T. J. Eckleberg
Australian musician and theatre director
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T. J. Eckleburg is a musician, producer, poet and theatre director originally from Sydney.[1] He was the artistic director at Shopfront, an Australian contemporary arts centre between 2004 and 2010.[2] His name comes from Dr. T. J. Eckleburg, a fictional oculist in The Great Gatsby. He has lived in London, Berlin, and Kyoto.
Music
Eckleberg has featured in collaborations and projects with Morganics, Deepchild, Inga Lijlestrom,[3] and Tokyo Snow Monkeys. He was a founding member of The DeltaHorse with Dana Colley.[4]
Discography
- Revisionator, 2023 – Akimbo Records[5]
- Spirit Level, 2021 – Akimbo Records[6]
- Hikari, 2020 – Akimbo Records[7]
- Black & Amber, 2016 – Akimbo Records[8]
- This Might Feel Like Home, 2014 – Akimbo Records[9]
- West & Lime, 2012 -[10]
- When You Get Down To It, 2008 – Independent Release[11][12]
- Illumineon, 2003 – Akimbo Records[13]
- SUPERHYDRATED, 2000 – Akimbo Records[14]
- Waiting Room (EP), 1997 – Pokey Records[15]
- Leomund's Tiny Piano (unreleased)[16]
Theatre projects
His projects fuse technology and multi-media across disciplines, with an immersive approach to theatre – incorporating sound design, organic approaches to lighting, design and movement. In 1999 his experiences with Welfare State International led him to create two large-scale site specific performances with boys at Birrong Boys High School – one of Sydney's tougher schools. In his time at Shopfront he has directed CODA (2003) with residents of the Juvenile Justice system; How Sachi Lost His Leg (2004) – a site specific spectacular combining puppetry and Capoeira; Wadya Call Me? (2004) – in a back lane, incorporating a 4 x 4m rolling screen, puppetry, live radio broadcast, and 19m graffiti wall created during the performance. In 2005, he directed Angels in the Architecture – creating an aerial urban ghetto and song cycle with an integrated ensemble of performers with and without disabilities. In 2006 he directed POP UP! an interactive three-dimensional multimedia pop up book, in and around the Shopfront complex.[17] A City of Shadows and Ice[18] was one of Shopfront's largest productions, being performed in August 2007 with the set made from ice and featuring Parkour artists.[16] Lost Toy Story[19][20] was performed in the laneways of Hurstville in 2008.