John Fernandes (musician)

Fernandes playing bass at FYF Fest 2010

John Kiran Fernandes (born November 21, 1975) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician.

Professional career

Fernandes, along with several other members of the Elephant Six Collective, joined the acclaimed psychedelic pop group the Olivia Tremor Control in Athens, Georgia, in 1994. ^[1] Fernandes was also a member of the side-project Black Swan Network. ^[1]

Upon that band's demise, Fernandes went on to form the Athens-based group Circulatory System with other members of Olivia Tremor Control, most notably Will Cullen Hart. ^{[1] [2]}

In addition, Hart and Fernandes started a record label in 2001 called Cloud Recordings, which issued the Circulatory System's self-titled first album. Fernandes frequently contributes to multiple Athens-based bands' live shows and recordings. He currently plays with Circulatory System, the New Sound of Numbers, Old Smokey, Freehand, Lavender Holyfield, Jacob Morris - Moths, and Dream Boat. He has also performed his own live solo shows, and has performed as part of the Elephant 6 Collective's occasional tours. ^[3]

He released an album of solo material in February 2011 under the name John Kiran Fernandes. He released a second album of solo material in November 2015. He released a third album of solo material on September 19, 2024.

Fernandes worked at Wuxtry Records in Athens for 23 years, where one of his co-workers was Danger Mouse. ^[4]

