Tim Hecker | |
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Also known as | Jetone |
Born | 1974 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Drone Microsound Ambient music |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Mille Plateaux Alien8 Force Inc Staalplaat Fat Cat Kranky |
Website | Alien8 Page |
Tim Hecker is an electronic musician and sound artist based in Montreal, Canada. Hecker previously recorded under the moniker Jetone, but has become better known internationally for his ambient recordings released through Kranky, Mille Plateaux, Alien8, Force Inc, Staalplaat, and Fat Cat under his own name.[1]
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Hecker is a producer of electronica, touring and producing under the name Jetone. He has performed extensively including festivals such as Sónar (Barcelona), MUTEK (Montreal), Impakt Festival (Utrecht), Victoriaville in (Quebec), IDEAL (Nantes), Vancouver New Music Festival (Vancouver), and club transmediale (Berlin).[2]
In addition to touring with Godspeed You! Black Emperor and recording with the likes of Fly Pan Am, Hecker has also collaborated with Christof Migone, Martin Tétreault, and Aidan Baker. He has also contributed remixes to other artists, including Isis.
Hecker occasionally makes sound installations and has collaborated with visual artists such as Stan Douglas[3] and Charles Stankievech[4] .
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