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Jed Davis
12+ albums
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Jed Davis (born July 7, 1975 in Farmingdale, New York) is a New York musician. As a high-school senior, keyboardist Davis formed the band Skyscape with singer Domenic Maltempi in 1991. Skyscape recorded a CD, Band of the Week, two years later. After moving to the Albany area to attend the State University of New York at Albany, Davis performed in a solo capacity, self-releasing a demo tape titled Jed Has Too Much Free Time. The demo's 33 songs were recorded on a 4-track cassette recorder by Davis and guitarist Alex Dubovoy in one weekend marathon. Davis formed a new band, The Hanslick Rebellion, in 1995 with Dubovoy and bassist Mike Keaney. Known for a live show matched in intensity only by the group's backstage in-fighting, the Rebellion self-released the live cassette the rebellion is here in 1996. The volatile band imploded and ended in early 1997, reuniting for a tenth anniversary performance at New York's CBGB on September 22, 2005. After graduation Davis moved to Woodhaven, Queens, and began composing in earnest across the musical spectrum. As programmer for the electronica/punk fusion band Collider (formed 1997), Davis was a pioneer of New York City's Electroclash movement. Collider's debut album, 1998's Blowing Shit Up, was a mash-up of samples, dance grooves, synthesizers, and rock guitars applied to traditional pop forms and themes. In 2001, independent label J-Bird Records honored Davis with Everybody Wants to be Like Jed, a tribute album which featured cover
