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Ariel Pink in 2010
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| Birth name | Ariel Marcus Rosenberg |
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June 24, 1978 Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | ariel-pink |
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg (born June 24, 1978), also known by the moniker Ariel Pink, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. His music is characterized by a lo-fi sound which draws heavy on the influence of 1970s-80s pop radio and cassette culture, and has been credited with pioneering the 2000s hypnagogic pop style as well as inspiring the chillwave genre.
Rosenberg first gained recognition after signing to Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label in 2003, where several of his limited-edition home recordings were first reissued. He found wider exposure following the release of Before Today (2010), which was featured on numerous "best of 2010" lists. Until 2014, his albums were usually credited to "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti", a solo project. Rosenberg states that the reduction to "Ariel Pink" was only to end the misconception that "Haunted Graffiti" refers to a group of musicians.
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg was born on June 24, 1978, the son of Mario Z. Rosenberg and Linda Rosenberg-Kennett. His father, a gastroenterologist, was born in Mexico City and his family is Jewish. His parents divorced when he was two years old. Rosenberg was raised in the Beverlywood area of Los Angeles. In his youth, he attended Beverly Hills High School and later entered the California Institute of the Arts studying visual art. After dropping out, he joined a Hindu ashram before focusing on music, wanting to "hide my personality, I could sing in different voices, use cover pictures that looked nothing like me".
Working at a record store, Rosenberg developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the pop canon, listening and absorbing everything from Michael Jackson and '80s radio pop to more obscure, experimental music, such as R. Stevie Moore, Throbbing Gristle, Can and death metal. He has cited The Cure – particularly their early albums – as his favorite band of all time. He started writing songs at "around age 10" and has since recorded over 500 songs in various shapes and forms on hundreds of cassette tapes, the majority of which have never been released.
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