Jason Dormon
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Jason Dormon | |
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| Born | 2 May 1969 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Genres | Post-hardcore |
| Occupations | Musician, venue owner, promoter |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1990s-present |
| Labels | Unlabel Fierce Panda |
| Website | MySpace Page |
Jason Dormon (born 2 May 1969) is a British bassist and venue owner. He is most noted for his work in Joeyfat and also for his running of the Tunbridge Wells Forum.
Dormon was born in Tunbridge Wells and educated at Bethany School.
Music career
In 1991, he formed the post-hardcore collective Joeyfat and spent the early 1990s releasing music with a number of independent record labels including Fierce Panda, as well as touring with the likes of Green Day, China Drum, Jawbox, and Scarfo.
In 1996, Joeyfat broke up and Dormon went on to form Unhome, alongside Alex Tucker,[1] who were a post-rock hardcore 5-piece. The band released one album, A Short History of Houses, and a split single with Papa M.
Unhome split in late 1999 and at this point he formed the band Rebus[2] who played for a few years before splitting. Around 2000 Jason got back together with Joeyfat to play a series of shows to promote The Unwilling Astronaut, a sixteen track collection of studio, live and session work spanning the years 1991 to 1996. They have since remained together, and have been playing gigs at a steady rate and releasing occasional tracks.
Their debut thirteen-track album, You Can Change People's Lives With Your Mouth / The House of the Fat was released on CD, and limited edition vinyl, in 2003 on Unlabel. Also in July 2003, Joeyfat recorded a Peel Session for BBC Radio 1.[3] This was followed by a 2CD collection of tracks from singles and compilations, Ye Bloody Flux in 2011,[4] and a second studio album, the double vinyl Suit of Lights in 2013.[5] Joeyfat recorded a session for Marc Riley on BBC Radio 6 Music in June 2017.[6]