Dan Deacon
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Baltimore City | |
| Genre(s) | Future Shock, Techno | |
| Years active | 2003-present | |
| Website | http://www.dandeacon.com | |
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| Dan Deacon | ||
Dan Deacon is a Baltimore, Maryland-based absurdist electronic composer/performer. He attended Purchase College in Purchase, New York where he completed his graduate studies in electro-acoustic and computer music composition. He studied under composer/conductor Joel Thome. Currently, he lives at Wham City in Baltimore.
Dan Deacon's compositional style is best classified in the Future Shock genre along with Video Hippos, Santa Dads, Blood Baby, Ecstatic Sunshine, Ponytail, and other bands in the growing Baltimore music scene.
2006 will see the release of several albums, one of which is his new EP, Acorn Master, on Psych-O-Path Records.
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[edit] Discography
- Green Cobra Is Awesome vs. the Sun (Single) (2003)
- Twacky Cats (2004)
- Goose on the Loose (2003)
- Silly Hat vs. Egale Hat (2003)
- Meetle Mice (2003)
- Live Recordings 2003 (2004)
- Porky Pig (Standard Oil Records New Music Series) (2004)
- Spiderman of the Rings (2006)
- Acorn Master (2006)
[edit] Media Appearances
- Dan Deacon performed on Plug & Play with OCDJ on July 23, 2003
- Dan Deacon performed again on Plug & Play with OCDJ on February 21, 2004
- Dan Deacon performed "Ohio" on Savannah, GA's local NBC affiliate
[edit] Awards
- Best Solo Performer 2006 Baltimore City Paper Readers Poll
- Best Solo Performer 2005 Baltimore City Paper Critics Poll
- "Acorn Master" #1 in Top 30 played albums on WFMU in July of 2006
- "Meetle Mice" Third Best Album of 2003 on Top Ten Albums by OCDJ
- "Silly Hat vs. Egale Hat" #18 in Top 30 most played albums on WFMU in November of 2003
