Jamie Janover is recognized as a true innovator. His
considerable creative output includes: being a master
of the ancient percussion stringed instrument called
the hammered dulcimer, inventing and performing on an
instrument he calls the "mini-kit" (a miniature
amplified drum kit), playing pyrocussion (fire drums)
and creating the RealmsMobile (a recumbent tricycle with
the mini-kit attached, enabling him to ride and play
drums simultaneously).
Combining the innovations of modern technology with the
wisdom of ancient instruments, Janover is making music
that has never even been possible until very recently,
achieving a creative balance between the acoustic and
the electronic to create a unified field: music reflective
of the polarized nature of modern times.
For many years Jamie has maintained a rigorous touring
schedule, alternating between several acts including:
LYNX & Janover, ZILLA (w/
Michael Travis from SCI and Aaron Holstein), PRAANG (w/
EOTO & Steve Kimock)
and The Everyone
Orchestra, among others. In the last 2 years alone,
Janover has performed at over 50 festivals in countries
as diverse as Japan, New Zealand Portugal, Indonesia,
Australia, Canada & the USA. Jamie is a veteran of
hundreds of collaborations and guest appearances, having
recorded and or performed on stage with artists including:
Phish, Bela Fleck, String Cheese Incident, G. Love, Umphrey’s
McGee, Keller Williams, Beats Antique, Stanley Jordan
and many others. He is currently
touring solo performing live PA set style electronic
shows using his unique live rig which includes hammered
dulcimer, laptop computer, mini-kit, sampler, sitar,
electric kalimba and percussion.
When not playing music, you can find Janover connecting
dots around the world in his extensive travels and collaborations
in multiple creative realms including creating stunning
images as a professional photographer, sculpture
works using natural found objects and being an emissary for
scientist Nassim
Haramein of the Resonance
Project, delivering
fascinating presentations on the physics of unified field
theory. Janover also produces music events including
an annual electronic music festival in Colorado called
SONIC BLOOM.
