Taylor Deupree
Taylor Deupree is a sound artist, graphic designer, and photographer residing in New York. In 1997, he founded 12k, a record label that focuses on minimalism and contemporary hybrids of acoustic and electronic music. The label has released over 70 CDs by a roster of international sound artists.
Since 1993 Deupree has created critically acclaimed recordings for labels worldwide. His solo works in recent years have explored a fusion of digital sound manipulation with organic and melodic textures that take influences from his interest in architecture, interior design, and photography. Themes of minimalism, stillness, atmosphere, nature and imperfection pervade throughout his work. An intense passion for recording and studio technology creates a strong technological backdrop for all of his compositions.
Collaboration with other musicians is also a very important aspect of Deupree’s work and in the past he has teamed up with Christopher Willits, Kenneth Kirschner, Eisi, Tetsu Inoue, Frank Bretschneider, Richard Chartier and Stephan Mathieu. Deupree feels the importance of collaborative work is to not layer two individual styles but to create a fusion sound that incorporates the strengths of each collaborator yet sounds like a unique, third identity. He will perform at Unsound Festival New York Labs with Günter Müller for the first time.
