John Elliott (electronic musician)
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John Elliott | |
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Multidisciplinary artist John Elliott sitting in the Cleveland Arcade building in downtown Cleveland. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1984 (age 40–41) |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Genres | Experimental, psychedelic, drone |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Synthesizer |
| Labels | Spectrum Spools, Wagon |
| Member of | Imaginary Softwoods |
| Formerly of | Emeralds, Mist, Outer Space, Organic Dial |
John Elliott (born June 22, 1984) is an American multidisciplinary artist from Cleveland, Ohio.[1] A former member of Emeralds, Elliott has been involved in a number of solo projects and collaborations including Imaginary Softwoods,[2] Mist (with Sam Goldberg), Outer Space (with Andrew Veres), and Organic Dial (with Andrew Veres). Elliott also curated the electronic music label Spectrum Spools, as well as Wagon, a label he set up with Emeralds guitarist, Mark McGuire.[1]
In 2016, Elliott won the Cleveland Arts Prize for Emerging Artist.[3] On June 1, 2023, Elliott reunited with Emeralds to perform at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.[4]
Elliott's music is synthesizer-based covering experimental, psychedelic, drone, kosmiche, musique concrète, and ambient genres.