Damian Ramsey
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Damian Ramsey (1978-2007) was a musician, poet, composer and musicologist who invented the music genre word "synthpunk" in 1999 in order to retroactively describe synthesizer-based punk bands from 1977-1984.[1] He documented this obscure and relatively neglected corner of American music history on http://www.synthpunk.org/ from 1999-2004.
He recorded and performed in the bands "Extent" and "I/O" and completed a solo CD called "Let Knowledge Serve the City" in 2004.
Damian's signature dancing style can be seen in The Prids' music video "Let It Go" during the 2:58-3:09 portion[2], which proves treacherous for his 4-track deck.
Damian died of stomach cancer on April 24th, 2007[3]. The legacy of his musicological archiving and documentation and the posthumous release of his music is being continued by friends, family, collaborators and fellow musicologists.
[edit] References
- ^ Synthysteria - The Synthpunk website. http://www.synthpunk.org/
- ^ The Prids "Let It Go" video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7SWf40UyZk
- ^ Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) April 26, 2007 |http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=118C73B76D23FC08&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=2&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=P6CJ56RPMTE4MzA2NDUxNy41MzY0MTY6MTo4OnJmLTEwNTEx
