Jeff Stoddard is an electronic musician, recording engineer and remix artist. He has been a member of and played with such notable electronic acts as: Front Line Assembly

Front Line Assembly

Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...

, Will

Will (band)

Will was a Canadian electronic music act founded by Rhys Fulber and Chris Peterson, both members of Front Line Assembly and Delerium at different times...

 and Decree.

Early Life

Jeff Stoddard was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia on Dec 14th 1973. Jeff was then moved, at a very young age, by his mother Heather Stoddard to live in various hippy communes all over North America. This lasted until he was 9 years old and was obviously a very profound experience in his formative years. He eventually returned to Canada and was moved to Kamloops British Columbia where he attended elementary and Senior High School. Stoddard stated that he spent most of his time "being an asshole" and listening to punk rock and heavy metal music. Among others, he credits Bad Brains, Black Sabbath and Black Flag as his favourite bands, and the most substantial influence on his musical development and career.

Recording career

His sonic experiments started early on when he began hooking up model trail transformers to tape recorders to alter record and playback speeds. He played in some punk rock Bands like BlackHeart and the Punishers.

Sometime around 1990 he relocated to Vancouver and joined the band Will

Will (band)

Will was a Canadian electronic music act founded by Rhys Fulber and Chris Peterson, both members of Front Line Assembly and Delerium at different times...

 with Rhys Fulber

Rhys Fulber

Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb, and now records on his own under the name Conjure One.- Biography :...

, John McRae and Chris Peterson. Together they released the album Pearl of Great Price

Pearl of Great Price (album)

Pearl of Great Price is the debut album of industrial music band Will which was released in 1991.The album's ambience is reminiscent of a medieval torture chamber, with clanking chains and shouted, echoing vocals...

.

The following year he worked with Front Line Assembly

Front Line Assembly

Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...

 on their record, Caustic Grip

Caustic Grip

Caustic Grip is an album by Front Line Assembly, originally released on WaxTrax! Records in 1990. The album was reissued by Roadrunner in a two-disc set that also includes the Gashed Senses & Crossfire album....

Then he, John McRae and Chris Peterson moved into Skinny Puppy's (at that time) Vancouver based recording Studio Subconscious Communications

Subconscious Communications

Subconscious Communications is an independent record label based in Toluca Lake, California. Originating in Vancouver B.C., Canada, it was founded in 1993 by Dwayne Goettel of Skinny Puppy and Phil Western of Download...

 to write and record the tracks found on Decree's first release, Wake of Devastation.

He then re-emerged working under the name Roughhausen and has released 4 or 5 albums under that name. Most recently he has been touring the United States with each Roughhausen release. 2011 saw two US Roughhausen tours

Discography

- Front Line Assembly - Caustic Grip

- Front Line Assembly - Provision

- Will - Pearl Of Great Price

- Various Compilation - Mindfield

- Various Compilation - Electrocity Vol. 4

- Various Compilation - Hot Wired Monstertrux

Hot Wired Monstertrux

Hot Wired Monstertrux is a compilation CD released in 1993 by EastWest Records, showcasing various artists performing Industrial music.-Track listing:1. Intro2. Nine Inch Nails - 'Wish'3. Excessive Force - 'Finger on the Trigger'...

- Decree - Wake Of Devastation

- Will - Déjà-Vu

- Various Compilation - Neurostyle Vol. VII

- Front Line Assembly - Reclamation

- Various Compilation - The Tyranny Off The Beat Vol. IV

- Various Compilation - The Tyranny Off The Beat Vol. V

- Various Compilation - EBM Club Classics Vol. 2

- Various Compilation - Industrial Frequencies Vol. 2 (CD)

- Various Compilation - The Electronic Challenge Vol. 3 (CD)

- Various Compilation - EBM Club Classics Vol. 3 (2xCD)

- Roughhausen - Defenestrated

- Front Line Assembly - Gashed Senses & Crossfire / Caustic Grip

- Roughhausen - Defenestrated
- Roughhausen - Control: Face Fuck Remixes

- Roughhausen - The Agony of the Beat

- Roughhausen - Someone's Got to Pay
- Roughhausen - Limited Edition US tour EP
- Roughhausen - Throb

External links

• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jeff+Stoddard
• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Roughhausen
• http://www.mindphaser.com/index.php?page_id=184
• http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/links/0,,653749,00.html
• http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16326437&menu=credits&silentchk=1&
• http://www.aboutus.org/RoughHausen.com
• http://www.releasemagazine.net/News/news0312a.htm
• Roughhausen's website
• Jeff Stoddard's blog on Tumblr
• Roughhausen's MySpace page