James Ferraro
| James Ferraro | |
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Ferraro in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Bebetune$, Bodyguard, Cruisin' The Nightbiker Strip 1977, D.M.T., Demon Channels, Dreams, Edward Flex, Excel, K2, Lamborghini Crystal, Liquid Metal, Nirvana, Peyote Way, Splash, Suki Girlz, Wave Rave |
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November 7, 1986 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Experimental, hypnagogic pop, lo-fi, noise, vaporwave, electronic, R&B, new age, drone |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, computer, piano, sampler |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Hippos in Tanks, Olde English Spelling Bee, New Age Tapes |
| Associated acts | The Skaters, Oneohtrix Point Never, Dean Blunt |
James Ferraro (born November 7, 1986) is a musician, composer and electronic music producer born in Rochester, New York. Ferraro has released a large quantity of material across various styles and under a wide array of aliases, dating back to his time as a member of the Californian two-piece The Skaters in the early 2000s.
Ferraro received wider recognition when his 2011 album Far Side Virtual was chosen as Album of the Year by The Wire. His work has been credited with pioneering 21st century music styles such as hypnagogic pop and vaporwave, and often engages with subjects such as hyperreality, consumer culture, and technology.
Ferraro comes from a musical background. His father was a musician, DJ and record collector while his mother was a singer. He began making instrumentals in high school with the program MTV Music Generator (1999). When Ferraro was 18, he moved from New York to San Diego, California, where he met Spencer Clark. He explained that "we had this conversation and it ended with us collaborating on visual art and paintings and stuff together."
When Ferraro was 20, he formed a drone noise music project with Clark called The Skaters and the two recorded music for a year under the moniker. After a year of recording, they began touring around the country and issued releases from that year of recording.Physicalities Of The Sensibilities Of Ingrediential Stairways (2008), issued on Eclipse Records, was the last record released by the Skaters.
Ferraro states that a lot of his early solo work was for "soundtrack installations" he did in New York City. His album Roach Motel (2008), which was a part of his "trash rock" project Lamborghini Crystal, was for an installation he made using Raid insecticide: "I like this album because it was one of the most successful marriages between the installation I had at the time and the music." According to Ferraro, records of the Lamborghini Crystal moniker like Roach Moteal and Night Dolls with Hairspray (2010) regard dumb teenagers who huff aerosol. He further explained, "The idea itself was basically just private material, just fooling around. I was really inspired to try to make just weird B-movie style trash."
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