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Joseph Donald Mascis Jr. ( ; born December 10, 1965), better known as J Mascis, is an American musician who is the singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band
Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. is an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name. The band was founded by J Mascis (guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Lou Barlow ( ...
He has also released several albums as a solo artist and played drums and guitar on other projects. His most recent solo album, ''
Elastic Days ''Elastic Days'' is the third solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. It was released through Sub Pop Records on November 9, 2018. Release On August 21, 2018, Mascis announced the release of his new album, along with the first single ...
'', was released in November 2018. He was ranked number 86 in a ''
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'' list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists", and number 5 in a similar list for ''
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'' magazine in 2012.


Biography

Mascis was born in
Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst () is a New England town, town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (althoug ...
, the son of a dentist, and grew up in the same area together with his sister Patty and older brother Mike. His mother, Theresa (an avid golfer), died in 1985 while his father, Joseph Sr., died in 1993. Mascis became a music fan and drumming enthusiast at the age of 9. He later joined the jazz ensemble in school as a drummer. At 17, Mascis joined the short-lived
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group
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with
Lou Barlow Louis Knox Barlow (born July 17, 1966) is an American alternative rock musician and songwriter. A founding member of the groups Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion, Barlow is credited with helping to pioneer the lo-fi style of rock mus ...
,
Scott Helland Scott Helland is an American alternative rock musician, acoustic guitarist, bassist and songwriter. A founding member of the groups Deep Wound, Outpatients, and Frenchy and the Punk. He also performs instrumental music as Guitarmy of One. Helland ...
, and Charlie Nakajima in the early 1980s. He went on to found
Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. is an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name. The band was founded by J Mascis (guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Lou Barlow ( ...
with bassist Barlow and drummer Emmett Jefferson "Patrick" Murphy (aka " Murph") in 1984, switching to guitar in the process, and they achieved national success. His vocals have been described as "
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-like" and his guitar
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s as "monolithic". Mascis dismissed Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. in 1989 and over the next eight years recorded several more Dinosaur Jr. albums, as well as the 1996 acoustic solo album ''Martin + Me''. In 1989
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suggested that Mascis join
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as a guitarist. The manager for Deep Wound was
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, who then went on to found
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. Homestead released Dinosaur Jr.'s first record. Mascis says that the reason why Dinosaur Jr.'s sound is not fully formed on that record is that they were more or less automatically signed to Homestead. Megan Jasper, vice president at Sub Pop Records, characterises this period as "J had some anger, like any punk rock kid. Usually, though, when a young person is angry, they tend to be really loud. And J wasn't. He was only loud when he played music". As a side project, he was the drummer in
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group Upsidedown Cross, who released a self-titled album on Taang! Records in 1991.Selzer, Jonathan (1991) "Signs of Life", ''Lime Lizard'', October 1991, p. 48-9 He wrote songs for the film ''Gas, Food, Lodging,'' in which he made a cameo appearance. In 1996, he had a small part in the movie ''
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'' and provided a ballad and a
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-like song for the soundtrack. In 1998, he retired the Dinosaur Jr. name. In April 2005 Mascis, Barlow, and Murph reformed the band for a tour celebrating the re-release of the group's first three albums. The reunited line-up has since released five new albums: ''
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'' in 2007, ''
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'' in 2009, ''
I Bet on Sky ''I Bet on Sky'' is the tenth studio album by the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. It was announced on June 13, 2012, and was released on September 17 in Europe and September 18 in the US. "Watch the Corners" was given a music video and promoted ...
'' in 2012, ''
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'' in 2016, and ''
Sweep It Into Space ''Sweep It Into Space'' is the twelfth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., which was released on April 23, 2021 through Jagjaguwar. The first single from the album, "I Ran Away", was released on February 23, 2021, with a music vid ...
'' in 2021.


