Jason Torbert

Jason Torbert
Swallowed by the Machines Promo
Background information
Origin	Davis, California, US
Genres	Electronic music Folktronica Ambient music Skate Punk
Instrument(s)	Bass Guitar Vocals Keyboards
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Pro.Con Records 99X/10 Records Restart Records Theologian Records
Website	http://www.goddamnelectricbill.com

Jason Torbert is an American musician currently in the solo project Goddamn Electric Bill on the record label 99X/10 (founded by keyboardist Roger O'Donnell of The Cure (and previously, The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins and Berlin)). ^{[1] [2]} Torbert has also played bass in several other bands, including Cigar ^[3] (with Jon Sortland (The Shins, Broken Bells) and Rami Krayem) and Sing The Body Electric (with Damon DeLaPaz and Adam Lewis (Fenix TX)).

Discography

With Cigar

• Speed is Relative (Theologian Records, 1999)
• The Early Demos, (Self-Released, 2007)

With Goddamn Electric Bill

• The Only Power To Please (Pro.Con Records, 2005)
• Nothing Concrete – 99X/10 Label Sampler, (99X/10 Records, 2006)
• Swallowed by the Machines (99X/10 Records, 2006)
• Dntel – Dumb Luck Remixes, (Sub Pop, 2007)
• Erin Lang – Foundlings and Strays (99X/10 Records, 2008)
• Topics For Gossip (99X/10 Records, 2008)
• IMMOOR – She Moves, 2010
• Jazz (Pro.Con Records, 2011)
• Dead Alive (Pro.Con Records, 2012)

With Sing The Body Electric

• S/T (Restart Records, 2004)

TV and film uses

• "Birth of a Star" appeared in the film Opposite Field which played at the Toronto International Film Festival ^[4] and DOC NYC ^[5]
• Composer for the short film, NSFW ^{[6] [7]} which premiered at the 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival ^[8]
• "Clouds and a Bee" appeared in an episode of One Tree Hill ^[9]
• "Pull The Lever" and "Less Evil" appeared in the film Like Crazy ^[10] which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Film ^[11] at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival ^[12]
• "End Credits" appeared in an episode of The Real World: New Orleans ^[13]
• Composer for the film, Douchebag ^[14] which premiered, in Dramatic competition, at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival ^{[15] [16]}
• "Lost in the Zoo" appeared in an episode of Cameron Crowe's television series Roadies on Showtime, ^[17] a trailer for the movie Spooner, an episode of The Real World: Cancun , ^[18] and in a commercial for Tri-Cities Regional Airport ^[19]
• "Birth of a Star", "Fairytale Orchestra", "Country Jam", "Everyone's Turning Back", and "Lost in the Zoo" appeared in commercials for Etnies ^[20]
• "Country Jam" and "Everyone's Turning Back" appeared in episodes of The Real World: Hollywood
• "Country Jam" appeared in an episode of Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island
• "In Memory" and "The Morning Commute" appeared in episodes of The Real World: Brooklyn
• "Oui-Ja" appeared in an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians
• "Witching Hour", "Wake Me Up", "Clouds and a Bee" and "Looking Up at Down" appeared in episodes of Giuliana and Bill ^[21]

References

1. "Double billed". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
2. ^[ dead link ‍]
3. Jason Torbert at AllMusic
4. "Opposite Field". Tiff.net. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
5. "Opposite Field". Docnyc.net.
6. "NSFW (Short 2013)". IMDb .
7. "Santa Barbara Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline Hollywood . January 8, 2013.
8. "Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2013 : NSFW". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
9. "One Tree Hill Music | Season 9 - Episode 4". Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
10. "Like Crazy (2011) - IMDb". IMDb .
11. "'Like Crazy' wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize". USA Today .
12. "Sundance Film Festival 2011 : Like Crazy". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
13. "Real World XXIV: New Orleans | Episode : Au Revoir Nawlins | Video, Photos | MTV". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010.
14. "Douchebag (2010)". IMDb .
15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
16. Scott, A. O. (September 30, 2010). "Two Brothers on the Road, and One's Bad Company". The New York Times.
17. "Roadies - Season 1 Episode 9 | SHOWTIME". Sho.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016.
18. "Real World 22 Cancun | Episode | Songs from the Show". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
19. "San Diego's plugged in websites". Sandiegoreader.com.
20. "Sean Malto's etnies commercial! / Blog / etnies - Action Sports Footwear and Apparel". Etnies.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009.
21. "G&B; Resource Guide: The Music - mystyle.com". Mystyle.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.

External links

• Goddamn Electric Bill's official website
• Official page on Facebook