Dosh (musician)

Dosh
Birth name Martin Chavez Dosh
Born (1972-09-06) September 6, 1972
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres Electronic, ambient, instrumental hip hop, downtempo, IDM, Indietronica, Folktronica
Occupation(s) Multi-instrumentalist, producer
Instruments Drums, piano, xylophone, keyboard, sampler
Years active 2003–present
Labels Anticon
Associated acts Lateduster, Cloak Ox, Andrew Bird
Website www.doshfamily.com

Martin Chavez Dosh (born September 6, 1972), better known mononymously as Dosh, is a multi-instrumentalist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Style

Dosh is principally a percussionist who usually adds a Rhodes piano to his kit and uses other electronic devices such as samplers and looping pedals. He has been characterized as experimental/electronica due to his use of signal-altering devices in performance to allow him to create live solo performances using keyboards, tuned percussion, and drums. Dosh often collaborates with other musicians in both live performances in recordings, both as leader and in support.[1]

Dosh is also known for the incorporation of his family life into his work. Naoise EP is named after his son. "Happy Song for Tadgh" from the EP is a reference to Naoise's half-brother, Tadgh. He is also known for writing the song "I Think I'm Getting Married" for his future wife at the time.[2]

History

Martin Dosh grew up in the Twin Cities. His musical training began with childhood piano lessons - he did not take up drums until his mid-teens. By the time he left home for Bard College at Simon's Rock at age 16, he had decided music would likely be his profession, however, he subsequently got a degree in creative writing.

Throughout the 1990s, Dosh played with a number of bands on the East Coast. When he moved back to Minneapolis in 1997, he started his own band, as he had begun to compose his own music. He also worked at his alma mater, Lake Country School, teaching percussion, driving the school bus, and assisting classroom teachers. Immersing himself in the local scene, Dosh played with many bands over the next five years: Nasty Goat, Best Red, Animals Expert At Hankering, Iffy, Vicious Vicious and T. All this time, he recorded tape after tape of original music on a 4-track machine.[3]

Dosh's work with Andrew Broder in Lateduster and Fog gave him an experience that helped him begin to perform solo. In 2002, Dosh released his first album Dosh. He had recorded it himself, mostly in his basement. The album developed a following in the local Twin Cities scene. After playing many shows, City Pages voted him second on their annual "picked to click" list. Dosh was re-released internationally on Anticon in 2003. It was reviewed in Village Voice,[4] URB, Flaunt, XLR8R, The Big Takeover and a number of online magazines.

Dosh has toured extensively with Andrew Bird. He contributed significantly to Andrew Bird's albums, Armchair Apocrypha and Noble Beast.[5]

Dosh is a member of Cloak Ox, a four-piece band featuring Andrew Broder, Jeremy Ylvisaker and Mark Erickson.[6]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Live albums

Limited edition albums

Lateduster

Cloak Ox

Contributions

Remixes

Compilation appearances

References

  1. ↑ Greenberger, David (October 20, 2011). "Andrew Bird, Dosh". Metroland.
  2. ↑ Bahn, Christopher; Spencer, Jack (December 17, 2009). "The decade in local music: 2004". The A.V. Club.
  3. ↑ "DOSH". First Avenue. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Kogan, Frank (September 9, 2003). "Is That All There Is?". Village Voice.
  5. ↑ Bahn, Christopher (2006-10-19). "Interview: Martin Dosh". A.V. Club. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  6. ↑ Flanagan, Andrew (December 30, 2010). "Andrew Broder talks about his new band, the Cloak Ox". City Pages.

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