J Mascis
J Mascis at Øyafestivalen.
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Donald Mascis
Born	December 10, 1965 (1965-12-10) (age 42)
Origin	Amherst, Massachusetts
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards, banjo
Years active	1982 - present
Associated acts	Dinosaur Jr J Mascis and the Fog Witch Deep Wound
Website	J.Mascis.com
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Jazzmaster Fender Telecaster Fender Jaguar

J Mascis (born Joseph Donald Mascis on December 10, 1965) is an American musician, perhaps best-known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr. He is also a founding member of and drummer for the band Witch. He has produced records and composed film scores as well. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (430x650, 248 KB)Photo: Espen Stranger Seland/seland. ... Øyafestivalen is an annual Norwegian music festival held in Middelalderparken (lit. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampshire Settled 1703 Incorporated 1775 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 27. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Present redirects here. ... Dinosaur Jr is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1983 as Dinosaur. ... J Mascis And The Fog is the post-Dinosaur Jr. ... Witch is an American Heavy Rock band from Vermont and Massachusetts. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar that was first introduced at the 1958 NAMM show and was designed as a more upmarket instrument than the Fender Stratocaster, which was originally to replace the current Telecaster model. ... The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ... The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar that was introduced in 1962. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Dinosaur Jr is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1983 as Dinosaur. ... Witch is an American Heavy Rock band from Vermont and Massachusetts. ...

Biography

Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, the son of a dentist, Mascis formed the short-lived hardcore group Deep Wound with Lou Barlow and Scott Helland in the early 1980s. He started out on drums,^[1] but moved to guitar when he went on to found Dinosaur Jr. with bassist Barlow and drummer Emmett Jefferson 'Patrick' Murphy (aka 'Murph') in 1984 and achieved national success. His vocals have been described as "Neil Young-like"^[2] and his guitar riffs as "monolithic." After Mascis dismissed Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. in 1989, he recorded several more Dinosaur Jr. albums until 1997, including the 1996 acoustic solo album Martin & Me. Nickname: Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampshire Settled 1703 Incorporated 1775 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 27. ... Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk Rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Louis Knox Barlow (born July 17, 1966) is a musician from the USA credited with helping pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Dinosaur Jr is an American indie rock band. ... Murph (b. ... This article is about the musician. ... Riff is also an alternate spelling of Rif, a region of Morocco. ... Playing a steel-string guitar without a pick (fingerpicking). ...

As a side-project, he was also the drummer in Boston satanic hardcore punk group Upsidedown Cross, who released a self-titled album on Taang! Records in 1991.^[3] He also wrote songs for the film Gas, Food, Lodging, and also made a cameo appearance.^[3] In 1996, he had a small part in the movie Grace of my Heart and provided a ballad and a Beach Boys-like song for the soundtrack. He then went on to produce albums with his new band, J Mascis and the Fog, starting in 2000. Boston redirects here. ... Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk Rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Upsidedown Cross is a Doom metal band from Boston, Massachusetts formed in the late 1980s after Kilslug split-up. ... Grace of My Heart is a 1996 film from writer-director Allison Anders. ... The Beach Boys, originally the Beech Boys, a small team of four brothers from the south of Poland, emigrated to America in the early 1950s in search of a fortune to be made in the Arizonian logging industry. When it soon became evident they had been the victims of... J Mascis And The Fog is the post-Dinosaur Jr. ...

In April 2005, Mascis rejoined with Barlow and Murph, as the original trio of Dinosaur Jr., to begin a tour celebrating the re-release of the group's first three albums.

In August 2005, Mascis released a new solo album under the J Mascis and Friends banner, J and Friends Sing and Chant For Amma, an album of devotional songs dedicated to Hindu religious leader Mata Amritanandamayi, or Ammachi, about whom he had previously written "Ammaring" on the first J Mascis and the Fog album More Light. The proceeds from the album are being donated to Tsunami relief efforts Ammachi's organization is spearheading. J and Friends Sing And Chant For Amma is an album-length compact disc by American guitarist/singer/songwriter and Dinosaur Jr bandleader J Mascis. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi (Devanagiri: माता अमृतानन्‍दमयी, Malayalam: മാതാ അമൃതാനന്ദമയി; born September 27, 1953) is an Indian spiritual leader revered as a saint by her followers, who also know her as Amma, Ammachi or Mother. She is a widely respected humanitarian and called by some the hugging saint.[1] // Amritanandamayi was born Sudhamani in... More Light Presbyterians is a coalition of congregations and individuals in the Presbyterian Church (USA) committed to increasing the involvement of all people in the church, regardless of sexuality. ...

In 2006, Mascis returned to drumming with his newly-formed heavy metal band Witch for their self-titled debut album. Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Witch is an American Heavy Rock band from Vermont and Massachusetts. ...

His wife Luisa is from Berlin, Germany. They reside in Amherst, Massachusetts and in September, 2007, they had a baby boy named Rory. Philipp Virus, his brother-in-law, is a German film maker who is currently working on a documentary on J. Mascis. This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Nickname: Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampshire Settled 1703 Incorporated 1775 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 27. ...

July 2007 saw the release of a signature guitar by Fender, the J Mascis Signature Jazzmaster. The instrument comes in a Purple Sparkle finish and while otherwise visually similar to a standard Jazzmaster, it features a number of modifications J requested such as an adjusto-matic bridge (for improved intonation), a reinforced tremolo arm housing (for higher durability when subjected to repeated heavy bending, which the original Jazzmaster was never designed for), a satin finished neck and customised wiring. The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar that was first introduced at the 1958 NAMM show and was designed as a more upmarket instrument than the Fender Stratocaster, which was originally to replace the current Telecaster model. ...

Guest appearances

• In 2007 Mascis made an appearance on Thurston Moore's second solo album, Trees Outside the Academy, which was recorded at Mascis' home studio.
• Also in 2007, Mascis played guitar and sang back-up vocals for Kevin Drew on the song "Backed out on the ...", which appeared on Drew's solo album, Spirit If....
• In 2006 Mascis added guitar tracks to select songs on The Lemonheads' comeback album, The Lemonheads.
• In late summer 2005, Mascis helped Danish band Mew by adding vocals to the song "Why Are You Looking Grave?" and backing vocals on "An Envoy to the Open Fields". Both songs can be found on Mew's newest album And the Glass Handed Kites.
• Mascis contributed to The Hold Steady's 2008 album, Stay Positive. ^[4]

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References

External links

• JMascis.com
• J. Mascis Background file
• FreakScene.net - Online Fan Community