Jordan Dykstra Explained
Jordan Isaiah Whitney Dykstra |
Origin: | Sioux City, Iowa |
Genre: | experimental, microtonal, ambient, drone, film music |
Occupation: | composer, performer, film composer |
Instrument: | viola |
Label: | Important Records, elsewhere, New World Records, Milan Records, Marriage Records, Editions Verde, Shatter Your Leaves, Modern Documents |
Associated Acts: | Dirty Projectors, Brian McOmber, Ordinary Affects, Alvin Lucier, DASH!, Beau Breather, Caspar Sonnet, Tom Blood and Jordan Dykstra, The Righteous and Harmonious Fists, Rob Walmart |
Jordan Dykstra is an American film music and chamber music composer and violist from Sioux City, Iowa.[1]
Academically, Dykstra studied composition at CalArts with Michael Pisaro, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, and Ulrich Krieger; privately with Daníel Bjarnason,[2] Chiyoko Szlavnics, and at Wesleyan University with Alvin Lucier.[3] Dykstra contributed to the score of the 2017 psychological thriller/horror film It Comes At Night (dir. Trey Edward Shults), which received the NYT Critic's Pick from A.O. Scott, film critic at the New York Times.[4] He has also worked as a composer on film music for Gus Van Sant's 2011 film Restless,[5] Penny Lane's 2019 documentary Hail Satan?,[6] and the 2019 narrative film Blow the Man Down[7] which was directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. His composition work with Frontline documentaries includes Mstyslav Chernov's 20 Days in Mariupol (which won the Audience Award for Best World Cinema Documentary[8] at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Documentary[9]) and Plot to Overturn The Election, while his work as a music consultant includes the 2023 Peabody Award Winning[10] Michael Flynn's Holy War, American Insurrection,[11] and the Documenting Hate[12] series. Dykstra was a session violist and string director for Dirty Projectors' 2009 album Bitte Orca and has performed at venues worldwide including MOCA, Los Angeles, CA,[13] the RISD Museum in Providence, RI,[14] the Portland Art Museum in Portland, OR,[15] Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland,[16] and at the Syros Institute in Ano Syros, Greece.[17] In 2024 Dykstra received a BMI Award for his score for 20 Days in Mariupol.[18]
While in Val Verde, CA in 2015, Jordan Dykstra founded Editions Verde, which publishes art and musical objects.[19]
Discography
as Jordan Dykstra (film composer, performer, audio recording engineer, music consultant)
with The Righteous and Harmonious Fists
Composing Credits
Film Credits
- Ovid, New York — directed by Vito A. Rowlands — composer (2024)[60]
- Inside the Uvalde Response — directed by Juanita Ceballos — composer (PBS Frontline/ProPublica/The Texas Tribune, 2023)[61]
- Shaken — directed by Asher Levinthal — co-composer (with Brian McOmber), viola, synthesizer, percussion, keyboards (2023)[62]
- Fair Play — directed by Chloe Dumont — score conductor, viola (Netflix, 2023)
- 20 Days in Mariupol — directed by Mstyslav Chernov — composer (PBS Frontline/AP News, 2023)[63]
- Michael Flynn's Holy War — directed by Rick Rowley — music consultant (PBS Frontline/AP News, 2022)[64]
- Plot to Overturn the Election — directed by Sam Black — composer, viola, piano, percussion (PBS Frontline/ProPublica, 2022)[65] [66]
- Globes — directed by Nina de Vroome — piano, viola, percussion, programming (Avila Film, 2021)[67]
- Magic Hour — directed by Che Grayson — synth, viola, percussion, programming (2020)[68] - premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 18, 2020[69]
- Blow the Man Down — directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy — co-composed with Brian McOmber, string arranger, viola, prepared piano, percussion (Amazon Studios, 2020), film soundtrack (Editions Verde, 2020)[70]
- It Comes At Night — directed by Trey Shults — assistant composer with Brian McOmber, string arranger, viola, percussion, musical collaborator, synthesizer and electronics, additional music preparation, recording engineer (A24, 2017), film soundtrack (Milan Records, 2017)[71]
