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Jamie Hodge (aka Given birth to Under a Rhyming World) was raised in Chicago, picking right up technology from a pc store job and purchasing records from the countless dance shops in the town. After his mom bought him some documenting equipment, Hodge quickly gained a agreement from Richie Hawtin’s …

Pianist and vibraphone participant Karl Berger cites Ornette Coleman being a good friend and coach; Coleman’s means of playing jazz are certainly shown in Berger’s idea, way more than some other vibist you can name. Berger eschews four-mallet technique; his design can be all single-line, with small (if any) chordal …

The ambient-jazz collective Conjoint included Karl Berger on vibraphone and Gunter “Ruit” Kraus on guitar with David Moufang and Jamie Hodge on keyboards, electronics, and programming. Created in 1996, the group debuted on Moufang’s Kilometres20 Recordings using a self-titled 1997 record, and came back in early 2000 with Earprints — …