Jeff Heisholt
Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt (born July 28, 1975) is a Canadian keyboardist, vocalist, composer, broadcaster, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records. The band toured Canada twenty times, played more than 1000 shows and became a staple of the Canadian jamband community.[1] Since 2004, he has played across the country with soul-rocker Peter Elkas[2] and contributed to Elkas's second album, the Charlie Sexton produced Wall of Fire. In early 2008, Heisholt joined the touring line-up of Canadian rock band The Trews[3] and has been a part of their live and studio configuration since then.
Jeff Heisholt  | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1975 Thunder Bay, Ontario  | 
| Genres | Rock n roll | 
| Occupation(s) | Musician | 
| Instruments | Keyboards, vocals, guitar, accordion | 
| Associated acts | Terra Lightfoot, The Trews, Burt Neilson Band, Peter Elkas, Little Foot Long Foot, Current Fantasy, Skydiggers, The Mercenaries, Jeen, Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar | 
In 2012, Jeff joined Toronto trio Little Foot Long Foot, writing and producing their 2013 single "Bridge Concerns". In 2013, Jeff also joined the touring lineup of Canadian roots-rock veterans, Skydiggers. Jeff played keys and recorded with Hamilton's Terra Lightfoot from 2015 to 2017.
Heisholt formed Current Fantasy in early 2019, a solo, largely improvised electronic project. He also has hosted a radio show of the same name since early 2020, airing weekly on multiple university radio stations across Canada.
Jeff's mother, Donna Heisholt, is a well known Thunder Bay-based visual artist.[4]
Discography
    
- Julian
 
- 1994: Julian ep
 - 1998: Pinstripe Pop
 
- Burt Neilson Band
 
- 1998: Burt Neilson Band
 - 2000: Orange Shag Carpet
 - 2001: Five Alive
 - 2004: By the Door[5]
 
- Carrie Catherine
 
- 2008: Green Eyed Soul
 
- Steven Elmo Murphy
 
- 2004: Friends and I
 - 2006: Open For Business
 - 2012: Demon Nights
 
- Peter Elkas
 
- 2007: Wall of Fire
 - 2011: Repeat Offender
 - 2018: Lion
 
- Sean MacDonald & The Astronauts
 
- 2008: Pink Noise – (track – Please take me off your list)
 
- Trevor Howard
 
- 2007: The Healing Sessions
 
- The Ragged Bankers
 
- 2012: The Ragged Bankers
 
- The Trews
 
- 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers CD
 - 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers DVD
 - 2010: Highway of Heroes (single)
 - 2011: Hope & Ruin
 - 2012: Thank You and I'm Sorry
 - 2014: The Trews
 - 2016: Time Capsule
 - 2020: 1921 (Single)
 - 2021: Wanderer
 
- Mark Crissinger
 
- 2009: Fear No Journey
 - 2011: Raw Umber
 - 2013: Terra Nova
 - 2015: Blues Expression
 - 2016: Night Light
 
- w/ John-Angus MacDonald
 
- 2010: Song For Africa – Rwanda: Rises Up – Yearning
 
- Garth Hudson w/ The Trews
 
- 2010: Garth Hudson Presents a Canadian Celebration of The Band! – Move to Japan
 
- Dearly Beloved
 
- 2012: Hawk vs Pigeon – (World Series of Fedoras & Lizard Fight)
 
- Karyn Ellis
 
- 2013: More Than a Hero
 
- Skydiggers
 
- 2013: No.1 Northern
 - 2017: Warmth of the Sun
 - 2020: Lovin You Ain't Easy (Single)
 
- Poor Young Things
 
- 2013: The Heart. The Head. The End.
 
- Molly Thomason
 
- 2014: Columbus Field
 
- Meredith Shaw
 
- 2014: Hardest Goodbye
 
- Jerry Leger
 
- 2014: Early Riser
 
- The Meds
 
- 2014: South America
 
- The Honeyrunners
 
- 2014: EP 2
 
- The Kerouacs
 
- 2014: The Kerouacs
 
- The Once
 
- 2014: Departures
 
- Little Foot Long Foot
 
- 2014: Woman
 
- Tim Chaisson
 
- 2015: Lost In Light
 
- Rufus Wainright
 
- 2015: Je reviendrai à Montréal - Single
 - 2015: Forever and a Year - from the HOLDING THE MAN Soundtrack
 
- Terra Lightfoot
 
- 2017: Live in Concert
 - 2017: New Mistakes
 
- Eli and The Straw Man
 
- 2017: Light the World
 
- Whitehorse
 
- 2018: A Whitehorse Winter Classic
 
- The Proud Sons
 
- 2018: The Proud Sons
 - 2019: Raising Hell (single)
 
- Sarah Jane Scouten
 
- 2019: Confessions
 
- Current Fantasy
 
- 2020: Currently Fantastic Vol.1
 - 2020: Beforetimes/Aftertimes (single)
 - 2021: Rio (single)
 
- Joan Smith & The Jane Does
 
- 2020: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In The Pines) (Single)
 
- Jeen
 
- 2020: Jeen
 - 2021: Dog Bite
 
- Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
 
- 2020: The Reckless One
 
As producer
    
- Poor Young Things
 
- 2011: Get Thorny 3 – Easy
 
- Little Foot Long Foot
 
- 2013: Bridge Concerns – Single
 
- Mark Crissinger
 
- 2013: Terra Nova
 
References
    
- Tarantino, Robert (April 2003). "The Boys are Back in Town". The McGill Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
 - Whibbs, Shannon (February 28, 2007). "Peter Elkas Takes A Team Approach These Days". chartattack.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
 - Saxberg, Lynn (May 30, 2008). "Trews forget to relax and enjoy groove". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
 - Lee, Jackson (June 2008). "Giant hearts, giant appetites". The Chronicle Journal. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
 - Shapiro, Shain (April 2003). "BURT NEILSON IS BACK WITH A NEW CD & SOUND". Jambase.com. Retrieved July 21, 2008.