Jeff Klemm

Jeff Klemm is an Ohio-born singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer best known as the frontman of the nationally touring Maid Myriad, the voice behind Diamond Kites, and the driving force behind Jeff Klemm & The Letters. A versatile performer, Klemm splits his time between his solo acoustic project, rock bands, energetic wedding bands, and his award-winning work in children’s music as Mr. Jeff.

As a solo artist, Klemm captivates audiences with his dynamic voice, performing a refined collection of reimagined soul, rock, pop, and modern-day covers, alongside original songs honed over 15+ years of songwriting. A prolific creator, he has released multiple albums with various projects and continues to push musical boundaries. Currently, he is working on his fourth solo album of introspective acoustic and piano music featuring original string quartet compositions, a series of rock singles, and the highly anticipated follow-up to Maid Myriad’s critically acclaimed debut.

Under the moniker Mr. Jeff, Klemm has made a significant impact in children’s music, earning accolades such as the 2025 National Parenting Product Awards (NAPPA) Winner, Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Recipient, and Creative Child CD of the Year Award 2024 for his debut album Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful. The album also won Best Children's Album at the World Entertainment Awards while his song Loud in the Library was nominated for Best Children’s Song. Additionally, he received the Best Music Video award at the Daddying Film Festival. He continues to engage young audiences through interactive performances, YouTube content, and creative projects such as his lullaby album Slumberful Slumberful Slumberful and an upcoming children’s coloring book. Mr. Jeff is hard at work in the studio working on his third full-length children's album, set to be released summer/fall of 2025.

Klemm has performed across the country, playing in 41 states and averaging around 100 shows a year since 2012. His dedication to music and performance earned him the title of “Hardest Working Man in Akron Show Business” by The Devil Strip Magazine.

A certified preschool and Pre-K teacher with a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™, Mr. Jeff blends music and education to create an engaging, interactive experience for children of all ages. His work with children previously earned him the title of “Best Kids’ Jam Session” (2020) by Akron Life Magazine.

With an unwavering passion for music and community, Jeff Klemm continues to inspire audiences of all ages, whether through heartfelt acoustic performances, electrifying rock shows, or joyful, educational children’s entertainment.

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Jeff Klemm Solo

Mr. Jeff

Diamond Kites

Maid Myriad

Jeff Klemm & The Letters

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Listen to the “This Is Jeff Klemm” Spotify Playlist

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Apr 5, 2022

Jeff Klemm & The Letters Live Show April 15th!

Apr 5, 2022

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Feb 13, 2022

Jeff Klemm on The Today Show / The News With Shepard Smith on NBC Interview

Feb 13, 2022

On the Cover of Akron Beacon Journal

Feb 13, 2022

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Feb 13, 2022

Interview on Spectrum News 1

Feb 13, 2022

Sep 23, 2021

Jeff Klemm & The String Quartet - "Nevermore" Live at PorchRokr 2021

Sep 23, 2021

Sep 2, 2021

String Quartet Musings

Sep 2, 2021

Aug 17, 2021

PorchRokr 2021!

Aug 17, 2021

Aug 9, 2021

Whats Next? String Quartet

Aug 9, 2021

Jan 15, 2021

Jeff Klemm Unveils 10th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue of "A Fool's Delight" with four unreleased bonus tracks.

Jan 15, 2021

Nov 13, 2020

"Take Away" another new Diamond Kites song

Nov 13, 2020

Releases

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A Fool's Delight (Deluxe Reissue) CD - 2021

$10.00

Jeff Klemm and The Letters - "Twilight Hindsight" EP - 2017

$5.00

Twilight Hindsight is an introduction to the band Jeff Klemm and The Letters showcasing their versatile musical style and previewing what’s to come from the band. With one part grooving-can’t-get-out-of-your-head rock, one part moody sing-alongs and one part beautiful orchestrally focused arrangements.

