Joanna Bolme (born April 1, 1968)[1] is an American multi-instrumentalist (primarily bass guitar) and recording engineer who works with several indie rock bands and artists, mainly in the Pacific Northwest.

Bolme became interested in playing music after seeing The Pretenders while in high school,[2] and she was a fan of the Portland punk scene in the 80s.

Over the years, she has played in bands including Quasi, The Minders, The Spinanes, Jr. High, Calamity Jane, Consortium, The Shadow Mortons, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.

[3][4] Bolme was a long-time friend (and former girlfriend) of musician Elliott Smith; she worked to mix his critically acclaimed 1997 album Either/Or and his posthumous 2004 album From a Basement on the Hill, with the help of producer Rob Schnapf.

[5] Bolme became one of the founding members of the Jicks after finding out – during a game of Scrabble with Stephen Malkmus – that he had been playing music with John Moen.