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JAV

honest love for all of time

About Me


I have DJed at WCBN in Ann Arbor (88.3 FM) since 2000 and currently host the "Local Music Show" every Wednesday from 9pm-midnight. I started hosting the show in 2002 and then went on hiatus from 2005-2006 while Dustin Krcatovich took over hosting duties. The show focuses exclusively on music from the local area and features live bands in studio most every week.
I am currently playing textural experimental noise/music with Ian Fulcher and assorted guests in Pink Octopus and playing bass with Patrick Elkins. I have plans for new recordings with Anna Vitale for our band Melting Moments. In the past I have been in a bunch of bands, most notably And Spiders, The New Sound of My Bossa Nova, Hot Meat For Young Lovers and Manhole. From 2004-2005 I was doing solo singer-songwriter stuff under my real name and worked on the CDR label We're Twins Records 2000-2006.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/29/2005
Band Website: weretwins.com
Band Members: Anna is the better half of the Melting Moments, and I keep trying to get Sam Turner to be in a band with me.
Influences: Will Oldham, Jad Fair, John Cage, Wolf Eyes, Sun Ra, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, The Microphones, Joy Division, Arthur Russell, Flashpapr, Neil Young, Jib Kidder, Martes martes, Animal Collective, Arnold Dreyblatt, Fleetwood Mac, Caetano Veloso, John Fahey, Nobukazu Takemura, Silver Jews, Dirty Projectors, His Name is Alive, The Four Tops, Captain Beefheart, Minutemen, Alastair Galbraith, Young Marble Giants, Talking Heads
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Record Label: We're Twins Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MM DUO FAREWELL/HOUSEWARMING/TACOS/SODA/FASHION/MUSIC PARTY!!!

Melting Moments, ace deuce casio noise sex pop duo, words & music by Anna Vitale and Jason Adam Voss, is playing its farewell show as a duo with Amoeba Kids, Cains & Abels and The Elusive Rapmaster En...
Posted by JAV on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:01:00 PST

"there is a rat in separate"

Today marks the release of the debut album "there is a rat in separate" by Melting Moments, words & music by Anna Vitale & Jason Adam Voss. We have been working on it all year, and have been playing...
Posted by JAV on Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:47:00 PST

The Wire

I got a nice little write-up in the June 2005 issue of The Wire: JAVs Solo Guitar (Burning Tongue 3 CD) is a really nice piece of instrumental pluckery from Michigan. JAV turns out to be Jason V...
Posted by JAV on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Endings

May has been casually exciting and generally confusing thus far. Totally Awesome House no longer exists. We had a three-day Totally Awesome Festival on April 28-30 where thirty-some bands played and...
Posted by JAV on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

internet stuff

On Wednesday evening, I performed with Patrick Elkins and other folks on a radio show called PHONING IT IN on the Brown Student Radio station in Providence, RI. Every week, Nadav has someone do a pho...
Posted by JAV on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Doings

I have been done with my tour with Nat Baldwin for about two weeks now. It was really great! I met a bunch of cool new people and played good shows to good audiences. If you were in one of the audi...
Posted by JAV on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Middletown, Connecticut

I played at WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY last night. We were supposed to open for this band Z's from NYC, but we got stuck in traffic and ended up playing afterwards. It was sweet, but this dude was bugging ...
Posted by JAV on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

WE'RE TWINS RECORDS

The new SEVEN INCH RECORD by SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME is now out on WE'RE TWINS RECORDS. You can find it around the area in stores starting MARCH 8 and you can order it now from WE'RE TWINS RECORDS ...
Posted by JAV on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

on the ro-ad

I am in PHILADELPHIA, PA hanging out at my new friend HERBIE's house, where I am playing tonight. The east coast portion of my tour with NAT BALDWIN is going super weird and pretty awesome. Last nig...
Posted by JAV on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST