Jason Schimmel (born June 30, 1978) is an American
composer
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,
guitarist
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,
musician
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, recording engineer and producer from
Los Angeles
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, California.
He is a founding member of the bands
Estradasphere
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, Red Fiction (formerly known as Atomic Ape), and Orange Tulip Conspiracy.
He is an active member in
Trey Spruance
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's
Secret Chiefs 3
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. He has also performed with
John Zorn
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Masada
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J.G. Thirlwell,
Neil Hamburger
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Amanda Palmer
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,
Michael White,
Eyvind Kang
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Wayne Horvitz
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and
Jason Webley
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.
Discography
Estradasphere
*''The Pegasus Vault EP'' (2008) Lobefood
*''DVD: Palace of Mirrors Live'' (2007) the End Records
*''Palace of Mirrors'' (2006) the End Records
*''DVD: These are the Days'' (2005)
*''DVD: Passion for Life'' (2004) Mimicry Records
*''Quadropus'' (2003) Mimicry Records
*''Buck Fever'' (2001) Mimicry Records
*''The Silent Elk of Yesterday'' (2001) Mimicry Records
*''It's Understood'' (2000) Mimicry Records
Secret Chiefs 3
*''Ishraqiyun: Perichoresis'' (2014) Mimicry Records
*''Book of Souls: Folio A'' (2013) Mimicry Records
*''La Chanson de Jacky / The Western Exile'' (2012) Mimicry Records
*''Traditionalists: Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini'' (2009) Mimicry Records
*''Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9'' (2008) Tzadik Records
*''Path of Most Resistance'' (2007) Mimicry Records
*''Book of Horizons'' (2004) Mimicry Records
*''Book M'' (2001) Mimicry Records
Atomic Ape
*''Swarm'' (2014) Mimicry Records
*''Rampage'' 7" (2014) Mimicry Records
Red Fiction
*''Visions of the Void'' (2020) Tzadik
Other
*Orange Tulip Conspiracy ''Orange Tulip Conspiracy'' (2008) Mimicry Records
*Amanda Palmer ''Theatre Is Evil'' (2012) 8 Ft. Records
*Amanda Palmer ''Who Killed Amanda Palmer'' (2008) Roadrunner Records
*Vladimir Bozar 'n' ze Sharaf Orkestar ''Universal Sprache'' (2008) Imago Records
*Evelyn Evelyn ''Evelyn Evelyn'' (2010) 8 Ft. Records, 11 Records
*Neil Hamburger ''First of Dismay'' (2014) Drag City
*Foetus ''Soak'' (2013) Ectopic Ents
*Colette ''Hypnotized'' (2005) OM Records
Film
*''Walk-ins Welcome'' (2012) Rojée Crumbe Films Inc
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
American male composers
21st-century American composers
American male guitarists
American record producers
American audio engineers
21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American male musicians