Solo material

In 2000 he began producing albums with his new band,
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. In 2003, the house and studio he owned burned down. In August 2005 Mascis released '' J and Friends Sing and Chant For Amma'', a solo album under the J Mascis and Friends banner. The album consists of devotional songs dedicated to
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religious leader
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, or Ammachi, about whom he had written "Ammaring" on the first J Mascis + The Fog album ''More Light''. The proceeds from the album are being donated to tsunami relief efforts Ammachi's organization is spearheading. In 2008 the six-track album was made available digitally on his own Baked Goods label. In 2006 Mascis returned to drumming with his newly formed heavy metal band
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for their self-titled debut album. Also that year, he collaborated with
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on a new Lemonheads album. ''
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'' was released that September, featuring Mascis playing lead guitar. In 2010 Mascis joined with John Petkovic and Tim Parnin of
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and Dave Sweetapple of
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to form Sweet Apple. The self-titled debut album was released on Tee Pee Records. Mascis plays drums, guitar, and sings on the album. Mascis released a mostly acoustic album in March 2011 titled ''
Several Shades of Why ''Several Shades of Why'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician J Mascis, best known as the frontman of the group Dinosaur Jr. The album was released March 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records. Track listing Bonus tracks Personnel *J ...
'' on
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. He was joined in the studio by several guest musicians, including
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, Ben Bridwell and Sophie Trudeau. Mascis toured North America with Vile as support act to promote the album. In 2013
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cast J Mascis in a small role, a caretaker, in his film '' The Double''. Mascis's electric guitar work is featured on the 2014
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album ''Heal''. In April 2014 he played with reunited
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on a secret gig after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. He sang the songs "School," "Pennyroyal Tea" and "Drain You." In August 2014 he released the solo album ''
Tied to a Star ''Tied to a Star'' is the second solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. It was released on August 24, 2014, under Sub Pop Records. Funny Or Die produced an official music video for the track "Every Morning", featuring comic actor/ m ...
'' on Sub Pop and toured in support of it. Mascis joined
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on their fourth album, replacing
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as guitarist. The album, ''
Unwilling to Explain ''Unwilling to Explain'' is the fourth album by American improvisational band Unknown Instructors, featuring Mike Watt ( The Minutemen, fIREHOSE), George Hurley (Minutemen, fIREHOSE), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), and Dan McGuire. It was the first ...
'', was released in 2019.


Personal life

Mascis's wife, Luisa, whom he met in New York in the mid-1990s and married in 2004, is from
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, Germany. They reside in
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, in a house formerly owned by
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, a professor of religion noted for his work on Buddhism, and father of actress
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. In September 2007 they had a baby boy named Rory. His brother-in-law is German filmmaker Philipp Virus, the director of the 2006 Dinosaur Jr. DVD ''Live in the Middle East''. He is a devotee of
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, a Hindu guru and author. Mascis explained that he discovered her in the mid-1990s when "I was at my lowest, as the band got bigger, I got more depressed. I was looking for anyone to help, to feel better". In 1982 Mascis became
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, part of a hardcore punk associated subculture whose adherents avoid drug and alcohol consumption. Since then, he has mostly been a
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and never used other recreational drugs.


Signature guitars

July 2007 saw the release of a signature guitar by Fender, the J Mascis Signature
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. The instrument comes in a Purple Sparkle finish and, while otherwise visually similar to a standard Jazzmaster, features a few modifications J requested. December 2011 saw the release of the Squier by Fender J Mascis Jazzmaster. This features a basswood body, C-shaped maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 9.5" radius and 21 jumbo frets, two high output single-coil Jazzmaster pickups, three-position switching and dual tone circuits, gold anodized aluminum pickguard, aged white plastic parts (knobs, switch tip, pickup covers), Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece, vintage-style tuners, chrome hardware, Vintage White finish, and J Mascis signature on the back of the large '60s-style headstock. Mascis replaces the stock pickups with Kinman Guitar Electrix ThickMaster (Jazzmaster) Zero-Hum pickups. These are, however, excluded from the factory guitar. In August 2021 Fender released a new signature
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. This features an Alder body painted with a blue sparkle finish with a high-gloss polyester finish. It has custom pickups based on a 1958 Telecaster, a mirrored pickguard and a pre-worn Maple neck with a custom thinner profile, 21 frets and a 9.5" radius Maple fingerboard. The neck has a thin, part-worn Nitrocellulose lacquer satin finish. Unusually, the strings on his signature version load from the top of the instrument, not the rear of the body as usual. This is an uncommon configuration, used briefly in the late fifties and early sixties. This softens the strings tension making bending of the strings easier. It also changes the tone of the instrument somewhat, softening the attack.


Discography


Solo albums


Studio

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Several Shades of Why ''Several Shades of Why'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician J Mascis, best known as the frontman of the group Dinosaur Jr. The album was released March 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records. Track listing Bonus tracks Personnel *J ...
'' (2011) *''
Tied to a Star ''Tied to a Star'' is the second solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. It was released on August 24, 2014, under Sub Pop Records. Funny Or Die produced an official music video for the track "Every Morning", featuring comic actor/ m ...
'' (2014) *''
Elastic Days ''Elastic Days'' is the third solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. It was released through Sub Pop Records on November 9, 2018. Release On August 21, 2018, Mascis announced the release of his new album, along with the first single ...
'' (2018)


Live

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'' (1996) *''The John Peel Sessions'' (2003) *''J Mascis Live at CBGB's'' (2006)


Singles

*''J Mascis Was Here'' (2000, Ultimatum Music) *''Leaving on a Jet Plane b/w Too Hard'' (2001, Sub Pop) *''Not Enough'' (2011, Sub Pop) *''Is It Done'' (2011, Sub Pop) *''Circle'' (2011, Sub Pop) *''Let It Be Me / Fade Into You'' (2011, Sub Pop, split with
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) *''Fade into You'' (2013, Sub Pop, Keep) *''Every Morning'' (2014, Sub Pop) *''Everything She Said'' (2018, Sub Pop) *''Don't Do Me Like That'' (2019, Sub Pop)


Dinosaur Jr.

