Jordan Munson
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Jordan Munson is a composer, performer, and multimedia artist. His work explores memory and our relationship to technology and has been said to “merge acoustic melody and electronic rhythm with thrilling purpose” (The New York Times). Drawing from backgrounds in formal percussion performance training, improvisation, pop, and sound design, his compositions juxtapose subtle landscapes of richly layered textures with driving melodic arrivals. Munson utilizes technology to interpret natural sounds and vice versa, focusing on the transmission losses that occur from this constant re-synthesis.
As a performer, Munson showcases his passion for combining sound with video art and light into a singular immersive experience. His frequent collaborators include Scott Deal and Michael Drews as a member of the trio Big Robot, and composer/vocalist Hanna Benn. He has performed alongside musicians Nico Muhly, R. Luke DuBois, and Bora Yoon.
His music has premiered at the Big Ears Festival and institutions such as the University of Kentucky, the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). Munson’s video art has shown worldwide, including at the Musicacoustica Festival in Beijing, the New World Center, and The Phillips Collection. His latest album Until My Last (New Amsterdam Records) has been featured in The New York Times and on Wilco’s list of best albums from 2018.
Munson’s awards include a Presidential Fellowship in Digital Arts and Human Values from Wabash College and a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis.
Munson is a Senior Lecturer in Music and Arts Technology at IUPUI and technical director for the Nief-Norf Summer Festival. He holds degrees from Indiana University in Indianapolis (M.S.M.T.) and the University of Kentucky (B.M.).