Whip (musician)
Encyclopedia
Whip is an alias for American
folk music
ian Jason Merritt who lives in Portland, Oregon
. He is a full-time member of Timesbold, as well as writing solo records under the "Whip" pseudonym. Merritt was born in upstate New York
, and lived in Brooklyn
where he wrote four Whip records before forming Timesbold. Whip and Timesbold records are now both regularly released. Merritt moved to Portland in the Autumn of 2004.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
ian Jason Merritt who lives in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. He is a full-time member of Timesbold, as well as writing solo records under the "Whip" pseudonym. Merritt was born in upstate New York
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
, and lived in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
where he wrote four Whip records before forming Timesbold. Whip and Timesbold records are now both regularly released. Merritt moved to Portland in the Autumn of 2004.
Discography
- Some Awful Men (Priàpus Records 7" single 1998)
- Song Song (Priàpus Records CD 2000)
- Timesbold (Blackbean and Placenta CD EP 2000)
- Sewn In Seems (Zeal Records 7" single 2001)
- Atheist Lovesongs To God (Zeal Records CD 2003, Tin Drum download 2005, Resonant Records CD 2005)
- First Songs (self released tour only CD-R 2004)
- R. Mutt's Blues (O Rosa Records CD EP 2007)
- Blues For Losers (Zeal Records CD 2007)
- Make Them Sirens Sing (Tin Drum / Zeal Records CD EP 2009)
External links
- Whip (official website)
- Whip MySpace page
- Timesbold MySpace page
- Whip and Timesbold illustrated discography