Jets Overhead
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Jets Overhead are a Canadian alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band formed in 2003 and based in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada
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...

.

Formation and debut

Singer Adam Kittredge conceived of the name Jets Overhead while observing air traffic patterns in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, England. Jets Overhead was formed in 2003 by Kittredge, guitarist Piers Henwood (cousin of Kittredge), bassist Jocelyn Greenwood (highschool friend of Kittredge), and the band’s first drummer, Brendan Pye. Soon after, vocalist Antonia Freybe-Smith joined, and Pye was replaced by Luke Renshaw, their current drummer. The band’s first release was 2003’s self-titled EP, Jets Overhead
Jets Overhead (EP)
Jets Overhead is the debut self-titled extended play by Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The EP was released on December 20, 2003 and reached a respectable #42 on the College Media Journal chart.-Track listing:# "Addiction" - 4:38...

, which charted #42 on the CMJ music charts.

Bridges: Early adoption of voluntary purchase model

In 2006, Jets Overhead made their first full-length album, Bridges, available for free download on their website under a voluntary purchase ("pay what you want") model, over a year before British rock group Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

 eventually popularized this model with In Rainbows
In Rainbows
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download self-released, that customers could order for whatever price they saw fit, followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007. The...

. Jets Overhead were eventually recognized as one of the first bands who attempted to address the challenges presented by digital music distribution and online trading, with the band's website stating at the time that: “new systems for distributing music should be driven by the public rather than by existing paradigms which no longer apply to the digital world.” Bridges was produced by Neil Osborne, lead singer of Canadian rock group 54-40
54-40
54•40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Tsawwassen, British Columbia.The band takes their name from the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!", coined to express the expansionist agenda of James K...

, and mixed by Warne Livesey. Bridges explores themes about island living and the west coast of Canada. It eventually led to the band’s first Juno nomination in 2007.

No Nations

Jets Overhead did not repeat its original voluntary purchase model for the 2009 release of No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

; however, elements of the album were made available on the band’s website under a Creative Commons license
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons licenses are several copyright licenses that allow the distribution of copyrighted works. The licenses differ by several combinations that condition the terms of distribution. They were initially released on December 16, 2002 by Creative Commons, a U.S...

. No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

 was also produced by Neil Osborne, and was mixed by Grammy winner Malcolm Burn
Malcolm Burn
Malcolm Burn is a Canadian-born music producer, recording engineer and musician. In 2001, he won a Grammy Award with Jim Watts and Emmylou Harris for his work on Harris's Red Dirt Girl. -Biography:...

. The album was primarily recorded at a remote location on Hornby Island
Hornby Island
Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is a Northern Gulf Island parallel with Vancouver Island's Comox Valley.A small community of 1,074 residents is distributed across the island. The island is culturally distinctive as it was the site of a large immigration of American draft dodgers during...

, and deals with themes of individuality and community. “Heading For Nowhere,” the first single from No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

, charted nationally at Canadian rock radio, and saw regular play on KCRW in Los Angeles. During the No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

 touring cycle, Jets Overhead made debut performances at prominent US festivals including Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...

 and Bonnaroo. Prior to No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

 release, singers Adam Kittredge and Antonia Freybe-Smith were married. No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

 marked the band's first US release on Vapor Records.

Touring and festival history

Jets Overhead has performed at the Coachella Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival
Bonnaroo Music Festival
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four day music festival created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, held at Great Stage Park on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. It hosted its tenth annual event June 9–12, 2011...

, Sasquatch! Music Festival
Sasquatch! Music Festival
Sasquatch! Music Festival is a music festival held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. It is presented by the House of Blues. There is an emphasis on indie rock bands and singer-songwriters, although there are also alternative rock, hip hop and comedy acts...

, Expo 2010 Shanghai, South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...

, CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is put on by CMJ Network. CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 is scheduled for October 19–23 and will be headquartered at New York University and other downtown NYC venues.- History :...