- Annabel's Wake — written by Jordan Dykstra and Danny Elfman[72] — composer and mellotron, Restless (2011 film) directed by Gus Van Sant, film soundtrack (Sony Pictures Classics, 2011)
Album Credits
- Identify — by Caspar Sonnet — composer and viola,[73] LP (Marriage Records, 2013)
- Belfast Sessions — by Davis Hooker — string trio director, composer, and viola,[74] LP (self-released, 2012)
- Bitte Orca — by Dirty Projectors — string quartet director and viola,[75] LP (Domino Recording Company, 2009)
- Stillness Is The Move — by Dirty Projectors —string quartet director and viola,[76] LP (Domino Recording Company, 2009)
- False Face Society — by Valet — composer and viola,[77] LP (Mexican Summer, 2009)
- Malaikat Dan Singa — by Arrington de Dionyso — composer and viola, LP and CD (K Records, 2009)
- Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money — by Jared Mees and the Grown Children — composer, string director, and viola, CD (Tender Loving Empire, 2008)[78]
Dance Credits
- Like a Sun that Pours Forth Light but Never Warmth — by Allie Hankins — composer, string quintet director, and viola,[79] dance performance (October, 2014)
Other projects
- Rob Walmart - an improvised electronic music collective
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Stream Jordan Dykstra's Audition - New Music - Impose Magazine. August 14, 2014 . Imposemagazine.com. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Bethany violist heads to Iceland to study with composer Daniel Bjarnason. OregonLive.com. February 22, 2014 . January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Thomas Buckner sings Robert Ashley and Alvin Lucier - Center for the Arts - Wesleyan University. www.wesleyan.edu. 2019-08-28.
- News: Review: Mom, Dad, the Kid and the Dog. What Could Be Scarier?. Scott. A. O.. June 8, 2017 . The New York Times. June 10, 2017 . en-US. 0362-4331.
- Web site: RESTLESS. Library of Congress. 2019-08-28.
- Web site: Magnolia Pictures: Hail Satan?. www.magpictures.com. 2019-08-28.
- Web site: Blow the Man Down 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca. 2019-08-28. May 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507075138/https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/blow-the-man-down-2019. dead.
- Web site: Program Guide Sundance Film Festival . 2023-07-14 . festival.sundance.org.
- Web site: 2024-01-23 . Oscar nomination for '20 Days in Mariupol,' AP's first, comes as bombs fall on filmmaker's hometown . 2024-02-04 . AP News . en.
- Web site: FRONTLINE: Michael Flynn's Holy War . 2023-07-14 . The Peabody Awards . en-US.
- Web site: American Insurrection . 2023-07-14 . FRONTLINE . en-US.
- Web site: Documenting Hate: Charlottesville . 2023-07-14 . FRONTLINE . en-US.
- Web site: MOCA show's gentle jab at departed artist-trustee John Baldessari. https://web.archive.org/web/20120915214037/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/07/entertainment/la-et-cm-moca-music-baldessari-20120807. dead. September 15, 2012. Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2018.
- Web site: Concert: Ordinary Affects – Calendar - RISD MUSEUM. RISDMuseum.org. March 17, 2018.
- Web site: Portland Art Museum Artist Talk Jen Delos Reyes full talk - YouTube. YouTube.com. September 12, 2014 . March 17, 2018.
- Web site: Grapevine_06_2014.pdf. Grapevine.is. March 17, 2018.
- Web site: Image-sound/word residency. Sound/Word Residency.WordPress.com. July 30, 2016 . March 17, 2018.
- Web site: 2024 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award . 2024-06-24 . BMI.com.
- Web site: Editions Verde. Editions Verde. March 17, 2018.
- Web site: Nina de Vroome - §∞. Nina de Vroome. en. 2022-03-07.
- Web site: Globes Ji.hlava IDFF. Ji.hlava. en. 2022-03-07.
- Web site: Magic Hour (Short 2020) - IMDB. . en. 2022-03-09.
- Web site: Magic Hour. Tribeca Film Festival. en. 2022-03-09.
