| Beatrix*JAR | |
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| Origin | Minneapolis, St. Paul |
| Genres | Sound Art, Electronic Music, Electronica, Circuit Bending |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | Hypercreatives (Run by Beatrix*JAR) |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Jacob Aaron Roske (JAR): Modified Toys, Beats, Vocals Bianca Pettis (Beatrix), Electronic Turntable (DNS-1000), Beats, Vocals |
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Beatrix*JAR is a conceptual electronic music duo and couple consisting of sound artists Bianca Pettis - "Beatrix" and Jacob Aaron Roske - "JAR". The duo creates audio collage and inspires electronic sound art movements. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Pettis and Roske grew up discouraged by the limitations of traditional music pedagogy. They formed Beatrix*JAR in 2004 over a shared attraction to non-traditional musical expression and unique musical instruments.
Since 2005, Beatrix*JAR have traveled extensively spreading the good word of D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) electronics and experimentation with over 240 conceptual sound art performances and hands-on circuit bending workshops. The duo have been featured at art museums, night clubs, universities, libraries, hacker Spaces and art galleries all over the country including the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus, Ohio), Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh, PA), Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego, CA), the American Visionary Art Museum (Baltimore) and the High Art Museum (Atlanta, GA) to name a few. The duo has been featured on MAKE TV (PBS) and on ABC's Nightline and are recipients of the 2010 Archibald Bush Fellowship in Media Arts.
Beatrix*JAR self-released three albums of note: I Love You Talk Bird (2005), Golden Fuzz (2007) and Art*Star (2010).
About Art*Star: Track Number 3, “Thank You Jesus” was remixed by The Alpha Centauri’s Lance Conrad; Owner and Head Producer of the Minneapolis Recording Studio Human’s Win!
About Golden Fuzz: “Golden Fuzz may be the most accurate album title I’ve seen all year. It’s a shimmering mosaic of beats and samples layered with a smattering of live vocals, samples, circuit-bent toys and AM interference.” – Michael Una, Create Digital Music.
"As Beatrix*JAR, Bianca Pettis and Jacob Aaron Roske are known for coaxing unusual sounds from common items such as children's toys and other battery-powered electronic gadgets. The DIY process is known as circuit bending, and the results are audio collages that can range from whimsical and amusing to dark and disturbing. However, in the hands of Pettis and Roske, the experimental music manages to sound warm and inviting, and often comes with block rocking trip-hop beats." - Active Dayton