Casey Spooner
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Casey Spooner is an American
artist and musician. He was born in Athens, Georgia
and resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
. Spooner is openly
gay
. While attending the Art Institute of Chicago
he met Warren Fischer. The two went on to cofound Fischerspooner
in New York
in 1998.
Spooner has submitted works for Deitch Projects
and an album by R.E.M. A promotion for Fischerspooner's second album included an art Salon/Art Exhibition of all the images used in making of the album, this has since been linked to Warhol.
Spooner has contributed and worked on shows with Doorika
, a performance arts collective based in Chicago and New York City.
Casey joined experimental New York performance ensemble The Wooster Group
in 2007, taking on the role of Ophelia's brother Laertes in their production of Hamlet (which featured two Fischerspooner songs that were composed for the show). During this time, he also began work on a third Fischerspooner album (with Warren Fischer).
Entertainment was released in North America via the band's own label FS Studios on May 4, 2009, produced by Jeff Saltzman (The Killers, The Black Keys, The Sounds). An American and European Tour, known as Between Worlds, continued all through 2009. Like in other Fischerspooner's performances, Spooner was the main figure of the show.
In January 2010, Spooner distributed online his first solo work, the song Faye Dunaway, as a preview of a 2010 solo album. The album, according to words by Spooner on Twitter, was recorded directly after finishing Entertainment, and was scheduled for
release in 2010. The song can still be downloaded for free from his website.
He served as the opening act for Scissor Sisters
on their North American tour. This was possible thanks to the funding provided by his fans through Kickstarter, the crowdfunding online platform.
Currently, he is at home in NY after releasing his solo album, Adult Contemporary.
United States
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artist and musician. He was born in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
and resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
. Spooner is openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. While attending the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
he met Warren Fischer. The two went on to cofound Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1998.
Spooner has submitted works for Deitch Projects
Deitch Projects
Deitch Projects was a contemporary art gallery in New York City founded by Jeffrey Deitch.-History:Since opening with a performance by Vanessa Beecroft in February 1996, the gallery has presented nearly one hundred and eighteen solo exhibitions and projects, ten thematic exhibitions, and a few...
and an album by R.E.M. A promotion for Fischerspooner's second album included an art Salon/Art Exhibition of all the images used in making of the album, this has since been linked to Warhol.
Spooner has contributed and worked on shows with Doorika
Doorika
Doorika was a performance arts collective based in Chicago and New York City from 1990-1999. It was a collaborative group with a mix bag of visual artists, performers, non-actors and musicians who worked on developing multi-media theater projects. It was co-founded by John Dooley and Erika Yeomans...
, a performance arts collective based in Chicago and New York City.
Casey joined experimental New York performance ensemble The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged during 1975-1980 from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group and took its name in 1980...
in 2007, taking on the role of Ophelia's brother Laertes in their production of Hamlet (which featured two Fischerspooner songs that were composed for the show). During this time, he also began work on a third Fischerspooner album (with Warren Fischer).
Entertainment was released in North America via the band's own label FS Studios on May 4, 2009, produced by Jeff Saltzman (The Killers, The Black Keys, The Sounds). An American and European Tour, known as Between Worlds, continued all through 2009. Like in other Fischerspooner's performances, Spooner was the main figure of the show.
In January 2010, Spooner distributed online his first solo work, the song Faye Dunaway, as a preview of a 2010 solo album. The album, according to words by Spooner on Twitter, was recorded directly after finishing Entertainment, and was scheduled for
release in 2010. The song can still be downloaded for free from his website.
He served as the opening act for Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters are an American band "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" who took their name from a sexual position between two women also known as tribadism...
on their North American tour. This was possible thanks to the funding provided by his fans through Kickstarter, the crowdfunding online platform.
Currently, he is at home in NY after releasing his solo album, Adult Contemporary.