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'''JD Samson''' (born August 4, 1978, [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]) is the stage name of '''Jocelyn Samson''', an American musician, producer, songwriter and DJ best known as a member of the bands [[Le_tigre|Le Tigre]] and [[MEN_(band)|MEN]].
'''JD Samson''' (born August 4, 1978) is the stage name of '''Jocelyn Samson''', an American musician, producer, songwriter and DJ best known as a member of the bands [[Le_tigre|Le Tigre]] and [[MEN_(band)|MEN]].
Samson grew up in the [[Cleveland]] suburb of [[Pepper Pike, Ohio]] and attended [[Orange High School (Ohio)|Orange High School]]. She came out as a [[lesbian]] at age 15 and is well known for her outspoken support of both LGBT and feminist causes. Samson graduated from [[Sarah Lawrence College]] in 2000 with a degree in film.
Samson grew up in the [[Cleveland]] suburb of [[Pepper Pike, Ohio]] and attended [[Orange High School (Ohio)|Orange High School]]. She came out as a [[lesbian]] at age 15 and is well known for her outspoken support of both LGBT and feminist causes. Samson graduated from [[Sarah Lawrence College]] in 2000 with a degree in film.
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'''[[Le_Tigre|LE TIGRE]]'''<br>
Samson joined [[Le_Tigre|Le Tigre]] in 2000 when co-founder [[Sadie_Benning|Sadie Benning]] left the band before the album [[Feminist_Sweepstakes|Feminist Sweepstakes]] was recorded. Samson had previously worked as the band’s projectionist and operator of Benning's slide show during live performances in support of their first record, [[Le_Tigre|Le Tigre]]. The self-proclaimed "underground electro-feminist performance artists" combined visuals, music and dance in their performances. Samson's contributions to [[Le_Tigre|Le Tigre]] include the song ''"Viz"'', which deals with her experiences as a member of a sexuality minority, and ''“New Kicks”'' which contains excerpts of a protest that Samson recorded.
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''''[[Feminist_Sweepstakes|Feminist Sweepstakes]]'''' (2001) came out on Chicks on Speed's record label. [[Le_Tigre|Le Tigre]]’s final album, ''[[This_Island_(Le_Tigre_album)|This Island]]'' (2004), was [[Le_Tigre|Le Tigre]]'s first on a major label ([[Universal_Records|Universal Records]]). Ric Ocasek of the Cars produced one track, ''"Tell You Now."'' Samson and her [[Le_Tigre|Le Tigre]] bandmates [[Kathleen_Hanna|Kathleen Hanna]] and [[Johanna_Fateman|Johanna Fateman]] also produced the [[Christina_Aguilera|Christina Aguilera]] song ''“My Girls ft. [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]]”'', for Aguilera's album ''[[Bionic_(Christina_Aguilera_album)|Bionic]]''. In the second half of 2006 the band decided to take an extended break.
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'''JD SAMSON & [[MEN (band)|MEN]]'''<br>
In 2007 Samson and Fateman formed a new project, [[MEN (band)|MEN]], as a DJ, production, and remix team. After initial songwriting and outside remix work, [[Johanna_Fateman|Fateman]] took time off to have a child, and Samson recruited the members of her side band Hirsute, including [[Ladybug_Transistor|Ladybug Transistor]]’s Michael O’Neill and Ginger Brooks Takahashi, to perform live as [[MEN (band)|MEN]]. Samson has said that their music speaks of “issues such as wartime economies, sexual compromise, and the demand for liberties through lyrical content and an inventive, high-energy stage show”.
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In 2009 [[MEN (band)|MEN]] self-released an EP called ''MEN'' that sold out following US tours with [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] and [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]]. [[MEN (band)|MEN]] also toured in the UK and Europe during this time. Their debut album ''[[Talk_About_Body|Talk About Body]]'' was released on February 1, 2011 via [[Iamsound|IAMSOUND]] in the US and through Sony/Columbia in Europe. The album included singles for the songs ''“Who Am I To Feel So Free”, “Off Our Backs”'', and ''“Credit Card Babies”''.
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In the spring of 2012 [[MEN (band)|MEN]] changed their name to '''JD SAMSON & [[MEN (band)|MEN]]''' and released an EP ''Next'' in April followed in September by the song ''“Let Me Out Or Let Me In”'' in support of the Russian feminist punk-rock collective [[Pussy_Riot|Pussy Riot]]. '''JD SAMSON & [[MEN (band)|MEN]]''' are currently recording their second full-length album and continue to tour.
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'''OTHER BANDS'''<br>
Samson also has performed as a member of the band [[The_New_England_Roses|The New England Roses]] and as keyboard player of electro-punk artist [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]]' live band, The Herms, with [[Radio_Sloan|Radio Sloan]] and [[Samantha_Maloney|Samantha Maloney]].
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'''SONGWRITING'''<br>
Samson has a songwriting and publishing deal through [[Universal_Music_Publishing_Group|Universal Music Publishing Group]]. She has written songs for [[Christina_Aguilera|Christina Aguilera]] ''(“My Girls ft. [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]]”)'', [[Junior_Senior|Junior Senior]] ''(“Can I Get Get Get”)'', [[Cobra_Starship|Cobra Starship]] ''(“Shwick”)'', French Horn Rebellion ''(“Girls ft. JD Samson and Fat Tony”)'', The Aikiu, Bitch the Ferron and Pelifics ''(“Spray Painted Knuckles”)'' among others.
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'''PERFORMANCE ART'''<br>
Samson is a co-founder of the performance art group '''Dykes Can Dance'''. In 2003, she released '''JD's Lesbian Calendar''', a collaboration with photographer Cass Bird, which was followed up in 2006 with '''JD's Lesbian Utopia''', a calendar documenting Samson's travels around the U.S. in an RV.
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'''FILM APPEARANCE'''<br>
Samson also appeared in [[John_Cameron_Mitchell|John Cameron Mitchell]]'s 2006 film [[Shortbus]] as "Jid", a patron of the Shortbus club.
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'''COMMENTARY'''<br>
Samson wrote a widely-quoted piece on the economics of being an artist for the [[Huffington_Post|Huffington Post]] in 2011. Titled “I Love My Job But It Made Me Poorer” the article examines the financial realities of a long-term career in music. In 2013 she began writing occasionally for The Talkhouse including a review of Bats for Lashes album The Haunted Man.<br><br>


