Musician and composer Dan Deacon creates a kind of electronic music known as "future shock." He is a member of the Wham City Collective, a community of Baltimore, Maryland-based experimental artists and musicians.
Fast Facts:
- Born in 1981 in West Babylon, New York
- Lost 60 pounds after becoming a vegan
- Performed at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art
- Rated 2005's Best Solo Performer by Baltimore City Paper
- Single "Crystal Cat" named one of the Best of 2007 by Rolling Stone
- Played Coachella 2008
Career Overview
Deacon studied music at Purchase College in New York State while playing with a variety of bands, including Langhorne Slim and Rated R. He has a graduate degree in computer music composition.
After moving to 2004, Deacon quickly became a leading member of the city's Wham City Collective and a focal point of the local electronic music scene. He released the EP Acorn Master to critical acclaim in 2006.
Though Deacon will often sell a limited number of homemade recordings at his live performances, his lone distributed studio album is 2007's Spiderman of the Rings, on Carpark Records.
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