- Web site: Amazon Nabs Rights to Noir 'Blow the Man Down' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. August 15, 2019 . en. 2019-08-28.
- Web site: hail-satan. www.sundance.org. English. 2019-08-28. March 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143837/https://www.sundance.org/projects/hail-satan. dead.
- Web site: FRONTLINE Nominated for 10 Emmy Awards. FRONTLINE. en-US. 2019-08-28.
- Web site: Documenting Hate: Charlottesville - Credits. FRONTLINE. en-US. 2019-08-28.
- Web site: Jordan Dykstra: The Arrow of Time. 2020-09-16. newworld-records.
- Web site: Editions Verde — Jordan Dykstra — 14 Horse Bells (CD). 2020-09-16. Editions Verde. en-US.
- Web site: EVSTF007: A Known Unknown - Limited Edition Bundle (Sheet Music + CD-R + Download Card), by Editions Verde. Editions Verde. June 8, 2018.
- Web site: EVSTF001: Found Clouds, by Jordan Dykstra. Editions Verde. 2018-06-08.
- Web site: EV005: Is Land a Voice, by Editions Verde. Editions Verde. June 10, 2017.
- Web site: The Psychological Future, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. February 22, 2017.
- Web site: Chimes Nine Times, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Chimes Nine Times by Jordan Dykstra on Apple Music. iTunes . July 3, 2016 . October 29, 2016.
- Web site: EV003: Stressings, by Jordan Dykstra. Editions Verde. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: textura. www.textura.org . October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Jordan Dykstra - Stressings. Discogs. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Stressings by Jordan Dykstra on Apple Music. iTunes. April 2016 . October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Elegant Music, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Three Horns, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Like a Sun That Pours Forth Light but Never Warmth, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Jordan Dykstra - Audition (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs . Discogs.com . August 19, 2014 . February 18, 2015.
- Web site: Jordan Dykstra - "Darkened Bar" (oxalis version) - PREMIERE - Chocolate Grinder - Tiny Mix Tapes. Tiny Mix Tapes . January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Phonography, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: sundries, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: pianodrones, by Jordan Dykstra. Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: A Quiet Night. Vimeo. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: TSS REMIXES - Jordan Dykstra. March 1, 2013. Jordan Dykstra. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: iTunes - Music - Takes Swift Strides - EP by Dash!. iTunes. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Alvin Lucier / Jordan Dykstra "Out of Our Hands" - PRE-ORDER. Important Records. March 7, 2022.
- Web site: Jordan Dykstra / Koen Nutters - In Better Shape Than You Found Me. elsewhere. March 8, 2022.
- Web site: EV004: College Hotel, by Beau Breather. Editions Verde. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: textura . www.textura.org . October 29, 2016.
- Web site: seems like it means something else, by Tom Blood & Jordan Dykstra. Tom Blood & Jordan Dykstra. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: EV002: Tom Blood & Jordan Dykstra - EXP3 Editions Verde. editionsverde.bandcamp.com. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: Tom Blood & Jordan Dykstra - Business Of Composing For Strings. Businessofcomposingforstrings.com. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Showtimes @ Brooklyn Film Festival . 2024-06-24 . en-US.
