Jeff Badger is an artist and musician from Maine. He was one-half of the New York City 90s weirdcore duo Custardpaws & Mr. Freezy before disembarking for Portland, Maine, where he formed garage-rock band The Hot Dogs (later known as Transmission Drop) as lead singer and songwriter, releasing a series of albums and EPs in the 2000s. He continues to release music with both projects, as well as the 2008 solo album Barnacles & Bandages and the 2018 solo EP Renovator.