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About Me

John von Seggern is a producer, sound designer, bassist and DJ, relocated to Southern California in 2001 after a decade spent in Asia (Tokyo and Hong Kong) performing and recording with some of the region's most influential artists.
von Seggern now lives in Los Angeles, where he performs live experimental techno and runs net.label Vibration Institute. His latest musical explorations include sound design projects working with composers Thomas Newman and Paul Haslinger as well as producing electronic jazz group Simplexity (a collaboration with Los Angeles studio musicians Steve Tavaglione, Judd Miller, Gary Novak, John Beasley and Dave Carpenter).
More info on recent projects on his website or the Vibration Institute site http://www.vibrationinstitutemusic.com
John von also plays bass with LA-area darkwave band Black Cat.
Vibration Institute: Los Angeles-based label reshapes the network soundscape with electronic experimental future music.
Check vibrationinstitutemusic.com for latest releases of electronic experimental future music.

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Music:

Member Since: 9/14/2004
Band Website: vibrationinstitutemusic.com
Band Members: John von
Influences: Sutekh, Kit Clayton, Akufen, Volsoc, Miles Davis, Photek, Cybrid, Jan Jelinek, Pole, Afrika Bambaataa, Jon Hassell, James Jamerson, Aphex Twin, fm3, John Coltrane, Jah Wobble, Dexter, Ricardo Villalobos, Murcof, RD, Joy Division, Claude Young, Jaco Pastorius, a[p]endics.shuffle, Jeff Mills, Steve Nalepa, Dead Kennedys, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Public Image Ltd., L'usine, drumcell, Bill Laswell, Sariah Storm, Lee Perry, edIT, Brian Eno, Andrea Parker, Gang of Four, Apparat, Autechre, John Tejada, Atom Heart, Charlie Haden
Sounds Like: Sutekh, Kit Clayton, Akufen, Volsoc, Miles Davis, Photek, Cybrid, Jan Jelinek, Pole, Afrika Bambaataa, Jon Hassell, Aphex Twin, fm3, John Coltrane, Dexter, Ricardo Villalobos, Murcof, RD, Claude Young, a[p]endics.shuffle, Jeff Mills, Steve Nalepa, Keith Jarrett, L'usine, drumcell, Bill Laswell, Sariah Storm, Lee Perry, edIT, Brian Eno, Andrea Parker, Apparat, Autechre, John Tejada, Atom Heart, Charlie Haden
Record Label: Vibration Institute Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

new album DREAM CALIBRATION now released

download the new album now from Vibration Institute site
Posted by John von on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:09:00 PST

videos from last week’s trio gig

Played a CRAZY cosmic space trio gig with Matt Piper on synths and Gary Novak on drums last week, check out the videos on my YouTube channel:Vibration Institute on YouTube...
Posted by John von on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:50:00 PST

Beat Hooks

Making a lot of new music right now here at Leland Way Studios...I've had a constant stream of musical guests through lately and I just keep recording and adding layers to the mix. Check out the lates...
Posted by John von on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:26:00 PST

doing sound design for WALL.E

i recently did sound design/processing for the forthcoming Pixar film WALL.E, working with Thomas Newman...most of my job involved mutating and processing recordings of the orchestra and the other stu...
Posted by John von on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:52:00 PST

birthday dub

its my birthday today and last night i cooked up a new dub especially for the occasion...check out the first track on my page 'Tincture Dub'...took some ambient tracks recorded over here by steve tava...
Posted by John von on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:43:00 PST

vibration institute

Welcome to Vibration Institute. Electronic experimental future music.The tracks here are from our debut release, "Vibration Institute - Volume One." For higher-quality downloads of the whole album, go...
Posted by John von on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:51:00 PST

new techno trax

I have just posted demo edits of 3 new tracks here: 'the venetian,' 'life during wartime,' and 'dellavecchia.' I am currently looking for labels interested in releasing any of these, contact me if int...
Posted by John von on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:39:00 PST

latest techno DJ mix

I made a new techno electro DJ mix next week, mostly all new music with a few of my own recent techno tracks in the mix:Tomorrow Is the Question...
Posted by John von on Thu, 18 May 2006 02:51:00 PST

john von website

more recent updates on my website at www.johnvon.info
Posted by John von on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:53:00 PST