Artist description Joshua Ellis is a singer-songwriter who takes a slightlydifferent take on music than most other current artists. Hisinfluences are as diverse as the formal intellectualism of Brian Eno,the electronic sounds of the English trip-hop scene, the southern gothicambience of Tom Waits and Nick Cave, and the literary styles of authorsfrom William Gibson to Neil Gaiman."I've been a music critic for years," says Ellis, "andI decided that it was time to stop bitching about thelack of quality in current music and make some of my own."

Music Style Intellectual Southern Gothic

Musical Influences Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Tricky, U2, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, T.S. Eliot, William Gibson, Franz Kafka

Similar Artists Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, (occasionally) Portishead

Artist History Joshua Ellis is a fourth-generation musician. His mother was a folk-country singerwho started in the Colorado 70s folk scene, and his grandmother and great-grandmotherwere both concert pianists. Joshua has traveled extensively around America and the world,which he feels gives him a unique perspective on human behavior. Joshua has been writing songs since the age of 8,and has been playing piano since earlier than that.He has been working with electronic music since the ageof 11, producing demo recordings for his mother usingearly MIDI technology. He has been a journalist for suchmagazines as MONDO 2000 and HotWired, and has worked asa graphic artist and web designer. He is currently to befound in the neon glow of Las Vegas, where he is active inthe local performing arts scene.

Group Members Joshua Ellis - all instrumentsBuzz T. Racker - Electronics

Instruments Guitar, Electronics

Location Las Vegas, Nevada - USA

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