Artist description Bud Melvin wants you to listen to his music....................................................... Bud Melvin travels among the many circles of the Chicago art and music scene, but he is not of them. He has a meager amount of formal music training and a basic liberal arts education. He is a true inside-outer artist, walking the tightrope between looking out and looking in. Some of the generes of music he has pioneered are:Banjotronic: A pseudo-ambient, new-age, indie-listening style centered around loops and electronic manipulation of banjo playing.Shit-Hop: A 100% vocally-realized art-form/therapy based on the old-school hip-hop aesthetic and the DIY garage-punk ethic.Folk: Using the means commonly avaliable to transmit the general culture to succeeding generations. Bud Melvin is not a poor rural farmer in the dust bowl, but was raised in the suburbs in the 70's and 80's. His brand of folk music reflects his heritage.

Music Style Banjotronic / New-age / Folk / Ambient / Country / Indie-Listening / Shit-Hop

Musical Influences Hermeticism, Obsession/Compulsion, The Univesal Life-Force

Similar Artists Bud Melvin, Cone of Light, Flatt & Scruggs, Papa M, Doc Boggs, Mike Patton, Fat Boys

Artist History All of Bud Melvin's music and visual art stem from a deep love of performance and expression, a desire to escape obsessive thoughts, and a quest for further spiritual development. He has appeared on stage and on record with several Chicago groups including Jim O'Rourke, Bosco & Jorge, Moonshine Willy, and the Country Melvins

Group Members Bud Melvin

Instruments Banjo, Pedal Steel, Trombone, Zoom effects pedal, Voice

Albums Cute Little Baby, The Seven Last Words of Christ

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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