Jeff is a composer, multi-instrumentalist & long-time member of the musical group Mercury Rev. In over a decade with the band, Jeff has been an integral part in the writing, recording and production of numerous critically acclaimed recordings.
As a member of Mercury Rev, he contributed music for the CBS hit series C.S.I., SHOWTIME's This American Life and has also scored one feature length film, Bye Bye Blackbird in 2005.
Now also working independently, Jeff has just completed the original score for Paul S. Myers' second feature, '5 Shells'. Other recent film work includes:
"Marvin": an animated short film by Mark Nute, featuring the voice of the incomparable Steve Coogan. Look for it at festival screenings in the UK, Europe, North America and elsewhere in 2011.
"Daniel": an extended short film written & directed by Alain Furcajg. The film was an official selection at: Provincetown International Film Festival (2010) , Terror Film Festival (Philadelphia, PA - 2010) WINNER BEST HORROR SHORT, Sacramento Horror Film Festival (2010) and Big Apple Film Festival (New York, NY - 2010).
"Peripheral City": a dramatic web-series, written & directed by Amanda Cole.
Jeff also regularly contributes original music for the RISK! - True Tales Boldly Told pod-cast (created & hosted by Kevin Allison of MTV's "The State") and "Hooked On The Fly", an environmentally-conscious, forward-thinking television series about fly-fishing (seen on Sportsman Channel, Untamed Sports, Wild TV and Outside Televsion).
When he's not in his studio in Brooklyn, Jeff can be found fly-fishing the legendary streams of the Catskill Mountains.