John Elliott (electronic musician) explained

Background:	person
John Elliott
Origin:	Cleveland, Ohio
Genre:	Experimental, psychedelic, drone
Occupation:	Musician
Instrument:	Synthesizer
Label:	Spectrum Spools, Wagon
Current Member Of:	Imaginary Softwoods
Past Member Of:	Emeralds, Mist, Outer Space, Organic Dial

John Elliott (born June 22, 1984) is an American multidisciplinary artist from Cleveland, Ohio.^[1] A former member of Emeralds, Elliott has been involved in a number of solo projects and collaborations including Imaginary Softwoods,^[2] Mist (with Sam Goldberg), Outer Space (with Andrew Veres), and Organic Dial (with Andrew Veres). Elliott also curated the electronic music label Spectrum Spools, as well as Wagon, a label he set up with Emeralds guitarist, Mark McGuire.

In 2016, Elliott won the Cleveland Arts Prize for Emerging Artist.^[3] On June 1, 2023, Elliott reunited with Emeralds to perform at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.^[4]

Elliott's music is synthesizer-based covering experimental, psychedelic, drone, kosmiche, musique concrète, and ambient genres.

Discography

Imaginary Softwoods

• Imaginary Softwoods (2008)
• The Path of Spectrolite (2011)
• Annual Flowers in Color (2016)
• Gold Fiction Loop Garden (2016)
• The Suncoast Digest (2017)
• So Extra Bronze Lamp (2020)
• The Notional Pastures of Imaginary Softwoods (2023)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Purdom. Tim. Emeralds' John Elliott on how mind-altering substances and goofball music inspired his Spectrum Spools label. FACT magazine. 20 January 2015. 14 February 2012.
2. Web site: Sherburne. Philip. Imaginary Softwoods: Imaginary Softwoods. Pitchfork. 20 January 2015. 14 January 2011.
3. Web site: 2016 Cleveland Arts Prize: John Elliott makes his own kind of (electronic) music. Heaton. Michael. Dealer. The Plain. cleveland.com. June 24, 2016 . en-US. 2019-02-11.
4. Web site: Emeralds (US) . 2023-07-15 . www.primaverasound.com.