- Jennifer Herrema
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Name = Jennifer Herrema
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jennifer James Herrema
Alias =RTX
Born = birth date and age|1972|2|29
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Origin =Washington, DC , USA
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Genre =Singer-songwriter ,
Years_active = 1989–present
Label = [http://www.dragcity.com/press/prtx.html DRAG CITY]
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URL = [http://web.mac.com/truxrox www.truxrox.com]
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Notable_instruments =Jennifer Herrema (born
February 29 1972 inWashington, DC ) is a rock music singer,song writer ,record producer ,artist , and model best known for her work as one half of the influential rock bandRoyal Trux [http://www.scaruffi.com/music/best100.html] . Herrema started the Royal Trux "band" at the age of 16 with partnerNeil Hagerty . She has produced and mixed many records under the nameAdam & Eve including such artists asThe Make-Up ,Palace Brothers , Brother JT,Edith Frost ,The Delta 72 ,Woodbine ,V-Twin ,The Kills ,Ping Pong Bitches ,Delakota , The Chicks, and Bad Wizard [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002073536] , [http://www.clevescene.com/2007-03-14/music/the-stooges/] . Herrema has written articles for many publications includingVice Magazine [http://www.ecampus.com/book/0446692816] , RayGun, and Dazed & Confused and has conducted interviews withKeith Richards [http://books.google.com/books?id=-dicR7sXl2EC&pg=PA404&lpg=PA404&dq=jennifer+herrema+keith+richards&source=web&ots=BCfK02O1Nj&sig=KZfnJDoN1UVW8yUIKscRTYzn9jA#PPA404,M1] andJohn Lee Hooker for publication. Her artwork has appeared in gallery exhibitions including "Violence the true way" at the Peter Kilchmann Gallery in Zurich [http://www.likeyou.com/archives/violence_the_true_way_gpk_2.htm] , "Red White Blue" at theSpencer Brownstone Gallery NYC [http://www.spencerbrownstonegallery.com/Past%20Shows/rwb.html] , theSanrio -sponsored "KITTY EX." traveling exhibition throughout Japan [http://kittyex.com/english/artists.html] , and a collaborative effort with Rachel Mason at the TRUDI gallery [http://www.hellotrudi.com/thegallery.html] in LA. She was the original "heroin chic" poster girl as interpreted by photographerSteven Meisel forCalvin Klein print ads and TV commercials [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:rFs6zFbWu1IJ:suicidegirls.com/interviews/Jennifer%2BHerrema/print/+jennifer+herrema+heroin+chic&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=27&gl=us&client=safari] . She has also appeared in ad campaigns forHysteric Glamour ,H & M , andHenry Duarte as well as appearing in the independent film "Southlander" [http://imdb.com/name/nm1846838/] .Herrema and past partner Hagerty were instrumental in starting the independent record labels
Drag City andDomino Records . She has 20 record releases [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0nfyxqt5ldje~T3] and has played and recorded with many musicians since 1989 includingJon Theodore ,David Pajo , Chris Pyle,Artimus Pyle ,Alan Licht ,Alex Minoff ,Mike Fellows , Chris Bald, andPaz Lenchantin . Presently Jennifer Herrema heads a band calledRTX which includes Nadav Eisenman, Kurt Midness, Brian Mckinley, and Jaimo Welch.
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