Press Kit

Six-and-a half-foot tall children’s singer-songwriter “Big Jeff” DeSmedt first laid hands on a guitar at the age of six. An early interest in American folk music and the Beatles led to progressive rock and modern jazz; and as a member of the New Jersey Folk Project, Big Jeff added Irish folk music, country, and Dixieland to his repertoire.

Read Meet Big Jeff for more info….


Big Jeff on the Air

Big Jeff’s music has been played on Hyp Young Parent Radio, Homegrown Radio, Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child, and the All-Ages Show on WPRB.


Big Jeff in the Social Universe


Big Jeff’s Press Clips

Here are a few of the write-ups and raves about Big Jeff that have been published in newspapers. Click on the thumbnail to view a high-resolution version of the article. If you’d like to download a zip file containing all of these press clips, click the link below:

(Filesize: 690k )

big_jeff_press_clips.zip


The Star Ledger Aug 6 2006 - "Summer Fun In Booton"

The Star Ledger - "Ex-Rocker Enjoys Writing and Playing For Kids"

The Record, April 16, 2004 - "The Big Guy Gets Down to Their Level Fast"

The Record, April 16, 2004 - "The Big Guy Gets Down to Their Level Fast"

The Star Ledger Aug 6 2006 - "Summer Fun In Booton"

The Citizen, Aug 6 2006 - "Summer Fun In Booton"



Big Jeff Images for Press & Media Use

Below you’ll find some images prepared for anyone writing articles about me… there are fairly large jpegs for web use, and zip files containing very high resolution images suitable for print media.

P.S. I’d be much obliged if you didn’t download those zip files unless you’re actually considering using them for a print article, as those files are very big and consume a lot of bandwidth.

The regular jpegs you get when clicking on the pics are pretty darn big and should be just fine for any article being published online!

Thanks!


Photo credit: James Allen Walker

Photo credit: James Allen Walker


Web Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo (1000 px X 1500 px) for use in online media, click the image for the larger version.

Print Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo for use in print media, click the link below to download a zip file.

(Filesize: 8.4MB please only download if considering for print use.)

big_jeff_2.zip


Photo credit: James Allen Walker

Photo credit: James Allen Walker


Web Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo (1000 px X 667 px) for use in online media, click the image for the larger version.

Print Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo for use in print media, click the link below to download a zip file.

(Filesize: 3.4 MB — please only download if considering for print use.)

big_jeff_solo_2_high_res.zip


Photo Credit: Joe DiMaggio

Photo Credit: Joe DiMaggio


Web Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo (750px X 1173 px) for use in online media, click the image for the larger version.

Print Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo for use in print media, click the link below to download a zip file.

(Filesize: 4.13 MB please only download if considering for print use.)

big_jeff_molly_tiff.zip


Photo credit: James Allen Walker

Photo credit: James Allen Walker


Web Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo (1000 px X 958 px) for use in online media, click the image for the larger version.

Print Quality Resolution
If you’d like this photo  for use in print media, click the link below to download a zip file.

(Filesize: 3.4MB please only download if considering for print use.)

big_jeff_bouncy_people.zip


Big Jeff Music logo

Big Jeff Music logo


Web Quality Resolution
If you’d like this image  (360 px X 225 px GIF) for use in online media, click the image for the larger version.

Print Quality Resolution

If you’d like this image for use in print media, for use in print media, click the link below to download a zip file with a larger GIF file and an EPS version.

(Filesize: 431k)

big_jeff_logos_high.zip