as Jordan Dykstra
- The Arrow of Time - CD for string quintet and percussion, chamber ensemble (2 violas, vibraphone, pedal synthesizer, reed organ), string trio, duet of viola and Sheng, and solo piano with hand-crank siren and fixed playback (New World Records, September 2020)[28]
- 14 Horse Bells - CD for electronics, viola, percussion, and prepared speakers with electronics (Editions Verde, September 2020)[29]
- A Known Unknown - Bundle containing sheet music, CD, and download code - for grand piano, percussion, and electronics (Editions Verde, June 2018)[30]
- Found Clouds - CD for vibraphone, pedal harp, Farfisa organ, and grand piano (Editions Verde, March 2018)[31]
- Is Land a Voice - CD for field recording, air-horns, and sine-tones (Editions Verde, March 2017)[32]
- The Psychological Future - digital LP for gamelan, percussion, viola, cello, double bass, and sine-tones (January 2017)[33]
- Chimes Nine Times - digital EP for viola, electric guitar, and sine-tones (July 2016)[34] [35]
- Stressings - CD (Editions Verde, April 2016)[36] [37] [38] [39]
- Elegant Music - digital EP for viola, koto, noh-kan, ryūteki, and percussion (June 2015)[40]
- Three Horns - digital EP for air-horn and sine-tones in 3 movements (May 2015)[41]
- Like a Sun That Pours Forth Light but Never Warmth - digital LP, composed for Allie Hankins' solo dance show at Conduit Dance Studio in Portland, Ore. from October 24–26, 2014 (January 2015)[42]
- Audition[43] - LP (Marriage Records / Shatter Your Leaves / Modern Documents, August 2014)[44]
- Phonography - digital album of 20 field recordings (March 2014)[45]
- Sundries - ongoing digital album (2013–present)[46]
- Pianodrones - digital EP card in 3 movements (December, 2012)[47]
- A Quiet Night - film score (April, 2011) for "A Quiet Night"[48]
as DASH!
- TSS REMIXES - digital download card (Self released, March 2013)[49]
- TAKES SWIFT STRIDES - digital download card (Marriage Records, August 2009)[50]
- In Better Shape Than You Found Me - CD (elsewhere, October 2021)[52]
with Beau Breather
with Tom Blood and Jordan Dykstra
- Seems Like It Means Something Else[55] from EXP3 (Editions Verde, March 2016)[56]
- Preludes (November 2014)*
- Greatest Hits Live: Volume One (May 2012)*
- A June Afternoon (June 2011)*
- The Act (June 2011)*
*Digital EPs[57]
- Web site: iTunes - Music - Fangs, But No Fanks - EP by White Fang & The Righteous and Harmonious Fists. iTunes. January 4, 2015.
- Ovid, New York (2024) - IMDb . 2024-06-24 . www.imdb.com.
- Web site: Inside the Uvalde Response . 2023-12-06 . FRONTLINE . en-US.
- Web site: Shaken - Cast IMDbPro . 2023-12-06 . pro.imdb.com.
- Web site: Program Guide 2023 Sundance Film Festival . 2023-01-07 . festival.sundance.org.
- Web site: Michael Flynn's Holy War . 2023-01-07 . FRONTLINE . en-US.
- Web site: Plot to Overturn the Election - Credits FRONTLINE. www.pbs.org. March 30, 2022.
- Web site: Plot to Overturn the Election - IMDB. www.imdb.com. March 30, 2022.
- Web site: Nina de Vroome - §∞. www.ninadevroome.be. March 9, 2022.
- Web site: Magic Hour (Short 2020) - IMDB. . en. 2022-03-09.
- Web site: Magic Hour. Tribeca Film Festival. en. 2022-03-09.
- Web site: Editions Verde — Jordan Dykstra & Brian McOmber — Blow the Man Down. December 25, 2020. www.editions-verde.com . January 25, 2021.
- Web site: It Comes At Night - press packet by Mongrel Media. June 10, 2017. www.mongrelmedia.com . June 13, 2017.
- Web site: Restless (2011) - Soundtrack.Net . January 4, 2015 . Soundtrack.net.
- Web site: Where Are All The Watchmen? - Caspar Sonnet. April 5, 2013. Caspar Sonnet. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Davis Hooker - Business Of Composing For Strings. Businessofcomposingforstrings.com. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Dirty Projectors - Albums. Dirtyprojectors.net. January 4, 2015.
- Web site: Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . February 18, 2015.
- Web site: Valet - False Face Society (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . February 18, 2015.
- Web site: Jared Mees The Grown Children Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514041353/https://www.tenderlovingempire.com/products-page/tle-music/jared-mees-the-grown-children-caffeine-alcohol-sunshine-money/ . May 14, 2013 . dead . June 13, 2017.
- Web site: October 22, 2014 . Portland choreographer Allie Hankins' full-length debut 'Like a Sun That Pours Forth Light but Never Warmth' resurrects the movements of Vaslav Nijinsky . January 4, 2015 . OregonLive.com.