DJ Earworm

January 6, 2009





*Name: DJ Earworm

*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: Earworm

*Do you use a pseudonym? Earworm

*Members: Just me

*Founding Members: Jordan Roseman

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: If I have to choose it's digital deconstructions.

*Another genre descriptor: I just call them mashups.

*Is there a story behind your name? It's a word for a song you can't get out of your head, so I thought it would be something good so aspire to. And I thought it was funny.

*Location: San Francisco

*Original Location: Iowa, via Chicago

*What is your creative/artistic background: I wrote music and played the piano since I was a child, studied music theory and computer science in school, spent years producing original electronic music and songwriting.

*History: Since 2004

*Born: In the U.S., but in Iowa since I was 1 year old.

*Motivations: It's so much fun! And good music uplifts people, and people need to be uplifted.

*Philosophy: The entire world is a sound palette. The sounds we're most familiar with shouldn't be off limits.

*How would you like to be remembered: As someone who made beautiful music.

*Web address:
www.djearworm.com