Kit Clayton
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Joshua Kit Clayton, better know by his stage name Kit Clayton, is a San Francisco-based electronic and digital musician and computer programmer. "In addition to his musical work, Joshua is a programmer for Cycling '74, where he is responsible for further development of the Max
/MSP MIDI/audio programming environment." He is a significant contributor to Jitter
as well, a multi-dimensional data set processing and visualizing architecture with applications in audio, video, and 3d graphics, which is part of the multimedia package Max. Clayton uses Max, MSP, and Jitter extensively in his own abstract musical compositions, which have been described as including aspects of ambient
computer music
and glitch
.
In 2000 Clayton founded and operated his own label, Orthlorng Musork. Musork released seminal works by Akira Rabelais
, Alejandra and Aeron
, Kevin Blechdom
, Blevin Blectum
, Blectum from Blechdom
, Eight Frozen Modules, Gold Chains
, Secret Mommy
, Stephan Mathieu
, Sutekh, Timeblind, and others, until folding in 2004. Musork announced its final release and the closing of label operations with the following statement:
"Why do we stop? The simple and honest truth is that we want to devote our time to other creative things. We still love music and we will still be active and supportive of the scene. We aren't in financial ruin, we don't think p2p networks have destroyed the music industry, we don't only want to listen to country western, we just want to take on other projects with as much love and intensity as we did this one."
Clayton continues to compose, perform and further develop Max, MSP, and Jitter.
Clayton graduated from Wesleyan University
, where he studied electronic music and computer science.
Max (software)
Max is a visual programming language for music and multimedia developed and maintained by San Francisco-based software company Cycling '74. During its 20-year history, it has been widely used by composers, performers, software designers, researchers, and artists for creating innovative recordings,...
/MSP MIDI/audio programming environment." He is a significant contributor to Jitter
Jitter (disambiguation)
Jitter may refer to:In electronics and signal processing:* Jitter, an irregular time variation of period signal properties, such as small, unpredictable delays in scheduling...
as well, a multi-dimensional data set processing and visualizing architecture with applications in audio, video, and 3d graphics, which is part of the multimedia package Max. Clayton uses Max, MSP, and Jitter extensively in his own abstract musical compositions, which have been described as including aspects of ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
computer music
Computer music
Computer music is a term that was originally used within academia to describe a field of study relating to the applications of computing technology in music composition; particularly that stemming from the Western art music tradition...
and glitch
Glitch (music)
Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The glitch aesthetic is characterized by a deliberate use of glitch based sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted disturbances reducing the overall sound quality and are thus...
.
In 2000 Clayton founded and operated his own label, Orthlorng Musork. Musork released seminal works by Akira Rabelais
Akira Rabelais
Akira Rabelais, Los Angeles-based composer and author.Akira is the author of ‘Argeïphontes Lyre’, a software filtering application based on recombination and morphologies. He has collaborated with various musicians, including Björk, David Sylvian, Harold Budd, Nobukazu Takemura, Stephan Mathieu and...
, Alejandra and Aeron
Alejandra and Aeron
Alejandra and Aeron are Alejandra Salinas and Aeron Bergman, , artists based in Oslo, Norway. They make intermedia art including sound art and installations, web projects and video art...
, Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom, born Kristin Erickson, is an American experimental electronic musician/performance artist from San Francisco, California.-Life and career:...
, Blevin Blectum
Blevin Blectum
Blevin Blectum is an electronic musician.Blectum comes from a musical family, and she studied the violin during her youth. At Mills College, she partnered with Kevin Blechdom to form Blectum From Blechdom, a performance art electronica duo. In 2001, Blectum From Blechdom won an Award of...
, Blectum from Blechdom
Blectum from Blechdom
Blectum from Blechdom was an experimental electronic music duo, formed in 1998 by Kristin Erickson and Bevin Kelley and disbanded in 2001. Erickson and Kelley met at the Mills College in Oakland, California...
, Eight Frozen Modules, Gold Chains
Gold Chains
Gold Chains is an electro rap artist from San Francisco, whose real name is Topher Lafata. Gold Chains has performed along with Sue Cie , who is a video artist also from San Francisco area.-Discography:...
, Secret Mommy
Secret Mommy
Andy Dixon is a Canadian musician and graphic designer, who gained notoriety as a member of the North Vancouver punk rock band d.b.s. He founded the record label Ache Records, and later played in The Red Light Sting...
, Stephan Mathieu
Stephan Mathieu
Stephan Mathieu is a German musician and sound artist whose work is based on digital and analog processing techniques. He lives and works in Saarbrücken, Germany.-About:...
, Sutekh, Timeblind, and others, until folding in 2004. Musork announced its final release and the closing of label operations with the following statement:
"Why do we stop? The simple and honest truth is that we want to devote our time to other creative things. We still love music and we will still be active and supportive of the scene. We aren't in financial ruin, we don't think p2p networks have destroyed the music industry, we don't only want to listen to country western, we just want to take on other projects with as much love and intensity as we did this one."
Clayton continues to compose, perform and further develop Max, MSP, and Jitter.
Clayton graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, where he studied electronic music and computer science.