Jay Haze
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Jay Haze is an American recording artist originally from Avoca, Pennsylvania
. He records under the names Fuckpony (Get Physical, BPitch Control
), Subversion (Souljazz, Futuredub), Bearback (Tuningspork Records - together with Samim Winiger, Jay vs. Ricardo (with the Chilean artist Ricardo Villalobos
) and several other monikers.
Jay remixes many artists and recently collaborated with the renowned french composer Yann Tiersen
(of Amelie
soundtrack fame).
He started with music at the age of 8 and plays guitar
, piano
, cello
, bass violin
, flute
, trumpet
, bass guitar
and sings. He was known as a Glass sculptor years before gaining attention internationally for his music productions and dj skills.
In his late 20's Jay dedicated more and more of his time to independent fundraising
to help with many of todays problems and catastrophes. His latest effort Djs4Drc (www.djs4drc.org) raised in addition to money, lots of awareness for victims of rape
and abandoned children in the war torn country of Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to this he organized a project for the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami
which claimed the lives over almost 300,000 people. The project entitled "tsunami relief"
launched a new style of philanthropy
for Jay as he successfully raised money for different causes without any major backing or corporate support. He currently resides in Lima
, Peru
where he is launching a new project entitled "creative-beats" teaching electronic music
production to impoverished children throughout the third world, collaborating with existing social programs and networks.
He recently released a short film portraying what life is like in the slums of Lima, Peru. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arGZoJCmIL0
In the early 2000s Jay was involved in the emerging digital revolution within the music industry when he co-founded (together with professor Bjoern Hartmann of Berkeley) Textone internet label. Textone was one of the first record labels of its kind to offer the music online free of charge, with a forum attached to the music so the artists could get instant direct feedback. Textone successfully proved how far electronic music could reach globally when the financial aspects of running a record label
were eliminated. In its first year it garnered millions of downloads from all parts of the world surpassing numbers of most major record labels at the time. In addition to music Textone promoted Creative writing
on current trends in technology and copyrights. All of the work on Textone was under the Creative Commons
license, to which Textone was a huge supporter.
Avoca, Pennsylvania
Avoca is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, ten miles northeast of Wilkes Barre and nine miles southwest of Scranton. The population was 2,851 at the 2000 census...
. He records under the names Fuckpony (Get Physical, BPitch Control
BPitch Control
BPitch Control is a German techno record label founded in 1999 in Berlin by DJ and producer Ellen Allien. In 1992 she became resident DJ at the legendary Tresor club in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz...
), Subversion (Souljazz, Futuredub), Bearback (Tuningspork Records - together with Samim Winiger, Jay vs. Ricardo (with the Chilean artist Ricardo Villalobos
Ricardo Villalobos
Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well-known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno scene....
) and several other monikers.
Jay remixes many artists and recently collaborated with the renowned french composer Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen is a musician from France. His musical career is split between studio albums, collaborations and film soundtracks with a distinctive sound that is always involved...
(of Amelie
Amélie
Amélie is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre...
soundtrack fame).
He started with music at the age of 8 and plays guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, bass violin
Bass violin
Bass violin is the generic modern term used to denote various 16th- and 17th-century forms of bass instruments of the violin family. They were the direct ancestor of the modern cello. Bass violins were usually somewhat larger than the modern cello, but tuned the same or sometimes just one step...
, flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and sings. He was known as a Glass sculptor years before gaining attention internationally for his music productions and dj skills.
In his late 20's Jay dedicated more and more of his time to independent fundraising
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
to help with many of todays problems and catastrophes. His latest effort Djs4Drc (www.djs4drc.org) raised in addition to money, lots of awareness for victims of rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
and abandoned children in the war torn country of Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to this he organized a project for the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
which claimed the lives over almost 300,000 people. The project entitled "tsunami relief"
launched a new style of philanthropy
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
for Jay as he successfully raised money for different causes without any major backing or corporate support. He currently resides in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
where he is launching a new project entitled "creative-beats" teaching electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
production to impoverished children throughout the third world, collaborating with existing social programs and networks.
He recently released a short film portraying what life is like in the slums of Lima, Peru. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arGZoJCmIL0
In the early 2000s Jay was involved in the emerging digital revolution within the music industry when he co-founded (together with professor Bjoern Hartmann of Berkeley) Textone internet label. Textone was one of the first record labels of its kind to offer the music online free of charge, with a forum attached to the music so the artists could get instant direct feedback. Textone successfully proved how far electronic music could reach globally when the financial aspects of running a record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
were eliminated. In its first year it garnered millions of downloads from all parts of the world surpassing numbers of most major record labels at the time. In addition to music Textone promoted Creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
on current trends in technology and copyrights. All of the work on Textone was under the Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
license, to which Textone was a huge supporter.