Janet Feder

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Janet Feder
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Background information
Genres Avant-Garde, Experimental
OccupationMusician
Instruments Baritone guitar, guitar
Website janetfeder.com

Janet Feder is a Denver, Colorado based guitarist, collaborator, and educator. She is best known for her work in the prepared guitar genre. [1] [2] In addition, Janet Feder is: a lecturer at the University of Colorado; co-founder and co-curator of the annual international new media festival MediaLive (2012-2017) in Boulder, Colorado. She is also an Artistic Associate of Square Product Theatre [3] [4] [5] , and a facilitator with Grapefruit Lab's Action Change Theater Ensemble, a prison arts program.

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Biography

Most recent releases include in.cantations, improvised duos with Jane Rigler, flutes (2025); and Break It Like This with Colin Bricker, laptop and electronics as their duo cowhause (2024). In 2020 Janet joined the supergroup Sorry For Laughing, composed of Gordon Whitlow (Biota), Edward Ka-Spel (Legendary Pink Dots), Martyn Bates (Eyeless in Gaza), Patrick Q-Wright (Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel), Dave-id Busaras (Virgin Prunes).

Solo projects include T H I S C L O S E (2015), Songs with Words (2012), Ironic Universe , a CD & DVD featuring Fred Frith (AdHoc Records/USA 2006), and Speak Puppet (Recommended Records/UK 2001), as well as compilations for Zerx Records (Albuquerque, NM; 1999-07) and the compilation The $100 Guitar Project (Bridge Records, 2012). [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] She also appears on Jane Rigler's Rarefactions (Neuma 2015) and Honey Barbara's Wave Grass (2015), in addition to 156 Strings produced by Henry Kaiser for Cuneiform Records (USA, 2002) and I Never Meta Guitar produced by Elliott Sharp for Clean Feed Records (Portugal, 2010), both featuring guitar players from around the globe. [11] [12] [13] [14]

In conjunction with Paul Fowler, Feder composed the film score Leavings (2014), plus the score and sound design for the Square Product Theatre adaptation of Selah Saterstrom's novel SLAB. [15]

Feder was one of several contributors to Paul Riola's Bottesini Project, where her work was featured alongside Nels Cline, Keenan Wayne, CacheFlowe, Glenn Taylor, and Mark Harris on the 2009 album Naima's Grass Pajamas. The album began as "collective improvisations recorded live in the studio" which "were then later reconstructed." [16] [17] [18]

T H I S C L O S E (2015) and Songs With Words (2012) were both recorded live at Immersive Studios in Boulder, Colorado in DSD Pure on Gus Skinas' 32 channel Sonoma System and are currently available on both vinyl and SACD. [19] [20] [21] There are no digital effects on either Songs With Words or T H I S C L O S E. A reviewer noted that Songs With Words "explores the outer reaches of sonic possibility yet never loses the thread of melody and beauty" while T H I S C L O S E has been described as "Feder's most fully realized album...Unique and highly moving music." [22] [23]

Previously the Chair of the Music Department at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, Feder has performed or collaborated with Fred Frith, Nels Cline, Henry Kaiser, Bill Frisell, Elliott Sharp, Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller, Amy Denio, Chris Cutler, Mike Johnson/Thinking Plague, Susie Asado, Nikmat Hatraktor, Paolo Angeli, Wu Fei, Thomas Dimuzzio, Tatsuya Nakatani, Erin McKeown, Jane Rigler, Shoko Nagai, Satoshi Takeishi, James Sidlo, Pauline Oliveros and poet Anne Waldman. [24] [25] [26]

Feder's solo work was featured in a June 2012 Tiny Desk Concert on NPR. [27]

Discography

Solo:

With Paul Fowler:

With Fred Frith :

With Various Artists

References

  1. ↑ "Janet Feder". JanetFeder. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ Cole, Tom. "Janet Feder: An Avant-Garde Artist Takes a Real Risk". NPR Weekend Edition Sunday. National Public Radio. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Janet Feder | Libby Arts RAP". libbyrap.colorado.edu. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Public Programs – BMoCA – Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art". BMoCA – Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Home". square product theatre. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Janet Feder: T H I S C L O S E". All About Jazz. December 3, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ Cole, Tom. "Songs We Love: Janet Feder, 'Happy Everyday, You'". NPR.org. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ "ReR Records". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ Weber, Mark. "Zerx Famous ALBUzerxQue Compilation CDs". Zerx Records and Press. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ "A$100 Guitar Makes A 30,000-Mile Odyssey". NPR.org. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Neuma 450–113". www.neuma-music.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ "156 Strings". Cuneiform Records. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Clean Feed Records". Clean Feed Records. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  14. ↑ Corroto, Mark (October 14, 2010). "Album Review: I Never Meta Guitar". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Slab". Coffee House Press. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  16. ↑ Solomon, Jon (October 19, 2009). "Over the Weekend: The Bottesini Project at Notably Fine Audio". Westword. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  17. ↑ Solomon, Jon (October 22, 2009). "Review: The Bottesini Project – Naima's Grass Pajamas". Westword. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  18. ↑ "The Bottesini Project live in Studio". radio 1190. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  19. ↑ Solomon, Jon. "Interview: Janet Feder". Westword. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  20. ↑ Solomon, Jon. "Janet Feder – Songs with Words". Westword. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Bandcamp – Janet Feder". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  22. ↑ Epstein, Paul. "Album Review: Janet Feder – Songs With Words". Twist and Shout Records. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  23. ↑ Hareuveni, Eval (December 3, 2015). "Janet Feder: T H I S C L O S E". All About Jazz.
  24. ↑ Feder, Janet. "Janet Feder" . Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  25. ↑ Wu, Fei. "Wu Fei – Past Concerts and Performances". Wu Fei. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  26. ↑ "SWP Launch Concert". Naropa's Summer Writing Program. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Janet Feder: Tiny Desk Concert". National Public Radio. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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