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Bio:
Jason Forrest
is an electronic musician working in a variety of forms. His sample-based
music has been a pioneering force in the experimental music community,
and he has been credited as being a pioneer in the emergence of the Breakcore
genre.
Currently
he has 3 active musical projects. As "Jason Forrest" he continues
his sample-pop music and is in the final process of completing his 5th
full-length album to be called "Friday Night's Alright." It's
a light-hearted party-album continuing in the vein of his critically acclaimed
album "Shamelessly
Exciting". More news on this as plans are confirmed.
With "The
Jason Forrest Band" he joins Ethan Shaffner and Elisabeth King to
form a post-funk/hiphop-prog rock power trio. They have been touring a
lot, and are now working on new material for their debut recording.
After ripping
up a bunch of parties and mini-Dj sets @ Wasted (more on this below) Forrest
brought back the time-tested "DJ Donna Summer" moniker. With
this hat on, he focuses on party-style breakcore, some rock/pop and hybrid
hard-dance/party music. It's a lot of fun!
Jason Forrest
currently resides in Berlin with his wife Jen Ray. He has released records
in the US, UK, EU, and Japan. He has been featured in many periodicals*
all over the world. Somehow he has played on 4 continents and many, many
shows around the world garnering him a large international audience along
the way. His live shows involve much bad dancing, possibly some blood,
and a few shattered laptops.
The fantastic
War Photographer video by Joel
Thrussell was named video of the year by Res magazine 2006,
and top 5 by Pitchfork media. We think (conservatively) it's been
downloaded about 500,000 times! The "Steppin Off" video directed
by the legend Jon
Watts was also named video of the year by Res magazine, 2005.
He began
the Cock Rock Disco label in the summer of 2001 and also is host of the
Advanced
D&D radio program on WFMUfm,
in NYC. In 2005 he co-founded the Wasted
festival with Pure and in conjunction with Club Transmediale.
To date they have thrown 5 editions in 2 countries with more parties to
come. The focus for the festival focuses on breakcore and all the other
forms of music that shares the same energy and reckless enthusiasm.
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