Jessica Moss
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Jessica Moss is best known for playing violin and singing backing vocals in the Canadian
post-rock
band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band since 2001, and is a founding member of Black Ox Orkestar
.
In addition, Moss has also been a guest player on many albums produced in Montreal
and Toronto
, including albums by Frankie Sparo
, Arcade Fire, and Broken Social Scene
.
, and was production coordinator for the Montreal film collective Automatic Vaudeville
, to which she also contributed music and acting to numerous productions.
She began playing the violin when she was five. She is also known to create illuminated boxes
, metal flowers and figurines, wristbands, and soundtracks for film.
Moss is part owner of Local 23, a vintage clothing and curiosities shop in the Mile End
district. On August 5, 2009, Moss gave birth to her and Silver Mt. Zion bandmate Efrim Menuck
's baby boy, Ezra Steamtrain Moss Menuck.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band since 2001, and is a founding member of Black Ox Orkestar
Black Ox Orkestar
Black Ox Orkestar is a quartet of musicians from Montreal, Canada who play European Jewish folk music. They formed in the summer of 2000 to explore their common Jewish heritage through music. The band's music is entirely acoustic; texts are sung in Yiddish....
.
In addition, Moss has also been a guest player on many albums produced in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, including albums by Frankie Sparo
Frankie Sparo
Frankie Sparo was the pseudonym of Chad Jones, a singer/songwriter from Victoria, British Columbia who released two albums and an EP on Constellation Records...
, Arcade Fire, and Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
.
Biography
Moss' earliest known project was playing violin in the Montreal alt-rock band Fidget, which she joined in 1995 and left in 1997. She plays regularly in local Arabic and Balkan music ensembles. In addition, she has toured with the Geraldine FibbersGeraldine Fibbers
The Geraldine Fibbers were an alt-country band founded in 1994 by Carla Bozulich. Initially, band members included Bozulich, Daniel Keenan, Julie Fowells, William Tutton and Kevin Fitzgerald...
, and was production coordinator for the Montreal film collective Automatic Vaudeville
Automatic Vaudeville Studios
Automatic Vaudeville Studios is an underground movie collective based out of Montreal. Founded in 1998 and modeled after the golden age of Hollywood's movie studios, AVS has churned out close to 100 shorts using local artists, musicians, actors and other unpaid talent to bring their no-budget...
, to which she also contributed music and acting to numerous productions.
She began playing the violin when she was five. She is also known to create illuminated boxes
Lightbox
Lightbox may refer to:* Various backlit viewing devices:** A container with several lightbulbs and a pane of frosted glass on the top. It is used by photography professionals viewing translucent films, such as slides. This device was originally used to sort photographic plates with ease. It is also...
, metal flowers and figurines, wristbands, and soundtracks for film.
Moss is part owner of Local 23, a vintage clothing and curiosities shop in the Mile End
Mile End (Montreal)
Mile End is a neighbourhood and municipal electoral district in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Mile End is part of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in terms of Montreal's municipal politics...
district. On August 5, 2009, Moss gave birth to her and Silver Mt. Zion bandmate Efrim Menuck
Efrim Menuck
Efrim Manuel Menuck is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra...
's baby boy, Ezra Steamtrain Moss Menuck.
With Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
- Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly UpwardBorn into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward"Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward." is the second album of the Canadian band The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band...
(2001) - "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing, (2003)
- The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. (EP, 2004)
- Horses in the SkyHorses in the SkyHorses in the Sky is the fourth album by the Canadian post-rock band Silver Mt. Zion, this time under the alias Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. This is the first Silver Mt...
(2005) - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons13 Blues for Thirteen Moons13 Blues for Thirteen Moons is the fifth full-length album by the Canadian post-rock group, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. The album was released in March 2008...
(2008) - Kollaps TradixionalesKollaps TradixionalesKollaps Tradixionales is the sixth full-length album by the Canadian post-rock group, Thee Silver Mt. Zion under the name Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. The album was released in February 2010 on Constellation Records. The songs "I Built Myself a Metal Bird," "I Fed My Metal Bird the...
(2010)
With Others
- SackvilleSackville (band)Sackville was a Montreal-based musical group that played what has been classified as country and pop, although their style resembles more folk, rock and avantgarde...
- The Principles of Science (1999): vocals on track 2 - Frankie SparoFrankie SparoFrankie Sparo was the pseudonym of Chad Jones, a singer/songwriter from Victoria, British Columbia who released two albums and an EP on Constellation Records...
- My Red Scare (2000) - Broken Social SceneBroken Social SceneBroken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
- Feel Good LostFeel Good LostFeel Good Lost is the 2001 debut album by Broken Social Scene. It was written and recorded primarily by founding members Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning...
(2001): tracks 1 and 9 - Broken Social SceneBroken Social SceneBroken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
- You Forgot It In PeopleYou Forgot It in PeopleYou Forgot It In People is a 2002 album by Broken Social Scene. It followed Feel Good Lost, and was the band's commercial breakthrough...
(2002): tracks 2, 7, and 13 - K.C. Accidental - Anthems for the Could've Bin PillsAnthems for the Could've Bin PillsAnthems for the Could've Bin Pills is a 2000 album by KC Accidental.It is a companion album to "Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub", with tracks 1-6 on one album and 7-12 on the other....
(2001) - Hannah Marcus - Desert Farmers (2004): horns on track 8, violin on tracks 4, 6, 7, and 9
- Arcade Fire - FuneralFuneral (album)Funeral is the debut full-length album by the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 in North America by Merge Records and on February 28, 2005 in Europe by Rough Trade Records...
(2004): track 7 - Reminder - Continuum (2006)
- Eric Chenaux - Dull Lights (2006)
- Carla BozulichCarla BozulichCarla Bozulich is an American musician based in Los Angeles, known for her work as the lead singer, lyricist and founder of both The Geraldine Fibbers and and as a founding member of Ethyl Meatplow. Her 2006 album, Evangelista, was released by Constellation Records, that label's first release by a...
- Evangelista (2006): tracks 1, 3, 6, and 7 - Vic ChesnuttVic ChesnuttJames Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
-North Star DeserterNorth Star DeserterNorth Star Deserter is a 2007 album by Vic Chesnutt. The backing musicians on the album are Guy Picciotto and Canadian Post-rock band, A Silver Mt. Zion...
(2007) - Vic ChesnuttVic ChesnuttJames Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
- At the CutAt the CutAt the Cut is a 2009 album by Vic Chesnutt. It was his final album release before his death on December 25, 2009, from an overdose of muscle relaxants...
(2009)