Skip Jensen
Serge Gendron, (born February 19, 1967), better known by the stage name Skip Jensen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and cartoonist raised in Lachine, Montreal. Career Music Jensen began his musical career in 1996 with the group Scat Rag Boosters, which was known for its special brand of rock 'n' roll garage music. The group existed until 2004, releasing a dozen singles, a few songs on different compilations, and one official album. Jensen also played in Stack O'Lees and The Wrong Doers, and from 2004 until 2007 he played drums in Demon's Claws. In 2000, Jensen began his solo career as a one-man band called Skip Jensen & His Shakin' Feet and released several singles on European labels. His first solo album, Abscond, was published in 2005. His second, The Spirit of the Ghost, came out in 2011. The album was mixed by Orson Presence, former member of The Monochrome Set. He has toured in Canada, the United States, Europe, and China. His next album will be released in 2013, with Johann Schlager on drums and Shawn Cotton on bass. Comics Jensen started creating comics and illustrations around 2006. He contributed to the comic Justine in 2009. His first cartoon was published in Trip Number 7 in 2012. The comic tells the story of the 1972 Blue Bird Café fire in Montreal. Jensen is currently working on an autobiographical graphic novel about his childhood in Lachine. Discography Solo Albums Abscond LP, Nitro, Belgium, 2005, NITRO 028 Abscond CD, Deltapop, USA, 2005, DPM 005 The Spirit Of The Ghost, Red Lounge Records, Germany, 2011 EPs On The Right Side, Yakisakana Records, France, 2003, SAZAE 010 Evil Weirdos, Yakisakana Records, France, 2003, SAZAE 012 split/single, Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, Italy, 2003, SSLD 011 Mountain, Deltapop, USA, 2004, DPM 002 Honey Child, Latida Records, Canada, 2006, LTDR 002 Out On The Horizon, Perpetrators Records, New Zealand, 2007, PERP 19 Alone & Forsaken, Goodbye Boozy Records, Italy, 2008, GB 39 All I want, Bug house Records, USA, 2008, BG-004 Lonesome Moon, GhostHighway Recordings, Spain, 2010 Building Down/Evil Weirdos, Stencil Trash Records, Germany, 2014 Compilation appearances Attack of the One Man, Bands compilation, Rocknroll Purgatory, USA, 2007, RRP 020 Compilation du Salon, Musique Indépendante, Montréal, SMIM Records 2007, Canada With Scat Rag Boosters Albums Scat Rag Boosters LP, Yakisakana Records, France, 2004, KUJIRA 001 Scat Rag Boosters CD, Deltapop, USA, 2005, DPM 004 EPs Slickat, Flying bomb Records, USA, 2000, FLB-113 split/single, Goodbye Boozy Records, Italy, 2000, GB 06 The Violent Climax, Arse’Plot Recordings, France, 2000, SMG 001 I'm Coming On, Yakisakana Records, France, 2001, SAZAE 004 I Mean It, Goodbye Boozy Records, Italy, 2002, GB 09 Sidetracked, Zaxxon Records, Canada, 2002, ZVA 5 Boogie Man, Kryptonite Records, USA, 2003, KR-008; Savage Records, Sweden 2003, SAV 7006 Leavin' Town, Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, Italy, 2003, SSLD 010 Charlie's Dirtroad, Goodbye Boozy Records, Italy, 2004, GB 16 Compilation appearances Nothing Beats A Royal Flush, Roto-Flex Records, Canada, 1997 Blow The Fuse Pot-Pourri De Quality, Blow