Darren Jessee

Darren Jessee • The Jane, Room 217 (2018) • Remover (2020) • Central Bridge (2023) Ben Folds Five • Ben Folds Five (1995) • Whatever and Ever Amen (1997) • Naked Baby Photos (1998) • The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner (1999) • The Sound of the Life of the Mind (2012) Hotel Lights • Hotel Lights (2004/2006) • Goodnightgoodmorning (2005) • Firecracker People (2008) • Girl Graffiti (2011) • Get Your Hand in My Hand (2016) ==Songwriter==

Hotel Lights is the project name for singer-songwriter Darren Jessee. Notable Jessee songwriting contributions for Ben Folds Five include: • "Magic" (Jessee) – The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner • "Sky High" (Jessee) – The Sound of the Life of the Mind • "Brick" (Folds / Jessee) – Whatever and Ever Amen • "Song for the Dumped" (Folds / Jessee) – Whatever and Ever Amen • "Kate" (Folds / Jessee /Anna Goodman) – Whatever and Ever Amen • "Amelia Bright" (Jessee) – unreleased track performed live by the band 1999–2000; later featured on the Hotel Lights album Firecracker People. A 2000 studio version of the track by Ben Folds Five was included on Folds' retrospective album The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective (2011) • "Leather Jacket" (Jessee) – No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees • "Wandering" (Folds / Jessee) – Speed Graphic (Note: this is a Ben Folds solo EP) • "Stumblin' Home Winter Blues" (Jessee) – originally released on Hotel Lights' self-titled debut album in 2006; later recorded by Ben Folds Five for The Best Imitation of Myself ==References==