James R. Clark

     Born a Gemini in the year of PacMan and MTV (1981) in Oklahoma, raised in Indiana, now residing in Chicago. I have been working with music my entire life. Even before the days when basic musical training or musical instument were availble to me, I was working with what elements I had. A very young James's first musical instrument was a cheap 2-tape boombox, on which I would make rhythm tracks by repetively sampling and resampling short rhythms.

     Later in my life I was trained to be a well-rounded percussionist and woodwindist. I'm a self-taught composer and I've arranged music for a variety of genres over the years, from Jazz, to Rock, to more experimental sounds. Influences on my work include Frank Zappa, Danny Elfman, Skinny Puppy, Orbital, They Might Be Giants, Igor Stranvinski, and the Residents. The more recent years I've developed a love for and have been enveloped in electronic sounds. This will easily continue to be a main staple of my music for many years to come.