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Samson also appeared in [[John Cameron Mitchell]]'s ''[[Shortbus]]'' as "Jid", a patron of the Shortbus club. |
Samson also appeared in [[John Cameron Mitchell]]'s ''[[Shortbus]]'' as "Jid", a patron of the Shortbus club. |
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JD Samson (born August 4 1978, Cleveland, Ohio) is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre. 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. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York in 2000 with a degree in film.[1]
Samson joined Le Tigre in 2000 as a replacement for Sadie Benning after working as the band's projectionist. She is also a member of the band The New England Roses and a member of electro-punk artist Peaches' live band, The Herms with Radio Sloan and Samantha Maloney. In 2006, Samson collaborated with Junior Senior on the song "Can I Get Get Get". Her stage persona is purposely androgynous.
Samson's contributions to Le Tigre include the song "Viz," which deals with her experiences as a member of a sexual minority. In 2004, New York Times music writer Kelefa Sanneh called her "an icon of nerdy cool."[2]
Samson is a co-founder of the conceptual dance group "Dykes Can Dance," which performs unannounced, choreographed dance routines around New York in an attempt to break the stereotype of lesbians as bad dancers.[3] 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.
As of 2007, Samson is working with Le Tigre bandmate Johanna Fateman on a remix project titled Men. [4]
JD co-produced with Bitch the Ferron song, "In the Meantime" from the CD Boulder released in 2008.
Samson also appeared in John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus as "Jid", a patron of the Shortbus club.
Samson is currently dating painter Cat.
References
- ^ jd herstory, retrieved 2007-08-28
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help). - ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (2004-11-03), "Singing of Love, No Room for Whimsy", The New York Times, retrieved 2007-08-28
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help). - ^ Liss, Sarah (2002-08-22), "Punky Sample Fiends Boogie to the Revolutionary Beat", NOW Toronto, retrieved 2007-08-28
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help). - ^ Men's myspace page
External links
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- Le Tigre World (official site)
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- "Le Tigre: Singing of Love, No Room for Whimsy by Kelefa Sanneh, The New York Times, November 3, 2004, retrieved December 15, 2005.
- PUNKCAST#1132 includes short video clip of DJ JD Samson @ Studio B, Brooklyn, Apr 5 2007. (RealPlayer,mp4)