Aran Tharp
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New York filmmaker Aran Tharp was born in 1977, and raised in Edwardsville, IL. He is best known as a "fourth member" of the avant-garde music group The Psychic Paramount
. Tharp tours with the band, doing filming, photography
, and lighting effects.
Tharp finished a short film
for the band (Live in Rome) that was included on their 2005 album Gamelan Into the Mink Supernatural.
Another short film, As If By Remote, was produced for Laddio Bolocko
and included in the double CD retrospective The Life and Times of Laddio Bolocko. As If By Remote was featured at 2002's Coney Island Short Film Festival, as well as the Rejections Film Festival in Bellingham, WA.
Most recently Tharp completed the film This Old Thing?, shot on location at a fashion photo shoot, with a score by Joe McCanta.
Tharp's film-making style is known for its quick edits, using very short (less than one second) clips, changed very quickly, and all shot on Super 8
film, in black and white.
In addition to filmmaking, Aran Tharp has appeared in a photograph taken by renowned fashion photographer David LaChapelle
for an advertisement for Iceberg Clothing.
The Psychic Paramount
The Psychic Paramount is an American experimental rock group from New York City.-History:The band was formed by guitarist Drew St. Ivany and bassist Ben Armstrong after the dissolution of Laddio Bolocko. Beginning with solo acoustic recordings by St. Ivany, they soon booked a European tour with a...
. Tharp tours with the band, doing filming, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, and lighting effects.
Tharp finished a short film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
for the band (Live in Rome) that was included on their 2005 album Gamelan Into the Mink Supernatural.
Another short film, As If By Remote, was produced for Laddio Bolocko
Laddio Bolocko
Laddio Bolocko was a noise rock band from New York City, formed in 1996 by members of Panicsville and the Dazzling Killmen. Their sound has drawn comparisons to experimental rock groups such as This Heat and Can and free jazz musicians like Albert Ayler. The band favored limited releases, offering...
and included in the double CD retrospective The Life and Times of Laddio Bolocko. As If By Remote was featured at 2002's Coney Island Short Film Festival, as well as the Rejections Film Festival in Bellingham, WA.
Most recently Tharp completed the film This Old Thing?, shot on location at a fashion photo shoot, with a score by Joe McCanta.
Tharp's film-making style is known for its quick edits, using very short (less than one second) clips, changed very quickly, and all shot on Super 8
Super 8 mm film
Super 8 mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format....
film, in black and white.
In addition to filmmaking, Aran Tharp has appeared in a photograph taken by renowned fashion photographer David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style.-Early life:...
for an advertisement for Iceberg Clothing.
Filmography
- As If By Remote (filmed in 1999, released in 2002 with Laddio BolockoLaddio BolockoLaddio Bolocko was a noise rock band from New York City, formed in 1996 by members of Panicsville and the Dazzling Killmen. Their sound has drawn comparisons to experimental rock groups such as This Heat and Can and free jazz musicians like Albert Ayler. The band favored limited releases, offering...
's The Life and Times of Laddio Bolocko) - Live In Rome (filmed in 2002, released in 2005 with The Psychic ParamountThe Psychic ParamountThe Psychic Paramount is an American experimental rock group from New York City.-History:The band was formed by guitarist Drew St. Ivany and bassist Ben Armstrong after the dissolution of Laddio Bolocko. Beginning with solo acoustic recordings by St. Ivany, they soon booked a European tour with a...
's Gamelan Into The Mink Supernatural) - This Old Thing? (2006)