Jack Dishel

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovich and the family name is Dishel.
Jack Dishel
Born
Yevgeny Leonidovich Dishel

(1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 47)
Soviet Union
Citizenship
Occupations
  • Musician
  • actor
  • writer
  • director
  • comic
  • producer
Years active2004–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2011)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • percussion
Websitejackdishel.com

Jack Dishel (born Yevgeny Leonidovich Dishel,

Moldy Peaches.[1]

On 17 December 2015, Dishel launched his comedy web series, ":DRYVRS"[2] starring Macaulay Culkin,[3] which amassed over 6 million views on its first day of release and within its first week online had been viewed more than 20 million times. The five episodes of :DRYVRS have since amassed more than 50 million views across various social media platforms.[4]

Early life

Born Yevgeny Leonidovich Dishel to a Russian Jewish family in the Soviet Union, Jack moved to the United States as a three-year-old. He spent his early childhood in Queens, New York, before moving to Valley Stream at the age of nine. After graduating high school he attended SUNY Purchase College and subsequently moved to New York City to pursue music.[5]

:DRYVRS

":DRYVRS" is an episodic comedy web-series created, written, directed by and starring Dishel.

Steven Weber, Kevin Pollak, Rodney Mullen, Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison, and Nick Valensi of The Strokes
. To date, the entirely self-produced series currently has over 50 million views between various social media platforms.

Only Son

Since 2006, Jack Dishel has released three full length LP's under the name Only Son: "The Drop to the Top" (2006), "Searchlight" (2011), and the eponymous "Only Son" (2017).[7] He has toured the world extensively opening for Regina Spektor and former Moldy Peaches bandmate Adam Green.

Moldy Peaches

Dishel was the lead guitarist for indie-folk band

Anyone Else But You" from the "Juno" soundtrack. On their debut recording, released by Rough Trade Records
on 11 September 2001, Dishel played guitar on "Nothing Came Out" and drums on both "Who's Got The Crack" and "Steak For Chicken". They later released a single for County Fair/Rainbows on which he plays lead guitar.

Known for their outlandish stage costumes and ironic sense of humor, Moldy Peaches were prominent members of New York City's anti-folk scene and achieved moderate success in the early 2000s supporting The Strokes[8] on their first US tour. They subsequently headlined their own shows worldwide and took an "indefinite hiatus to pursue solo projects" in 2002. In 2008, six years after their unofficial breakup, the band rose to international prominence when the Juno soundtrack reached #1 on the Billboard charts.[9]

Discography

As Only Son
  • The Drop to the Top (2006)
  • Searchlight (2011)
  • Only Son (2017)
With the Moldy Peaches
  • The Moldy Peaches (2001)
  • Moldy Peaches 2000: Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz 1994–2002 (2003)

Other work

Dishel has appeared on albums by Regina Spektor, Kimya Dawson, Nickel Eye (solo project of Nikolai Fraiture from The Strokes) and Adam Green, with whom he wrote "Boss Inside" ('Minor Love' (Rough Trade 2010)). He was also the touring tenor guitarist for Los Angeles band Little Joy.

Personal life

Dishel is married to fellow Soviet-born Jewish singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, with whom he has performed live and recorded music. Dishel and Spektor have two children together.[10]

Producer

In addition to co-producing the Only Son albums, Dishel has worked as a producer, arranger and co-writer for other artists, including

Jarrod Gorbel, Adrien Reju[11] and Toby Goodshank
.

References

  1. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ Jack Dishel (17 December 2015), DRYVRS Ep. 1 "Just Me in the House By Myself" starring Macaulay Culkin & Jack Dishel, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 21 February 2018
  3. ^ "Macaulay Culkin's Home Alone character revisisted in ':DRYVRS' web series - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ "AwesomeJelly". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Interview: Jack Dishel of "Only Son"".
  6. ^ "25 years after 'Home Alone,' Macaulay Culkin parodies his famous role in Uber-inspired webseries". The Daily Dot. 17 December 2015.
  7. ^ "The Drop to the Top". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Moldy Peaches Interview - Kimya of the Moldy Peaches Talks To Crud Magazine at Heaven Club, London".
  9. ^ "Soundtrack Juno Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (12 June 2022). "Regina Spektor: 'Songs are my byproduct in this world. I leave a trail of them'". The Observer. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Bio".

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External links

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