Long before electronic wizard Dan Deacon released his commercial debut, 2007’s Spiderman Of The Rings, he’d gigged with a high-school ska band, earned a computer-music-composition degree from SUNY at Purchase, blew tuba for Langhorne Slim, shredded improv grindcore guitar with Rated R, started a chamber ensemble, co-founded Baltimore’s Wham City arts/music collective and released a series of experimental computer-music/sine-wave recordings. Deacon continues to pursue an eclectic musical course—his Carnegie Hall debut in March was part of a John Cage tribute—but his greatest successes have been in the electronic/dance scene. America (Domino), Deacon’s new album and the follow-up to 2009’s highly regarded Bromst, could cement his status as one of the country’s most adventurous and inspired electronic architects. Deacon will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on him.
Deacon: This book focuses on Blink’s tours with Disasteradio, the solo New Zealand party-music duder. It’s a really easy, quick read, and it’s a really inspiring book for anyone who has that drive in them to travel the world on tour and to do it on their own. What’s cool is that Blink explains how he’s done it, knowing that anyone inspired by the book will ultimately do it their own way. It’s also interesting to read about someone’s experience touring the United States who isn’t from here. Since I’ve toured the States so much, it’s great to get an outsider’s perspective on the whole thing. He picks up on details that natives would gloss over.
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