James Greer

James Greer is an American novelist, screenwriter, musician, and critic, born in 1971. He lives in Los Angeles.

Career as a musician/critic

Greer was Senior Editor and Senior Writer at Spin magazine in NYC in the early 90s. He then moved to Dayton, Ohio, where in 1994 he joined the influential Indie rock band Guided By Voices, contributing bass guitar and vocals to the albums Alien Lanes (Matador, 1995) and Under the Bushes Under the Stars (Matador, 1996) and touring extensively across the U.S. and in Europe. Greer wrote and recorded the song "Trendspotter Acrobat" for the Guided By Voices EP Sunfish Holy Breakfast, released by Matador Records on November 19, 1996.

He was engaged to Kim Deal of the Pixies/Breeders from 1991 until their break-up in 1996.

Greer started a new band in March 2012 with Guylaine Vivarat called Détective after the Jean-Luc Godard film of that name. Guided By Voices played shows in September 2012 with Détective as the opening band. In 2013 the band underwent a slight name change to DTCV and has continued to record and tour actively.