Years active 1997–present Role Composer | Name Justin Pinkerton | |
Born November 9, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-11-09 ) Origin Encinitas, California, U.S. Website www.justinwardpinkerton.com Genres Psychedelic rock, Downtempo, Avant-garde music, Pop music, Folk music, Music of Africa, Funk Similar People Golden Void, The Roots of Orchis, Assemble Head in Sunburst, Earthless, The Fucking Champs | ||
Justin Ward Pinkerton (born November 9, 1980) is an Oakland, California-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer and DJ. He has recorded and performed extensively over the past 15 years with such bands as The Roots of Orchis, Eyes, The Finches, Moholy Nagy, Run_Return and such artists as Rafter Roberts and Scott Pinkmountain. He currently plays drums and composes for the heavy psych band Golden Void (Thrill Jockey), alongside Aaron Morgan (The Finches, Colossal Yes, The Roots of Orchis) and Isaiah Mitchell (Earthless, Black Elk Medicine Band), with Camilla Saufley-Mitchell (Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound). Pinkerton is also active with his sample-based solo project, Corsic.
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Professional background
Pinkerton played drums/guitar/bass/keyboards/turntables throughout the life of The Roots of Orchis. He has contributed drum performances for his current band Golden Void as well as Eyes, Rafter (Music For Total Chickens), The Finches (Human Like A House), Scott Pinkmountain and Moholy Nagy. He has contributed guitar and bass performances for Run_Return. In addition to studio and live performances he has composed songs for The Roots of Orchis, Eyes and his current project Golden Void. Additionally Pinkerton composes/performs music for use in television/internet advertisements. His work has been featured in advertisements for Toyota, Dodge, Audio, BMW, Comcast, Harley Davidson, Cadillac and many others.