, Rifflandia, North by Northeast
North by Northeast
North by Northeast is an annual five-day live music and film festival and music conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held each June....

, Popkomm, Transmission, Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week is an industry conference and music festival held over four days in various venues throughout Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

, Edgefest
Edgefest
Edgefest, a yearly outdoor rock concert festival that primarily promotes Canadian rock music, began in 1987 as a thank-you gesture to the listeners of Toronto radio station 102.1 the Edge and as a birthday party to commemorate both the station's tenth birthday, and the coinciding Canada Day...

, the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

, and the Bridge School Benefit
Bridge School Benefit
The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California, every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The concerts are all organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi....

. The band has toured internationally in the UK, Germany, Ireland, and China. They have also played with 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...

, The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...

, The Dears
The Dears
-History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...

, The Frames
The Frames
The Frames are an Irish band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six albums...

, Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...

, Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....

, Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...

, Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin . Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.-History:...

, The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap is an Australian indie rock band which formed in 2005. The core members are Jonathon Aherne on bass guitar and vocals, Toby Dundas on drums and programming, Dougy Mandagi on vocals and guitar, and Lorenzo Sillitto on guitar, keyboards and vocals. They are supplemented on tours with...

, and 54-40
54-40
54•40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Tsawwassen, British Columbia.The band takes their name from the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!", coined to express the expansionist agenda of James K...

.

Television and film

Jets Overhead songs have been featured on the television shows House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...

, Bones
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...

, Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,...

, Love Bites, Whistler
Whistler (TV series)
Whistler is a Canadian television drama centring on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was created by Kelly Senecal and developed by Patrick Banister, John Barbisan, Mindy Heslin, and Susan James.-Premise:...

, Falcon Beach
Falcon Beach
Falcon Beach is a Canadian television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada, and produced in Canada for the Canadian and American markets. It originally aired in 2005 as a movie on Global in Canada. It was produced as a TV series for Global and ABC Family in 2006...

, Jozi-H
Jozi-H
Jozi-H is a one-hour hospital drama series set in Johannesburg, South Africa, set in the Johannesburg General Hospital. It is a Canada-South Africa co-production. It first aired in Canada on CBC Television on 13 October 2006, and in South Africa on SABC3 in 2007.Producers are Morula Pictures and...

, Godiva's, The Best Years, and ReGenesis. They have also been featured in the film The Last Time
The Last Time (film)
The Last Time is a 2006 film starring Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser and Amber Valletta.-Plot:Ted Ryker is the top salesman in the New York office of a business machine company. The corporate stock lives by quarterly sales numbers, the competition is very intense, and the economy may be headed...

, and a commercial for Brazilian subsidiary of mobile phone carrier Telecom Italia Mobile
Telecom Italia Mobile
TIM is Telecom Italia's mobile phone brand, and runs a GSM, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA network in Italy and Brazil.In Europe, TIM is part of the FreeMove alliance.TIM Peru was sold to América Móvil and rebranded Claro...

.

Collaborations and compilations

Antonia Freybe-Smith co-wrote and contributed vocals to the DJ Phynn
Phynn
Phynn is a globally acclaimed trance music DJ. He is well known for his trademark melodic, uplifting trance sound.-Early Stages:...

 track "Hello Love," which was released in 2010 on the Black Hole Recordings
Black Hole Recordings
Black Hole Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label founded by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution until January 22, 2009...

 label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

, along with a remix by Mr. Pit. In 2006, Grammy nominated producer and DJ Morgan Page
Morgan Page
Morgan Page is an American progressive house and electro house DJ from Los Angeles. His most widely recognized track is "The Longest Road," featuring Lissie, which was included on his debut album Elevate, released in March 2008. The Deadmau5 remix was nominated for a Grammy...

 remixed Jets Overhead song "All The People." In 2007, Jets Overhead contributed a cover of the Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...

 song "Mr. Soul
Mr. Soul
"Mr. Soul" is a song written by Canadian rock musician Neil Young, and first recorded by folk rock band Buffalo Springfield and released on their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again...

