Ipomoea Violacea
Ipomoea Violacea is the continuing evolution of my music, growing in complexity and detail, adding new instruments and technologies and incorporating new influences all the time. The purpose of IV is only to be as expressive as I can possibly be, and constantly expand that. As pretentious as that sounds, just give my music a listen. :^D
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I.V. is the third evolution of my solo projects, and is by far the most complex and expressive. The first of the three, Julie Flash, was a simple acoustic rock effort, two-tracked through a computer. Thatcher! followed that, and went into more complex guitar and vocals. I.V. continues the sequence, but taken into a four-track studio (Leadfoot Gurt Studio) in my basement. Now I work with complex sounds, like the feedback on 'Limiter Limiter' to produce more intense and emotional music than was possible before.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Never have. It's difficult to play four or more interweaving parts at once.
Your musical influences
Emo, Goth, Fugazi, Joy Division, Hoover, Indian Summer, Refused, Still Life, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Hot Water Music, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Bauhaus, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Roxy Music,
What equipment do you use?
Rickenbacker 330 electric guitar, Fender Jazz Bass, Yamaha 1204 mixer, Tascam Portastudio 4-track, Fender Ultimate Chorus amp, Ibanez 60W bass amp, Shure SM57 and SM58 microphones, Ibanez SM7 distortion, Audio-Technica headphones, Boss DR-670 drum machine, old 80s Casio keyboard, Apple PowerBook G4 1GHz w/GarageBand recording and synth software.