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'' (1985) *''
You're Living All Over Me ''You're Living All Over Me'' is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. It was released on December 14, 1987, through SST Records. A refinement of the formula introduced on the band's debut album ''Dinosaur'', ''Y ...
'' (1987) *'' Bug'' (1988) *''
Whatever's Cool With Me ''Whatever's Cool with Me'' is an EP by the American band Dinosaur Jr. It was released on Sire Records in 1991. It contains the "Whatever's Cool With Me" single and the European single of "The Wagon". The band supported the EP by touring with My Bl ...
'' (1991) *''
Green Mind ''Green Mind'' is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., released in 1991. It was the band's first release after bassist Lou Barlow's departure, as well as the first released by a major label. The record is close to being ...
'' (1991) *''
Where You Been ''Where You Been'' is the fifth official studio album by Dinosaur Jr., released on February 9, 1993. The song "Start Choppin'" was their biggest hit, reaching number 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., and the Top 20 of the UK Singles ...
'' (1993) *'' Without a Sound'' (1994) *''
Hand It Over ''Hand It Over'' is the seventh studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., released on March 25, 1997, on Reprise Records. It peaked at #188 in the United States. According to a 2007 ''Magnet'' interview with band leader J Mascis, ''H ...
'' (1997) *''
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'' (2007) *''
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'' (2009) *''
I Bet on Sky ''I Bet on Sky'' is the tenth studio album by the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. It was announced on June 13, 2012, and was released on September 17 in Europe and September 18 in the US. "Watch the Corners" was given a music video and promoted ...
'' (2012) *''
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'' (2016) *''
Sweep It Into Space ''Sweep It Into Space'' is the twelfth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., which was released on April 23, 2021 through Jagjaguwar. The first single from the album, "I Ran Away", was released on February 23, 2021, with a music vid ...
'' (2021)


J and Friends

*'' J and Friends Sing and Chant for Amma'' (2005)


J Mascis + The Fog J Mascis + The Fog was an American rock band formed by J Mascis in 2000, following the break-up of Dinosaur Jr. The project released two albums; 2000's ''More Light'' and 2002's ''Free So Free''. History After fulfilling his contractual obligat ...

*'' ''More Light'' (2000) *'' Free So Free'' (2002)


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(2006) *''
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*''American Style'' (1982 – 7" – demo) *''Deep Wound'' (1983 – 7" – Radiobeat) *''Bands That Could Be God LP'' *''Discography'' (2006 – Compilation –
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Upsidedown Cross

*Upsidedown Cross (1991)


Sweet Apple

*''Do You Remember 7"'' – Valley King Records (2010) *''Love & Desperation'' – Tee Pee Records (2010) *''I've Got a Feeling (That Won't Change) 7"'' – Damaged Goods (2010) *''Elected/No Government 7"'' – Outer Battery Records (2012) *''Wish You Could Stay (A Little Longer)/Traffic 7"'' – Outer Battery Records (2013) *''The Golden Age of Glitter'' – Tee Pee Records (2014)


Heavy Blanket

*''Heavy Blanket'' – Outer Battery Records (2012) *''Live at Tym Guitars – Brisbane, Australia'' – Tym Records (2013) *''In a Dutch Haze'' – Collaboration with
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– Outer Battery Records (2014)


Unknown Instructors Unknown Instructors are an all-star improvisational rock outfit that features the former rhythm section of Minutemen and fIREHOSE, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley; Saccharine Trust members, guitarist Joe Baiza and vocalist Jack Br ...

*''
Unwilling to Explain ''Unwilling to Explain'' is the fourth album by American improvisational band Unknown Instructors, featuring Mike Watt ( The Minutemen, fIREHOSE), George Hurley (Minutemen, fIREHOSE), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), and Dan McGuire. It was the first ...
'' (2019)


Collaborations

* ''One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (OST)'' (2013) collaboration with Devadas * "Feed - Japanese Voyeurs" Mascis plays guitar and sings backing vocals on the song "Feed" by the now inactive post grunge band Japanese Voyeurs. "Feed" can be found on the band's only album to date, "yolk", released independently July 2012. * Mew song "Why Are You Looking Grave?" (2005) features J Mascis vocals.


References


External links


JMascis.com
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