Jonathan Segel

Jonathan Segel (b. September 3, 1963) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has played with Camper Van Beethoven and Dieselhed.

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September 3 - 1963 - Composer - Multi-instrumental - Camper Van Beethoven - Dieselhed

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Growing up in Davis, California and Tucson, Arizona, Jonathan went to college at UCSC in Santa Cruz, CA where he studied under Peter Elsea and experimental music pioneer Gordon Mumma. In Santa Cruz he hooked up with Camper Van Beethoven, apparently for life. He moved to San Francisco, CA in 1989, moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to work for Dane Davis at Danetracks, a film sound post production facility, then back to Oakland, CA in 2001, where received a Master's Degree in Music Composition at Mills College, studying with Fred Frith, Pauline Oliveros, Alvin Curran and Joelle Leandre.

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UCSC - Santa Cruz, CA - Gordon Mumma - San Francisco, CA - Oakland, CA - Fred Frith - Pauline Oliveros - Alvin Curran - Joelle Leandre

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Today (2005) he performs in the improvising acoustic/digital duo Chaos Butterfly with Dina Emerson, in a revivified Camper Van Beethoven and as a rock & roll band leader in his eponymous band.

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Chaos Butterfly - Dina Emerson

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