Jonathan Seiberlich: Jensen Engineering CD Release

Over the past 12 years, Jonathan Seiberlich has become a prominent member of the San Francisco Bay Area’s vibrant music scene. He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the Nomad Session Wind Octet, Jazz Mafia collective, Grateful Brass, Honor Brass Band, Circus Bella and Kyle Athayde Dance Party. Seiberlich has also played alongside internationally renowned acts such as Sigur Ros, Veronica Swift, Peter Apfelbaum, Josh Jones and The California Honeydrops.

In addition to his work as a tuba player, Seiberlich is an accomplished producer, composer, arranger and songwriter. Since 2015 he has been producing music albums under the name Jensen Engineering. These albums include a variety of original songs and collaborations with other renowned Bay Area instrumentalists, singers and rappers. More recently, he has formed the Seiberlich Quintet, which performs original instrumental music featuring a blend of New Orleans “brass band” instrumentation, classical composition and improvisation.

"Slow & Steady Records announces the release of Jensen Engineering’s second full length album, Dated. Jensen Engineering is the brainchild of singer/songwriter, producer and in-demand tubist Jonathan Seiberlich. On Dated, Seiberlich turns his focus to the modern dating landscape, with 14 poetic songs commenting on everything from online dating profiles and being “ghosted,” to falling in love, feeling stuck in a loveless relationship, and the hyper-sexualization of single life.

The album covers an impressively wide range of genres as well – “the different styles that made me fall in love with music”, shares Seiberlich. You’ll hear R&B and soul-inspired tracks like “Vision” (featuring Jazz Mafia) and “Love Life,” and the epic power ballad duet “You And Me” (featuring Kate Lamont). You’ll hear the old school country-inspired “Alright” and later the electronic-driven rap song “Data’d” (featuring Deuce Eclipse), followed by stripped down acoustic folk songs like “Down By The Creek” and “Alone At Last.” This all comes after the opening track, the standard “I Fall In Love Too Easily” popularized by Chet Baker, which sonically transports you to a small jazz club in the 1950s. The opening title is a fitting mantra and double entendre for both the tapestry of genres and love-themed subject matter to come.

"Jensen Engineering is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Seiberlich. Inspired by the uncontrollable changes that happen in life, the band's namesake is an old soundproofing company (owned by Jonathan's Grandfather) that burned to the ground. Jensen Engineering debuted in 2015 with the self-released Album # One, and released two EPs on Slow & Steady Records in 2021, imperfect EP and RITTERMAN EP..