" to Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young
Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young
Borrowed Tunes II is a tribute album to Neil Young, released October 16, 2007. The album features a variety of Canadian musicians covering songs written by Neil Young. All proceeds from album sales will benefit two not-for-profit organizations selected by Neil Young: The Bridge School and...

, in support of the Bridge School. "Get It Right" was featured on the Canadian 2006 War Child
War Child (charity)
War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK 1993, which focuses on providing assistance to children in areas of conflict and post-conflict. They use their film and entertainment background to raise money for aid agencies operating in former Yugoslavia...

 benefit compilation Help!: A Day in the Life, along with Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...

, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

, City & Colour, and other artists.

Awards and nominations

Jets Overhead were nominated for New Group of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards. No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

 won Monday Magazine
Monday Magazine
Monday Magazine is a free alternative weekly newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Contrary to what the name suggests, Monday is distributed throughout greater Victoria area every Thursday...

's Favorite Album of 2009. The music video for "Heading for Nowhere" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2010 Leo Awards
Leo Awards
The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...

, and the music video for "Sun Sun Sun" was voted as a top 20 video at the 2004 Indie Music Video Awards.

Equipment

Bassist Jocelyn Greenwood plays a 1978 Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker, is an electric and bass guitar manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California...

 4001 bass through an Ampeg
Ampeg
Ampeg is primarily a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, though they also manufacture guitars to a small extent...

 SVT cab, an Electro-Harmonix
Electro-Harmonix
Electro-Harmonix is a New York-based company that makes high-end electronic audio processors. The company was founded by Mike Matthews in 1968. They are most famous for a series of popular guitar effects pedals introduced in the 1970s and 1990s....

 Hot Tubes pedal, and a Fender Blues Junior guitar amp. Her equipment provides the distinctive fuzzy bass sound on "Heading For Nowhere" and many of the band's recordings. On the album, No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...

, Adam Kittredge and Luke Renshaw are both credited as playing an ARP Solina
ARP String Synthesizer
The ARP String Synthesizer, also known as the ARP Solina String Synthesizer or sometimes the Solina String Synthesizer, is an ARP Instruments, Inc. synthesizer. It is a hybrid model which combined both the ARP String Ensemble and the ARP Explorer monophonic synthesizer. It was built in Bodegraven,...

 synthesizer, considered a very rare synth.

EPs

  • Jets Overhead
    Jets Overhead (EP)
    Jets Overhead is the debut self-titled extended play by Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The EP was released on December 20, 2003 and reached a respectable #42 on the College Media Journal chart.-Track listing:# "Addiction" - 4:38...

     (2003)
  • Bystander
    Bystander (album)
    Bystander is a six track extended play by Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on March 8, 2011 and was produced with Neil Osborne of 54-40.The EP is currently only available as a digital download...

     (2011)

Compilation albums

  • Lost Melodies: A Collection of Rarities, Demos, and Remixes
    Lost Melodies: A Collection of Rarities, Demos, and Remixes
    Lost Melodies: A Collection of Rarities, Demos, and Remixes is a compilation album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 26, 2007 and contains demo versions of a number of tracks from the group's first album, Bridges, remixes of two songs from the Jets...

     (2007)
  • Live At Sasquatch Festival 2010
    Live At Sasquatch Festival 2010
    Live At Sasquatch Festival 2010 is a live album by Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on May 3, 2011 and contains live recordings of the 2010 Sasquatch Festival...

     (2010)

Singles

Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
Alt
Canadian rock/alternative chart
The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie...


2011 Bystander 49 Bystander
2009 Heading For Nowhere 26 No Nations
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

See also

  • Music of Canada
    Music of Canada
    The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...

  • Canadian rock
    Canadian rock
    Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...

  • List of Canadian musicians
  • List of bands from Canada
  • List of bands from British Columbia
  • :Category:Canadian musical groups

External links

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