Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1979,[3] Matheny got his start in music when he was given a Casio SK-1 by his grandparents at age nine, and recorded his first album on a Tascamfour-track before the age of 20.[4]
In a self-described attempt to "address the diminishing utility of physical copies of music and the expanding role of marketing in the experience of art",[6] Matheny often hides or buries one-off physical copies and associated visual artwork of b-sides at GPS coordinates and posts them online as a part of a geocaching game to unlock MP3 copies of the audio. For the release of the 2011 Emperor X album Western Teleport, 41 "translucent purple audio cassettes" were buried across North America, many of which remain undiscovered. This received a feature on NPR's "Weekend Edition" program.[7]
^"Raycats and earworms: How scientists are using colour-changing cats and nursery rhymes to warn future generations of nuclear danger". CityAM. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^@emperorx (January 28, 2020). "Please meet @DreamsofField, an artist-managed record label cooperative that Christian @moldyfish @thehotelyear and I are setting up as our new label home. dreamsoffield.com" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Deusner, Stephen (December 24, 2011). "The Most Underrated Albums of 2011". Salon. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
^"Indieheads Podcast interview". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
^Greenspan, Sam. "Emperor X: 'We Are Much More Than The Sum Of The Diseases And Disabilities We Carry'". NPR. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
^Matheny, Chad (March 6, 2012). "Chad Matheny of Emperor X". Impose (Interview). Interviewed by Sjimon Gompers. from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^Eakin, Marah. "Emperor X tries to put Orlando on the map (again) with a new single, EP". The AV Club. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
External linksedit
"Weekend Edition" Story on Matheny's Burial Project
Interview with Artist Connection Podcast
April 14, 2024
emperor, chad, randall, matheny, known, professionally, american, singer, songwriter, matheny, 2016background, informationbirth, namechad, randall, matheny, born, 1979, april, 1979, louisville, kentucky, united, statesoriginjacksonville, florida, united, state. Chad Randall Matheny known professionally as Emperor X is an American singer and songwriter Emperor XMatheny in 2016Background informationBirth nameChad Randall Matheny 1 Born 1979 04 08 April 8 1979 age 45 Louisville Kentucky United StatesOriginJacksonville Florida United StatesGenresAlternativenoise popnoise rocklo fifolkindie folkfilkOccupation s SingersongwriterInstrumentsGuitarkeyboardvocalsYears active1998 presentLabelsBar None RecordsDiscos MariscosSnowglobe RecordsBakery Outlet RecordsBurnt Toast VinylPlan It X RecordsTiny Engines 2 Dreams of Field RecordingsWebsitewww wbr emperorx wbr net Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3 1 Full length albums 3 2 EPs and singles 3 3 Tour only releases 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career editBorn in Louisville Kentucky in 1979 3 Matheny got his start in music when he was given a Casio SK 1 by his grandparents at age nine and recorded his first album on a Tascam four track before the age of 20 4 Matheny tours across the United States regularly and performs around the world as well including tours in Mexico Canada Australia the United Kingdom and the European Union 5 In a self described attempt to address the diminishing utility of physical copies of music and the expanding role of marketing in the experience of art 6 Matheny often hides or buries one off physical copies and associated visual artwork of b sides at GPS coordinates and posts them online as a part of a geocaching game to unlock MP3 copies of the audio For the release of the 2011 Emperor X album Western Teleport 41 translucent purple audio cassettes were buried across North America many of which remain undiscovered This received a feature on NPR s Weekend Edition program 7 In 2014 Matheny was commissioned by 99 Invisible to write a song titled 10 000 Year Earworm to Discourage Settlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories Don t Change Color Kitty based on Francoise Bastide and Paolo Fabbri s concept of a millennia long nuclear waste warning message in the form of a folk song about genetically engineered cats Matheny wrote it to be so catchy and annoying that it might be handed down from generation to generation over a span of 10 000 years 8 In 2020 Matheny and Christian Holden from The Hotelier started an artist managed record label cooperative known as Dreams of Field Recordings 9 Personal life editMatheny is a former high school science teacher 10 and in 2004 he stopped his pursuit of a master s degree in physics in order to dedicate his career to music 11 Matheny is a testicular cancer survivor and has low vision which makes him unable to legally drive 12 13 14 Discography editFull length albums edit The Joytakers Rakes Stars on the Ceiling Pleasantly Kneeling 1998 self released Tectonic Membrane Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform 2004 Discos Mariscos 4 Central Hug Friendarmy Fractaldunes 2005 Discos Mariscos The Blythe Archives Volume One 2008 Burnt Toast Vinyl The Blythe Archives Volume Two 2009 self released Western Teleport 2011 Bar None Records Nineteen Live Recordings 2013 Plan It X Records re released in 2020 on Dreams of Field Recordings Jetzt Christmas 2013 The Orlando Sentinel 2014 The Bomber Jacket 15 Oversleepers International 2017 Tiny Engines The Lakes of Zones B and C 2022 EPs and singles edit Wuss Strike River Preacher Magnet God Unwuss 2006 Dirt Dealership 2007 Defiance for Elise Sunderhuse 2010 Brown Recluse At a Rave with Nicolas Sarkozy 2013 10 000 Year Earworm to Discourage Resettlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories 2014 Wasted on the Senate Floor 2016 Sad React 2020 Dreams of Field Recordings United Earth League of Quarantine Aerobics 2020 Dreams of Field Recordings as Chad MathenyTour only releases edit Gasheater Raytracer 2004 East Coast and Freedom From Freedom To 2004 Everyone in Jacksonville 2006 Australia Tour Tape 2010 Several New Songs in Various Digital Formats 2011 References edit ACTION ASCAP American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Retrieved November 11 2023 Tiny Engines biography page Tiny Engines Emperor X Tectonic Membrane Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform Pitchfork July 1 2004 Retrieved March 10 2019 a b Ubl Sam Tectonic Membrane Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform Review Pitchfork Retrieved March 2 2016 Matheny Chad A poorly formatted but complete LST of every Emperor X performance ever so far Emperor X Official Website Retrieved March 2 2016 Wasoba Ryan Emperor X On Stock Responses And Performative Marketing Riverfront Times Archived from the original on October 29 2011 Retrieved March 2 2016 Digging For Tunes With Emperor X NPR Raycats and earworms How scientists are using colour changing cats and nursery rhymes to warn future generations of nuclear danger CityAM November 24 2014 Retrieved November 7 2020 emperorx January 28 2020 Please meet DreamsofField an artist managed record label cooperative that Christian moldyfish thehotelyear and I are setting up as our new label home dreamsoffield com Tweet via Twitter Deusner Stephen December 24 2011 The Most Underrated Albums of 2011 Salon Retrieved March 2 2016 Emperor X Biography Bar None Records Indieheads Podcast interview YouTube Archived from the original on December 14 2021 Greenspan Sam Emperor X We Are Much More Than The Sum Of The Diseases And Disabilities We Carry NPR Retrieved September 25 2017 Matheny Chad March 6 2012 Chad Matheny of Emperor X Impose Interview Interviewed by Sjimon Gompers Archived from the original on March 8 2012 Retrieved August 25 2023 Eakin Marah Emperor X tries to put Orlando on the map again with a new single EP The AV Club Retrieved March 2 2016 External links edit Weekend Edition Story on Matheny s Burial Project L Magazine review Interview with Artist Connection Podcast Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emperor X amp oldid 1212917358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
