Jeff Olson (musician)

Jeff Olson (born July 14, 1962) is an American musician and the original drummer for the doom metal band Trouble.

He is also the founding member of Retro Grave, keyboardist for Victor Griffin's In~Graved, proprietor of Upland Recording, and former drummer for The Skull.

In 1975, Olson began marching for Drum Corps International (DCI) in the Fox Valley Raiders playing Melephone.

In 1996, Olson created the "electronic music ensemble" course when he was a teacher of midi and recording techniques at Waubonsee Community College in Aurora, Illinois.

The following year, he was commissioned by the Paula Fraz Dance Company in Chicago to arrange and compose original music for the performance of Songs My Mother Sang Me.

The debut self-titled EP was released on June 5, 2007, and was written, recorded, and performed entirely by Olson alongside lyricist Paull Goodchild.

Olson also played drums on Trouble guitarist Rick Wartell's Wet Animal debut album[6] and was involved in pre-production work and recorded percussion for Canticle of the Plains by Rich Mullins.

The show features interviews with musicians from different metal genres across the board, comedic segments, and music news.

"[9] On December 20, 2012, Olson announced that he will play Hammond organ on the forthcoming debut album from In-Graved, the new band led by former Pentagram and Place of Skulls guitarist Victor Griffin.