg
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jeffrey George Schroeder
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Born = birth date and age|1974|02|4 Silverlake, California, U.S.
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Instrument = Guitar, Vocals
Genre = Shoegazing, Indie pop, Dream pop, Alternative rock
Occupation = Musician (guitarist, singer)
Years_active = 1996-present
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Associated_acts = The Smashing Pumpkins The Lassie Foundation The Violet Burning
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Jeffrey George Schroeder (born February 4, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American rock musician, who became a rhythm guitarist with the Grammy-award winning alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins in 2007. He is on leave from his Ph.D. program in Comparative Literature at UCLA, where he specializes in Asian American Literature.

Early days and The Lassie Foundation

Jeff started taking formal lessons on guitar playing from David Koval (Dakoda Motor Co. and Breakfast with Amy) when he was twelve, and when he was eighteen he joined band The Violet Burning, only to become a guitarist and one of the founding members of a shoegazing band The Lassie Foundation from Southern California few years later, who described their style as "pink noise pop". He played guitar on three full-length albums and toured with band since 1996 before the band went on hiatus in 2006. He mentions "I Duel Sioux" and "Pacifico" as his band's favorite albums; he had maximum creative time on the latter. His other side project is The Beat Concerto with friend Eric Campuzano. He joined the Smashing Pumpkins' touring lineup in 2007, but also recorded for the new Lassie Foundation album in late 2007 and early 2008.

The Smashing Pumpkins

On April 6, 2007 rock rumor webzine Buddyhead reported that Jeff Schroeder was the new guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins, replacing James Iha in the new line-up. Schroeder toured with the band throughout 2007 and 2008 and appeared in the music videos for "Tarantula" and "That's the Way (My Love Is)", though he has yet to contribute to a released Pumpkins recording, although he has indicated that he'd like to participate in them in the near future.

Influences

In a 2003 article, Jeff cited Ace Frehley, Jeff Beck, Slash, Pete Townshend, Brad Laner, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore, Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Carrie Brownstein, J. Mascis as his most prominent guitar playing influences.

References

External links

* [http://www.somewherecold.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=71 Somewhere Cold] - 2003 interview with Jeff Schroeder.
* [http://www.lassiefoundation.com The Lassie Foundation] - The Lassie Foundation's Official Site
* [http://www.northernrecords.com Northern Records] - The Lassie Foundation's Record Label
* [http://billycorgan.livejournal.com Jeff's Pumpkin Journal] Blogs by Jeff while on the road with The Pumpkins
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmvqpW8xrdo YouTube video] of Jeff playing with The Violet Burning.
* [http://www.myspace.com/thebeatconcerto The Beat Concerto] - The Beat Concerto's Myspace

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NAME= Schroeder, Jeff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Schroeder, Jeffrey George
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Musician (guitarist, singer)
DATE OF BIRTH= 1974-02-4
PLACE OF BIRTH=Silverlake, California, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=