Jon Sortland

Jon Sortland
Born (1973-09-12) September 12, 1973 (age 51)
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Genres
Rock, punk rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, video director
Years active1989–present
Labels

Jon Sortland (born September 12, 1973) is an American musician, record producer and video director, currently playing the drums for indie rock band The Shins. Sortland has also played drums, bass, keyboards and backing vocals in the band Broken Bells.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Sortland also writes and performs in his own bands, EV Kain and Cigar. Sortland is endorsed by Paiste[10] and C&C Drums.[11]

History

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In the late 1980s, Sortland started The Circus Tents,[12] a northern California skate punk band with Matt Wedgley (The Force, Dirty Filthy Mugs, Viva Hate), Scot Pickering, Jeff Jones and Chad Cox. The band self-released their 12-song cassette tape in 1991, followed by their EP (Hard Up)[13] in 1992. Both releases had songs featured in several skateboarding videos (Powell, Toy Machine).

In 1996, Sortland formed Cigar with Rami Krayem on guitar and lead vocals, and Jason Torbert on bass. Cigar, produced by Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, released their debut album, Speed is Relative, in 1999 on Theologian Records.[14] Throughout the 2000s, Sortland performed and recorded with several other bands and producers until starting his current band E V Kain. E V Kain released their "Clear" 7-inch in late 2012 and is currently active. The most recent release from E V Kain is a split 7-inch record with Mike Watt and The Secondmen.[15] In 2022, Cigar released their debut Fat Wreck Chords release, The Visitor.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "The Late Show Video - Broken Bells - "Control"". CBS. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  2. ^ "Performers at the Governors Ball Music Festival - NYTimes.com". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  3. ^ Beckmann, Jim (25 August 2014). "Broken Bells, 'Holding On For Life' (Live)". Npr.org. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Broken Bells at Central Park Summerstage (September 26, 2014)". Weallwantsomeone.org. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Going for Broken". Torontosun.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Broken Bells Trip the Light Fantastic: Concert Review | Hollywood Reporter". Hollywoodreporter.com. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Broken Bells: Brian Burton et James Mercer jasent "After the Disco" (ENTREVUE/VIDÉO)". Quebec.huffingtonpost.ca. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Concert Review: 'Broken Bells'". Dailybruin.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ^ "LIVE REVIEW: Broken Bells @ The Orpheum Theatre, LA 10/25/14". Theowlmag.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Paiste: Artists". Paiste.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. ^ "JON SORTLAND | C&C Drum Company". Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  12. ^ "The Circus Tents - Hard Up". Discogs.com. 1992. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ^ "The Circus Tents "Hard Up E.P."". BandToBand.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  14. ^ "store". Theologianrecords.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Mike Watt + The Secondmen* / Ev Kain - Shit On Me / Striking Out". Discogs.com. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  16. ^ "The Visitor". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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