Douglas Kahn

February 21, 2008





*Name: Douglas Kahn

*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: No, just an individual.

*Do you use a pseudonym? (no)

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: They were all tape manipulations, with a 1/4" reel-to-reel, splicing block, razor blade and tape. Two longer tapes, Hotel and the Trompebone of Chris Schiff were digital, using a Mac 512K and approx. 90 floppy discs, cut back into a tape.

*Another genre descriptor: Media ventriloquism. I have also described the genre as "mimikry."

*Why you use this descriptor: See the last chapter in my book, John Heartfield: Art And Mass Media (Tanam Press, 1985).

*Location: I live in San Francisco.

*Original Location: Bremerton, Washington.

*What is your creative/artistic background: MFA in post-studio art from Cal Arts, MA in music composition from Wesleyan University, Ph.D. in art history.

*History: From around 1976 for about 15 years.

*Born: Born and raised in the military town of Bremerton, Washington.

*Motivations: I used to be a woodcarver.

*Philosophy: Politics and comedy.

*How would you like to be remembered: Scattered ashes.

*Web address: douglaskahn.com