Discography

• Sock the Monkey [cassette] (1994)
• The Olivia Tremor Control – The Giant Day [7-inch] (1996)
• The Olivia Tremor Control – Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle [CD/2LP] (1996)
• Black Swan Network – The Late Music Volume One [CD] (1997)
• The Olivia Tremor Control/Black Swan Network [CD/LP] (1997)
• of Montreal – The Bird Who Ate the Rabbit's Flower [CD/LP] (1997)
• Elf Power – When The Red King Comes [CD/LP+7-inch] (1997)
• The Olivia Tremor Control – Jumping Fences [CD/12-inch] (1998)
• The Olivia Tremor Control – Hideaway [CD/12-inch] (1998)
• of Montreal – The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy [CD/LP] (1998)
• The Olivia Tremor Control – Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One [CD/2LP] (1999)
• of Montreal – The Gay Parade [CD/LP] (1999)
• Calvin, Don't Jump! – Solamente La Luna Esta Noche [7-inch] (1999)
• The Sunshine Fix – Beaconary Word [7-inch] (1999)
• The Olivia Tremor Control – John Peel Session [CD/LP] (2000)
• The Olivia Tremor Control/Kahimi Karie – Once Upon a Time [CD] (2000)
• Black Swan Network [7-inch] (2001)
• Circulatory System – Circulatory System [CD/2LP] (2001)
• Circulatory System – Inside Views [CD] (2001)
• Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't – Individualized Shirts [CD] (2001)
• Major Organ and the Adding Machine – Major Organ and the Adding Machine [CD/LP] (2001)
• A Hawk and A Hacksaw – A Hawk and A Hacksaw [CD/LP] (2002)
• The Instruments – Billions of Phonographs [CD] (2003)
• Elf Power – Back to the Web [CD/LP] (2006)
• The Instruments – Cast Half a Shadow [CD] (2006)
• The New Sound of Numbers – Liberty Seeds [CD] (2006)
• The Apples in Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder [CD/LP] (2007)
• Folklore – The Ghost of H.W. Beaverman [CD] (2007)
• Hope for Agoldensummer – Ariadne Thread [CD] (2007)
• The Instruments – Dark Småland [CD] (2008)
• Dark Meat – Universal Indians [CD/LP] (2008)
• The Music Tapes – Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes [CD/LP] (2008)
• Paper Tanks – Trigger Happy/Cocoon [CD] (2009)
• Circulatory System – Signal Morning [CD/LP] (2009)
• Dark Meat – Truce Opium [CD/LP] (2009)
• Madeline – White Flag [CD/LP] (2009)
• Supercluster – Waves [CD] (2009)
• Supercluster – I Got the Answer/Sunflower Clock [7-inch] (2009)
• Whiskey Sunrise – Rêvenant [CD] (2009)
• Circulatory System – Side Three [LP] (2010)
• Ham1 – Let's Go On and On and On [CD/LP] (2010)
• Mouser – Storm Dumps [CD] (2010)
• Spirit Hair – Star Don [CD] (2010)
• Werewolves – Someday We'll Live in the Forest [CD] (2010)
• Elf Power – Elf Power [CD/LP] (2010)
• Secrets in the Stars - Electromagnetism [CD] (2011)
• Supercluster – Paris Effect [7-inch] (2011)
• Marshmallow Coast – Seniors and Juniors Strikes Back [CD] (2011)
• The Elephant Six Orchestra – Welcome to Our Story [7-inch] (2011)
• John Kiran Fernandes – John Kiran Fernandes [CD] (2011)
• Madeline – Black Velvet [CD/LP] (2011)
• Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't – Lost in the Pancakes [CD] (2011)
• The Olivia Tremor Control – "The Game You Play Is In Your Head, Parts 1, 2, & 3" (2011)
• The Music Tapes – Mary's Voice [CD/LP] (2012)
• Dream Boat – Eclipsing [CD/LP] (2012)
• Jacob Morris – Moths [CD/LP] (2012)
• Nesey Gallons – When I Was an Ice Skater [CD/LP] (2012)
• Old Smokey – Old Smokey [EP CD/7-inch] (2013)
• Elf Power – Sunlight on the Moon [CD/LP] (2013)
• Jandek – Athens Saturday [2CD/DVD] (2013)
• The New Sound of Numbers – Invisible Magnetic [LP] (2013)
• Old Smokey – Wester Easter [CD/LP] (2014)
• Circulatory System – Mosaics Within Mosaics [CD/2LP/cassette] (2014)
• Dream Boat – The Rose Explodes [CD/LP] (2014)
• Hand Sand Hands – The Shipping Forecast [cassette] (2014)
• Cult of Riggonia – Harry Chanchfield Presents... [LP] (2014)
• Mind Brains – Mind Brains [LP/CD] (2014)
• El Hollín – Una Tuesday [cassette] (2015)
• The Electric Nature – Alienation [cassette] (2015)
• Jo RB Jones – Jo RB Jones [cassette] (2015)
• Alec Livaditis – Clear and Cloud [LP] (2015)
• John Kiran Fernandes – II [cassette] (2015)
• The Midnight Ghost Train - Cold Was The Ground [LP] (2015)
• Aural Oceans - HarmoniumClarinet (2016)
• Dave Marr – We Were All In Love [CD] (2016)
• The Taxicab Verses/Kofi Atentenben and the Warriors – Is What You Make It [LP/CD] (2016)
• Jeff Tobias – Some [cassette] (2016)
• John Kiran Fernandes – Warm (2016)
• Muuy Biien – Age of Uncertainty [LP/CD] (2016)
• Lavender Holyfield – Rabbitboxing Midnightmouth [LP] (2017)
• Philipp Bückle – They Never Got the Message [cassette] (2017)
• Faust – Fresh Air [LP/CD/7-inch] (2017)
• Cindy Wilson – Change [CD/LP] (2017)
• Bed Rugs – Hard Fun Grand Design [2LP/CD/cassette] (2018)
• Old Smokey – Sundowners (2019)
• Sleepy Co. – Kind of Warm for a Lonesome Home (2020)
• Rambutan – Parallel Systems [2CD] (2021)
• The Rishis – Wake Up (2021)
• Scotty Lingelbach – Cow Tools (2022)
• The Rishis – August Moon [LP] (2022)
• John Kiran Fernandes & Shane Parish – Improvisations on Clarinets and Steel-String Guitar (2022)
• Shane Parish – Walk Back Words (2023)
• The Electric Nature – Old World Die Must [LP] (2023)
• Immaterial Possession – Mercy of the Crane Folk [LP/CD] (2023)
• Jacob Morris – Slow Funeral [LP/CD] (2023)
• Michael Potter & Friends [cassette] (2023)
• Eden Arnold - II [cassette] (2023)
• Patrick Barry - Alien Song (2023)
• Eden Arnold, Nesey Gallons, John Kiran Fernandes - Haunted Harmonies & Halloween Dreams [cassette] (2023)
• Sham - Machine Simple [LP/cassette] (2023)
• Eden Arnold & Carousel Museum - Ramoncita Light [CD] (2023)
• Orange Doors - Tornado (2024)
• John Kiran Fernandes/Arianna Petersen - Live at Buvez (2024)
• John Kiran Fernandes/Franklin Russell/Arianna Petersen - Flicker (Live) (2024)
• John Kiran Fernandes/Klimchak - Ciné (Live) (2024)
• John Kiran Fernandes/Franklin Russell - Live at Flicker (2024)
• John Kiran Fernandes/Doc Calico - Buvez (Live) (2024)
• John Kiran Fernandes - John Kiran Fernandes & Friends (2024)
• Dhana Jeera - Dhana Jeera [LP/cassette] (2024)
• Various - The Elephant 6 Recording Co. [LP/CD] (2024)
• The John Kiran Fernandes and David McCoy Ambient Duo - Saturn Pulses (2025)
• Organically Programmed - Organically Programmed [cassette] (2025)

References

1. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN   1-84195-335-0, p. 901
2. Beaudreau, James (2001) "Circulatory System Circulatory System", PopMatters, August 28, 2001, retrieved 2010-12-18
3. Baily, Lori (2010) "Elephant 6 going on a 'holiday' tour, playing 2 NYC shows", brooklyn vegan.com, December 6, 2010, retrieved 2010-12-18
4. Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004) "5 Spot: Danger Mouse", CMJ New Music Monthly , Issue #123, p. 5, retrieved 2010-12-18