Joanna Bolme (born April 1, 1968)
Biography
Career
Bolme became interested in playing music after seeing
the Pretenders while in high school,
and she was a fan of the Portland punk scene in the 80s.
She learned to play bass when she "got bored with guitar" while playing with Calamity Jane. 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.
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.
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.
Personal life
Bolme was born in Florida. She moved to Portland, Oregon, early in her life and has lived there since.
Bolme is married to
Gary Jarman of
the Cribs.
Discography
As performer
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Arches and Aisles by the Spinanes;- bass (1998)
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Killer of Friendships by Jr. High – bass (1997)
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Golden Street by the Minders – bass guitar (2001)
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Stephen Malkmus by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – bass (2001)
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From Burnt Orange to Midnight Blue by Sean Croghan – piano (2001)
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Pig Lib by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – bass (2003)
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Face the Truth by Stephen Malkmus – bass (2005)
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Real Emotional Trash by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – synthesizer, bass, backing vocals (2008)
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American Gong by Quasi – bass (2010)
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Mirror Traffic by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – bass (2011)
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Wig Out at Jagbags by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – bass (2014)
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Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – bass (2018)
As mixer or engineer
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Either/Or by Elliott Smith – mixing (1997)
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Featuring "Birds" by Quasi – executive producer (1998)
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Bella Neurox by Miss Murgatroid & Petra Haden – mixing (1999)
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Live at the Safari Club by the Chimps – engineer (1999)
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Lost Son by Richmond Fontaine – engineer (1999)
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No Memory by No. 2 – engineer (1999)
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Old Man Motel by Fernando – engineer (1999)
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Colonel Jeffery Pumpernickel: A Concept Album by various artists – engineer (2001)
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What Does Good Luck Bring? by No. 2 – engineer (2002)
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Winnemucca by Richmond Fontaine – engineer (2002)
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From a Basement on the Hill by Elliott Smith – mixing (2004)
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It's a Bright Guilty World by the Minders – mixing (2006)
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To Elliott, From Portland by Various Artists – engineer, mixing (2006)
