Jeremy Dower Explained

Birth Place:Bendigo, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Musician
Website:https://nakamichi-600ii.bandcamp.com/releases

Jeremy Dower (born 1976) is an Australia-born musician and visual artist. He is best known for contributing the soundtrack to the pixel art tribute[1] to the iconic opening reel of The Simpsons[2] in 2014. The video was created with fellow Aussie animators Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon.[3] Dower had contributed the arcade-like remake of the theme song to the video.[4]

His work in the visual arts was featured in the 2011 Pictoplasma Festival in Berlin.[5] His best known work in electronic music is "Sentimental Dance Music For Couples",[6] a double album released on Plug Research in 2000. Dower's work in combining visual arts with music has also been featured in Musikgraphics.[7]

Dower has been a guest lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's School of Media and Communications[8] since 2015, and a current lecturer of Professional Practice in Bachelor of Design (Digital Media).[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simpsons Pixels. YouTube. 20 Jan 2017.
  2. Web site: Cowabunga, dude! The Simpsons gets the pixel art treatment in new video. 15 Jan 2017.
  3. Web site: Aussie Animators Recreate 'The Simpsons' Credits With Pixel Art. 15 Jan 2017.
  4. Web site: The Simpsons opening sequence created by Australians Ivan Dixon and Paul Robertson. 13 Sep 2017.
  5. Web site: Pictoplasma Festival 2011. 15 Jan 2017.
  6. Web site: Jeremy Dower. 16 Jan 2017.
  7. Book: Musikraphics: Visualizing the Rhythm of Music. 2008. 9789889822972. 13 Sep 2017.
  8. Web site: Dower, Mr. Jeremy. 18 Jan 2017.
  9. Web site: Digital Media Professional Practice - RMIT University . Digital Media Professional Practice - RMIT University . RMIT University.