Heavy Breathing

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Heavy Breathing
Origin Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels Dischord, Electric Cowbell Records
Members
  • Erick Jackson
  • Jeff Schmid
  • Amanda Kleinman
Website www.heavybreathing.net

Heavy Breathing is an American rock band from Washington D.C. formed in 2010 by guitarist Erick Jackson, drummer Jeff Schmid, and keyboardist Amanda Kleinman, [1] who were formerly in the band The Apes. [2] They have released three albums, "Body Problems" in 2012, [3] "Airtight" in 2015, [3] [4] and "C.P.R." in 2019.

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In November 2016, the band attracted attention after performing at Comet Ping Pong. A video circulated online which shows Amanda Kleinman (Majestic Ape) speaking on stage during a birthday party held for Comet Pizza's band promoter Sasha Lord (a former troupe leader for the Girl Guides). In the clip, you can hear Kleinman taking about how much they want Sasha Lord, while noting that others in attendance may simply want the "perks" she provides. Kleinman then goes on to mention that a man named "Cherry" likes to hangout there because he "likes the sounds", at which point members from the audience yell out "and little boys!". Kleinman giggles and responds "we all have preferences". Kleinman has also used pedophilic images in her music videos.

The New York Times reported that Amanda Kleinman deleted her Twitter account after receiving abusive comments from those who believed in the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. In an interview with the magazine, Kleinman said "We are at a dangerous place in American culture where a good percentage of people aren’t distinguishing what is a real news source based on real reporting and fact-checking and only reinforcing pre-existing ideas they have". [5] After receiving death threats, Kleinman took screenshots of them to report to the police. [6]

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