Ken Jacobson - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am a Multi-Instrumentalist (always interested in collaborating)
and I build a variety of musical instruments...
The instruments I play:
* 8 and 10 string Touch Guitars (I build these myself)
* Modifed Chapman Stick (I added a guitar body)
* Electric Basses (6 string / 5 string (tuned in 5ths) / 4 string fretless)
* Drums / Percussion
These are my "main instruments", but I play other things too.
(accordion, sitar, electronics, etc...)
My Touch Guitars (as well as my Modified Chapman Stick and 5 string bass) all have an internal contact mic with independent circuitry and output. This turns the entire instrument into percussion, and opens the door to a whole new range of sound and tone possibilities.
When used with a looping device, these instruments become entire rhythm sections for themselves...
I also build instruments from "found objects".
(pitchforks, shovels, canoe paddles, etc...)
Most are influenced by Indian, Persian, and Chinesse instruments.
If you have any questions, or would be interested in collaborating -
Please contact me!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/6/2005
Band Members: Some of my current projects include:

Secret Chefs 3
Lucky Charms
Monktail
Angela Reed
Snuff the Twink
Jesus and the Bobcats
Blood Coma
Non Grata
Boxitanian Rolling Band
Clomas Big Time
Frog with an Afro
ISO

Some of these projects have Myspace accounts -
Come check out our profiles and hear our music!

Some Past projects:

Seahorse
Glass Tit & the other Glass Tit
Sex Wound
Moe!Kestra
Furtive Movement
Dr. Ffej and his Specimens
FCK
the Darth Maul Challenge
*Kanada
FQL8TR
Lake City Orchestra
Life in a Blender
Mazel Tov Cocktail

Influences: everything...

but some of the bigger influences include:
(in no special order)

Mr. Bungle
King Crimson
They Might Be Giants
Ween
Secret Chiefs 3
Devo
Pink Floyd
Frank Zappa
Can
Beatles
Beach Boys
Primus
Dethklok
John Cage
JS Bach
Radiohead
John Zorn
Dead Milkmen
Ravi Shankar
Tool
Fantomas
Sun City Girls
Beethoven
Miles Davis
Ken Butler
Beastie Boys
Bongwater
Brian Kenney Fresno
Wesley Willis
Kool Keith
Harry Partch

thats all I can think of now....

Sounds Like: I don't know...

what do you think it sounds like?
Record Label: no...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Secret Chefs 3

My band Secret Chefs 3 played a show Nov. 2nd, 2007 - it was a great success! Here is a video of our performance: http://vroomjournal.com/video/SecretChefs3.php Enjoy!...
Posted by Ken Jacobson on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:19:00 PST

League Play...

after several years of waiting, I can now say I am on a bowling team in a league... I will be bowling in the Fall/Winter leagues at Sunset Bowl in Seattle. This is a pretty big deal to me. ...
Posted by Ken Jacobson on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:46:00 PST

SehSazTar

I have built a new instrument! I would put this instrument into what I call the "Scrap-Tar" category, since it was made from scraps... I call this instrument the "SehSazTar". It is somewhat of a...
Posted by Ken Jacobson on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:52:00 PST

Touch Guitar Photos

I have finally posted photos of the Touch Guitars I have been building! There are photos of the finished instruments, but also photos of the process.
Posted by Ken Jacobson on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:25:00 PST