Clinker (sound artist)

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Clinker (born Gary James Joynes) is a Canadian sound artist, composer, and visual artist from Edmonton, Alberta. [1]

Joynes played as a bassist in prog rock bands before discovering an interest in ambient music. Brian Eno was an early influence. [2] Recent work includes the live cinema piece On the Other Side... (for L. Cohen), commissioned by the 2008 Leonard Cohen International Festival in Edmonton, Alberta [3] [4] as well as the soundtrack for the documentary Dirt . [5] [6]

In 2011 he was a resident artist at Latitude 53 where his work Frequency Painting: 12 Tones was exhibited. [7]

Sources

  1. Candler, David (April 2014). "Gary James Joynes — A Review of Visual Sound in Practice". eContact!. Canadian Electroacoustic Community. 15 (4).
  2. Sperounes, Sandra (2005-06-25). "Clinker's dream: Music that makes you feel hugged". Edmonton Journal. p. 53. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. plwn (May 13, 2010). "Interview with Clinker: Gary James Joynes", Roulette.
  4. Marchand, Francois (2008-07-22). "Another side of Leonard Cohen". Edmonton Journal. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  5. "Program Faculty: Gary James Joynes" Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine , Programs at The Banff Centre.
  6. "Dirt", Film Collection - National Film Board of Canada.
  7. LaRiviere, David (May 2011). "Frequency Painting: 12 Tones". BlackFlash Magazine. 28 (3): 12–14.

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