Grant Olney
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Grant Olney Passmore is a singer/songwriter who has recorded on the Asian Man Records
label. He is considered part of the New Weird America
movement along with David Dondero
, Devendra Banhart
, Bright Eyes, and CocoRosie
. He is half of the song-writing duo Olney Clark, whose first full-length album was released in April, 2010 on the Friendly Police UK label. His previous full-length album, Brokedown Gospel, was released on the Asian Man Records
label in July 2004. His latest single, Let Love Be, was released in 2006 by the same label. He also releases music under the pseudonym Scout You Devil. His former projects were Substandard
and The Record Time.
Alongside his music, Passmore is also a mathematician, formerly a student at the University of Texas at Austin, the Mathematical Research Institute in the Netherlands, and the University of Edinburgh, where he earned his Ph.D. According to http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~gp351/, he is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
and a Research Associate at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
.
As a young child and early teenager, Passmore was involved in the development of the online Bulletin Board system
scene, and under the name skaboy he was the author of many applications of importance to the Bulletin Board System
community, including the Infusion Bulletin Board System, Empathy Image Editor, Avenger Packer Pro, and Impulse Tracker Tosser. Passmore was head programmer for ACiD Productions
while working on many of these applications.
Compilations
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
label. He is considered part of the New Weird America
New Weird America
New Weird America describes a subgenre of psychedelic and indie music, often psych folk, of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.-Origin of the term:...
movement along with David Dondero
David Dondero
David Dondero is an American songwriter, guitarist, former lead singer of the band Sunbrain. In 2006, NPR's All Songs Considered named David one of the "best living songwriters" alongside Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Tom Waits...
, Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
, Bright Eyes, and CocoRosie
CocoRosie
CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years...
. He is half of the song-writing duo Olney Clark, whose first full-length album was released in April, 2010 on the Friendly Police UK label. His previous full-length album, Brokedown Gospel, was released on the Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
label in July 2004. His latest single, Let Love Be, was released in 2006 by the same label. He also releases music under the pseudonym Scout You Devil. His former projects were Substandard
Standardization
Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
and The Record Time.
Alongside his music, Passmore is also a mathematician, formerly a student at the University of Texas at Austin, the Mathematical Research Institute in the Netherlands, and the University of Edinburgh, where he earned his Ph.D. According to http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~gp351/, he is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
Clare Hall, Cambridge
Clare Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is a college for advanced study, admitting only postgraduate students.Informality is a defining value at Clare Hall and this contributes to its unique character...
and a Research Associate at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh School of Informatics
The School of Informatics is an academic unit of the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, responsible for research, teaching, outreach and commercialisation in Informatics....
.
As a young child and early teenager, Passmore was involved in the development of the online Bulletin Board system
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
scene, and under the name skaboy he was the author of many applications of importance to the Bulletin Board System
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
community, including the Infusion Bulletin Board System, Empathy Image Editor, Avenger Packer Pro, and Impulse Tracker Tosser. Passmore was head programmer for ACiD Productions
ACiD Productions
ACiD Productions is a digital art group. Founded in 1990, the group originally specialized in ANSI artwork for BBSes. More recently, they have extended their reach into other graphical media and computer software development...
while working on many of these applications.
Discography
Albums- Olney Clark - Olney Clark - (2010 · Friendly Police UK)
- Let Love Be (single) - Grant Olney - (2006 · Asian Man RecordsAsian Man RecordsAsian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
) - Brokedown Gospel - Grant Olney - (2004 · Asian Man RecordsAsian Man RecordsAsian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
) - Sweet Wine - Grant Olney - (2003 · MyAutomation Records - Asian Man RecordsAsian Man RecordsAsian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
) - Rough Sketches - Scout You Devil - (2003 · MyAutomation Records)
- The Always - The Record Time - (2002 · MyAutomation Records)
- Almost Always - The Record Time - (2001 · MyAutomation Records)
- Dream in Color Dream in Sound - The Record Time - (2000 · MyAutomation Records)
- The Complete and Total Guide - Substandard - (2000 · Good Guy Records)
- Suburban Dreams - Substandard - (1999 · Good Guy Records)
Compilations
- Underground Screams - Scout You Devil (2003 · Asian Man RecordsAsian Man RecordsAsian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
· song: "Night Crimes")