Tom Jenkinson Biography

Occup.Musician
FromEngland
BornJanuary 30, 1974
Age50 years
Early Life as well as Education
Tom Jenkinson, likewise known as Squarepusher, was birthed in Chelmsford, Essex, England, on January 17, 1974. He matured in an imaginative environment in which both his parents as well as his sibling played various music tools. This early exposure is thought to have actually played an important duty in his eventual songs career.

Jenkinson participated in the King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, where he showed a skill for songs from an early age. He started learning to play the electrical bass guitar, which came to be the crucial instrument in his advancement as a musician. As a teenager, he was influenced by numerous digital musicians and also bands like The Aphex Twin, Autechre, as well as LFO, which substantially impacted his musical preferences and also styles.

Music Career as well as Squarepusher
In the early 1990s, Tom Jenkinson started making up electronic music tracks and try out brand-new noises utilizing a desktop computer and shows algorithms. His self-produced tracks caught the interest of Grant Wilson-Claridge, the co-founder of Rephlex Records. Jenkinson authorized with the label in 1994 and began launching his recordings under the pseudonym Squarepusher.

His debut cd, "Feed Me Weird Things", was released in 1996, and it showcased his one-of-a-kind blend of critical jazz, digital beats, as well as elaborate melodies. The album acquired critical acclaim and also released him into the limelight of the digital songs scene.

For many years, Squarepusher released various albums that included a broad variety of noises as well as styles, including the electronica classic, "Hard Normal Daddy" (1997), the experimental noise album, "Go Plastic" (2001), as well as the jazz-influenced "Hello Everything" (2006).

Throughout his career, Jenkinson has actually showcased his ingenious sound design, live instrumentation, and dexterous bass guitar skills, which frequently blend fast breakbeats, glitchy rhythms, and also emotive tunes.

Collaborations and also Other Projects
Tom Jenkinson has dealt with numerous musicians and also musicians throughout his career, both under the name Squarepusher as well as his actual name. Some significant cooperations include dealing with Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) on the album "Expert Knob Twiddlers", which was released in 1996 under their pseudonyms Mike and Rich.

In 2003, Jenkinson teamed up with Japanese artists Shobaleader One for the cd "Solo Electric Bass 1", which consisted of real-time recordings of unaccompanied bass guitar efficiencies. In 2010, he launched as Squarepusher the single "Cryptic Motion", which was a collaboration with Ed Banger Records label owner Busy P.

In addition to his job as Squarepusher, Jenkinson has actually likewise composed music for film, television, and also video games, including ratings for the Channel 4 television documentary "Tsunami: The Aftermath" and also contributing tracks to the popular computer game "Grand Theft Auto V".

Legacy as well as Influence
Tom Jenkinson is taken into consideration a column of the electronic music scene worldwide. His job as Squarepusher has influenced countless musicians and also manufacturers who have adhered to in his footprints. With a profession extending over twenty years and also a large discography that encompasses numerous genres and also styles, Jenkinson's contribution to the globe of music is undeniable.

He has actually played numerous shows and also music events around the globe, including Coachella, Glastonbury, as well as Fuji Rock Festival, often receiving high praise for his energetic real-time performances that blend musicianship, cutting-edge innovation, and immersive visuals.

Tom Jenkinson and his job as Squarepusher will definitely remain to influence future electronic artists and contribute to the ever-evolving landscape of the category.

Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Tom.

Related authors: Richard D. James (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

30 Famous quotes by Tom Jenkinson

Small: Im into music for all different sorts of purposes
"I'm into music for all different sorts of purposes"
Small: Id say that its important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in y
"I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head"
Small: I make music to generate atmospheres, not to complement already existing ones
"I make music to generate atmospheres, not to complement already existing ones"
Small: But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like Im just in my bedroom making a track.
"But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like I'm just in my bedroom making a track. The whole point of doing a gig is, like, a feedback thing between you and the audience"
Small: The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music
"The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music"
Small: But I dont really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment
"But I don't really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment"
Small: Sometimes I think that I want to do something strictly basic, really simple. Just with a few chords.
"Sometimes I think that I want to do something strictly basic, really simple. Just with a few chords. But I won't have anything more than two or three sentences in my head. That kind of evaporates once I start playing and then it goes off in whatever direction"
Small: I was starting to feel really suffocated, using the sequencer
"I was starting to feel really suffocated, using the sequencer"
Small: I dont know how many records Im selling
"I don't know how many records I'm selling"
Small: This current round of gigs, Im just doing it using pure electronics
"This current round of gigs, I'm just doing it using pure electronics"
Small: Its important for that to exist in a society that doesnt present you with any genuine problems
"It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems"
Small: Im not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. Thats nothing to do with m
"I'm not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That's nothing to do with me"
Small: I like my stuff cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to m
"I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me"
Small: I dont know that the best way to approach it is to try and keep up. When youre doing that, youre settin
"I don't know that the best way to approach it is to try and keep up. When you're doing that, you're setting yourself into a one-dimensional sort of race basically"
Small: Doing something like that, quite radically changing your approach to sound in one go, could leave you h
"Doing something like that, quite radically changing your approach to sound in one go, could leave you high and dry. It's happened before where people have changed direction and then everyone's stopped liking their music"
Small: I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory thats fresh
"I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh"
Small: I love traveling. I love just going about on my own, feeling I have no roots
"I love traveling. I love just going about on my own, feeling I have no roots"
Small: Because, when Im making music, I dont think about anything, you know? All I think about is what I want
"Because, when I'm making music, I don't think about anything, you know? All I think about is what I want to hear. So that for me is what I want - I want my head to be constantly being rearranged"
Small: The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. Thats the only way tha
"The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. That's the only way that you're ever going to see the sort of signs of where to go"
Small: Im starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar
"I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar"
Small: Im basically a musician
"I'm basically a musician"
Small: Because theres so much stuff I dont release
"Because there's so much stuff I don't release"
Small: Theres a couple of tracks on the new record which is sort of using similar sort of rhythms as the drum
"There's a couple of tracks on the new record which is sort of using similar sort of rhythms as the drum and bass tracks but playing it all live. It's a new approach to it"
Small: My history is really playing live - not writing or recording
"My history is really playing live - not writing or recording"
Small: I couldnt find a group that wanted to do what I wanted to do. No one was really up for it
"I couldn't find a group that wanted to do what I wanted to do. No one was really up for it"
Small: The main thing Im into is going about on a bike, taking random routes Im really into the idea of making
"The main thing I'm into is going about on a bike, taking random routes; I'm really into the idea of making up journeys, and just seeing where they take you, because they always end up taking you someplace freaky"
Small: Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, defini
"Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing"
Small: Im always pleased with my work. Absolutely
"I'm always pleased with my work. Absolutely"
Small: I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though
"I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though"
Small: Ive never really been that much of a fan of Ninja Tune
"I've never really been that much of a fan of Ninja Tune"