Jennifer Herrema
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jennifer James Herrema |
| Also known as | RTX, JJ |
| Born | February 29, 1968 |
| Origin | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Genres | Singer-songwriter, |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | DRAG CITY |
| Website | Herrema |
Jennifer Herrema (born Feb 29, 1972 in Washington, D.C.) is an American rock music singer, song writer, record producer, artist, and model best known for her work as one half of the influential rock band Royal Trux.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Herrema started the Royal Trux "band" at the age of 16 with partner Neil Hagerty. She has produced and mixed many records under the name Adam & Eve including such artists as The Make-Up, Palace Brothers, Brother JT, Edith Frost, The Delta 72, Woodbine, V-Twin, The Kills, Ping Pong Bitches, Delakota, The Chicks, and Bad Wizard.[2][3] Herrema has written articles for many publications including Vice Magazine[4], RayGun, and Dazed & Confused and has conducted interviews with Keith Richards[4] and John Lee Hooker for publication. Her artwork has appeared in gallery exhibitions including "Violence the true way" at the Peter Kilchmann Gallery in Zurich,[5] "Red White Blue" at the Spencer Brownstone Gallery NYC,[6] the Sanrio-sponsored "KITTY EX." traveling exhibition throughout Japan,[7] and a collaborative effort with Rachel Mason at the TRUDI gallery[8] in Los Angeles. She was the original "heroin chic" poster girl as interpreted by photographer Steven Meisel for Calvin Klein print ads and TV commercials.[9] She has also appeared in ad campaigns for Hysteric Glamour, H & M, and Henry Duarte as well as appearing in the independent film "Southlander".[10]
Herrema and past partner Hagerty were instrumental in starting the independent record labels Drag City and Domino Records.[citation needed] She has 20 record releases[11] and has played and recorded with many musicians since 1989 including Jon Theodore, David Pajo, Chris Pyle, Artimus Pyle, Alan Licht, Alex Minoff, Mike Fellows, Chris Bald, Paz Lenchantin and MGMT. Presently Jennifer Herrema heads a band called RTX which includes Nadav Eisenman, Kurt Midness, Brian Mckinley, and Jaimo Welch.
[edit] Royal Trux
Herrema has explained the reason for the breakup of the band and cancelling the Pound For Pound tour as such, "[w]e went out on tour for that, made it to Pittsburgh and... I was really fucked up. Two days before we left I was told my dad was gonna die and I didn't handle it well. I freaked out. Then when we got to Pittsburgh I checked myself into the hospital in this ruse to get painkillers. That was the end of that, I was in full "getting fucked up mode" again. Neil and I talked about it and I said, "I can't do this." It was like an out of body experience. I was so sad. I was drinking and it wasn't like having a party, I was just so sad. We made the record and I had been talking to him about personally taking time off, separating and having time away from each other. Everything came to a head. I think I just basically threw the table upside down and crashed the whole thing."[12]
[edit] RTX
Herrema's new band called RTX has finished an album and will be releasing the record in the coming months, "[t]he new album is in a holding pattern for a few months. It's done, but I have to finalize some mixes and a few overdubs. It was supposed to come out this fall but I've decided to do it in the spring. I don't wanna rush it. I've been really busy and wanted a break. I think we're gonna call it Rad Times Four."[12]
[edit] References
- ^ 100 Greatest Rock Albums. Scaruffi.com. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ http://www.clevescene.com/2007-03-14/music/the-stooges/
- ^ Keith Richards: the unauthorised ... – Victor Bockris – Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ RED WHITE BLUE, July 7 – August 20, 2005. Spencerbrownstonegallery.com (August 20, 2005). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ Artists. Kitty Ex.. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ http://www.hellotrudi.com/thegallery.html
- ^ http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:rFs6zFbWu1IJ:suicidegirls.com/interviews/Jennifer%2BHerrema/print/+jennifer+herrema+heroin+chic&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=27&gl=us&client=safari
- ^ Jennifer Herrema. IMDb. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p86267/songs
- ^ a b Interview with Cam Lindsay [3] Access date: September 21, 2010
