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Peter Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand. He is known for his involvement with Nocturnal Projections and This Kind Of Punishment as well as his extensive solo and collaborative work. == History == In 1981 Peter and his brother Graeme Jefferies formed the post-punk band Nocturnal Projections. The band released a few records, and performed around their hometown of New Plymouth, as well as Auckland. After Nocturnal Projections disbanded in 1983, the brothers formed This Kind Of Punishment, and released three full-length albums and an EP. In 1985 Jefferies released the ''Randolph's Going Home'' 7" and the "fish out of water" 12" with Shayne Carter. This was followed in 1986 with the ''At Swim 2 Birds'' LP, recorded with Jono Lonie, on the Flying Nun label. This was reissued on Xpressway and later on Drunken Fish. The ''Catapult'' 7", a collaboration with Robbie Muir, was released on Xpressway in 1989, reissued by the Chicago-based Ajax label in 1991. Further recordings by Jefferies and Muir were released by Ajax in 1992 as the double 7" ''Swerve''. ''The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World'' album was released on cassette by the Xpressway label in 1990. Another collaboration with Shayne Carter, the ''Knocked Out or Thereabout'' 7", was released on Flying Nun in 1992. The ''Electricity'' LP was released on Ajax in 1994, followed by ''Elevator Madness'' on Emperor Jones in 1996, then ''Substatic'' on Trance Syndicate in 1998, and ''Closed Circuit'' in 2001 (also on Trance Syndicate). Jefferies formed 2 Foot Flame with Jean Smith of Mecca Normal. The band released two LPs on Matador Records, 1995's self titled LP, and 1997's ''Ultra Drowning''. ''The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World'' is due for (re-issue ) in 2013 on Vinyl by de Stijl records. Jefferies lives in New Plymouth, New Zealand and is employed three days per week at (Spotswood College ). He is a key member of the Music Department overseeing drum tuition, songwriting, mentoring students and he manages the recording studio every Friday with students enrolled in the school's Gateway Programme. He also runs a weekly session of music at the school's Special Needs Unit. In addition, Jefferies is employed by two other high schools in Taranaki where he teaches drums and songwriting and records students' compositions: (Stratford High School ) and (Coastal Taranaki School ). Jefferies is a part of the (New Zealand Music Commission's "Music Mentoring In Schools Program" ), going into schools and fostering the development of songwriting and composition skills in primary, intermediate and secondary school students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Jefferies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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