We all think we know better. We all see things more clearly in hindsight as you know, but the concept behind this song and EP explores WHEN you exactly start knowing better. When you start seeing in Hindsight. My idea is that not knowing better is symbolic of being in darkness and it's not until you let the light, the first glimpse of light, the TWILIGHT in, only then can you can see clearly in Hindsight. Magicians use illusions also known as smoke and mirrors to deceive you, well this song explores the concept of nostalgia deceiving you. You could yearn for a person place or thing, but this song and album presents the concept that maybe what you are missing is the past. Nostalgia. Hence Smoke and Rearview Mirrors.

TRACKLISTING:
01. Smoke & Rearview Mirrors
02. Send It
03. These Fragile Bones
04. Tennessee
05. Whirlwind

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Released November 3rd 2017
Recorded in various places. Mixed & Mastered in Akron, OH at Central 8 Studios by Nathan Doutt

Jeff Klemm - "Burying The Shadows" CD - 2015

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Burying:

Singer/Songwriter Jeff “JCK” Klemm, known for his nationally touring, critically acclaimed rock band MAID MYRIAD, has released his first solo album “Burying The Shadows,” distributed through Diskette Records.

“The songs were mostly written and recorded over several weeks last winter in the grips of fever delirium and emotional crisis,” says Klemm. “Instead of going on a bar bender to cope with the heartbreak, I went on a creative bender and put all those wild emotions down on record. I moved my bed into my studio and didn't leave for weeks.” Klemm performed all the instruments on the record with the exception of two songs, on which Jake Porter, Colin Stevens and Tiernan King (of Klemm’s live band The Letters) take the helm.

Renowned engineer and co-owner of Central 8 Studios Nathan Doutt handled the mixing duties. “Due to my tour schedule, I was barely home in 2015, so the record was collecting dust until Nathan asked about it,” recalls Klemm. “I handed him a hard drive full of songs and said ‘have fun.’ Nathan sculpted the sound in a bigger, different and more focused direction than I’d originally envisioned. He’d send me new mixes and I’d send notes from the road. Nathan put a ton of time and energy into making the album sound unique and it really shines through in the mixes.”

Although “Burying The Shadows” does not adhere to one musical genre, the record is not without mortar. Featuring classic breakup songs of love gone sour, from the sarcastic “It's Just Not Meant To Be” to the anxious “13 Missed Calls,” the lush and hopeful “Ocean Meets The Sky” and alt-country bordering “Fix,” the unifying theme is love in all its iterations – from inception to death. Klemm makes his apologies in the fraught “Weight Of The World,” where his recognizable soaring tenor counteracts the whiskey-soaked doo-wop of "You're Breaking My Heart (The Whiskey Song),” dedicated to none other than his faithful companion.

Says Klemm: “What ties the record together thematically is the word ‘heart’, which is mentioned in pretty much every song. These songs were the knife that cut through the scar tissue building up around my heart over the last few years. Letting go of the past by burying the shadows that had overcast my happiness was liberating and cathartic. I can finally breathe. I hope it comes through in this collection of songs and the companion acoustic record that will follow."

Diamond Kites - "Save Me" Single 2021

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Working Life EP

$5.00

an EP from the band Diamond Kites featuring the songs “Working Life” “Without You” and “Fast Forward”

Maid Myriad - "With Haste On Its Breath" Full Length Album - 2014

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Release Date: October 07, 2014

Catalog ID: NEF-17

6 panel digipak designed by Eric Nyffeler. Includes Digital Download.

01 Encircled
02 Azure Planes
03 Be Careful What You Wish For
04 Dance By The Moonlight
05 Waiting For December
06 Skye’s Eye View
07 Camera Eye
08 Chardonnay
09 Forget You (And I Will)
10 Hey There Kid
11 For The Loss
12 Shake Them Off

Maid Myriad is Jeff Klemm and Greg Meisenberg.

Produced and engineered by Jeff Klemm at Free Truman Productions.
Recorded in Akron, OH, and Keyport, NJ. Mixed and mastered by Kevin Antreassian at Backroom Studios.
Drums on “Skye’s Eye View” and “Forget You (And I Will)” performed by Kevin Klemm.
Artwork and layout by Eric Nyffeler / Doe Eyed.

Special thanks to Mario Tonathy, Kevin Klemm, Zach Nagi-Schehl, Gavin Cushman, Jake Porter, and Alex Popovici for their creative contributions.