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Revision as of 16:48, 12 June 2013

JD Samson
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Background information
Birth nameJocelyn Samson
Born (1978-08-04) 4 August 1978 (age 46)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
OccupationMusician

JD Samson (born August 4, 1978) is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, an American musician, producer, songwriter and DJ best known as a member of the bands Le Tigre and MEN. Samson grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, Ohio and attended Orange High School. She came out as a lesbian at age 15 and is well known for her outspoken support of both LGBT and feminist causes. Samson graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2000 with a degree in film.

  • Official website of MEN.
  • Official website for Le Tigre World.
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  • Sanneh, Kelefa (2004-11-03). "Singing of Love, No Room for Whimsy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2005-12-15.
  • PUNKCAST#1132 includes short video clip of DJ JD Samson @ Studio B, Brooklyn, Apr 5 2007. (RealPlayer, mp4)
  • JD Samson and Emily Roysden interview each other ANP Quarterly Vol.1 #5
  • JD Samson wrote a piece about career issues for musicians for the Huffington Post October 5, 2011
  • JD Samson and Michael O'Neill interviewed about MEN on Buzzine October 28, 2011
  • Interview with JD by iO Tillet Wright in T Magazine April 11, 2012
  • Bond Music Group
  • Elastic artists
  • JD Samson FB
  • JD Samson Twitter

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