John Maus
Encyclopedia
John Maus is an American composer. He grew up in Austin, Minnesota, and studied music at the California Institute of the Arts
. He later went on to study philosophy at the European Graduate School
, in Saas Fee Switzerland, and in 2011 is working towards a PhD in political philosophy. He has said that as a college student he was interested in experimental music and performance art involving music, such as the work of Michael Pisaro
.. When he met and began to work with and alongside Ariel Pink
, he took a greater interest in pop music
.
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
. He later went on to study philosophy at the European Graduate School
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
, in Saas Fee Switzerland, and in 2011 is working towards a PhD in political philosophy. He has said that as a college student he was interested in experimental music and performance art involving music, such as the work of Michael Pisaro
Michael Pisaro
Michael Pisaro is a guitarist and composer. A member of the Wandelweiser Composers Ensemble, he has composed over 80 works for a great variety of instrumental combinations, including several pieces for variable instrumentation...
.. When he met and began to work with and alongside Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink is a Los Angeles-based recording artist who is sometimes associated with the freak folk scene.-Biography:...
, he took a greater interest in pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
.
Albums
- 2006: Songs (Upset the Rhythm)
- 2007: Love Is Real (Upset the Rhythm)
- 2011: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves (Upset the Rhythm)
Compilation Appearances
- 2006: From U.S. to I (Ballbearings Pinatas)
- 2006: The Human Ear Vol.1 (Human Ear MusicHuman Ear MusicHumanEar is a multidisciplinary censorship, consultancy and digital conservative active in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Berlin....
) - 2007: Mistletonia Xmas compilation (Mistletone)
With Ariel Pink
- 1999: Underground (Vinyl International)
- 2002: Loverboy (Ballbearings Pinatas)
Underground Releases
- 1991: The Janitor's First LP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik
- 1992: The Janitor's Second LP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik
- 1993: A Janitor's EP, with Sam Anderson and Cory Boik
- 1994: Early Songs 1, with Cory Boik
- 1995: Early Songs 2
- 1996: Early Songs 3
- 1997: Early Songs 4
- 1998: Mass Appeal, with the Tony Alonso Ensemble
- 1998: The Mystery Molasses LP, with Ian Stahl, Jay Jensen, Gabe Schlocke and Jess Bednar
- 1998: Early Songs 5
- 2000: Fish With Broken Dreams
- 2000: Love Letters From Hell
- 2001: Snowless Winters EP
- 2003: I Want to Live
- 2011: Demos