Jesse Krakow (born April 12, 1977) is an American musician, bassist, producer, and composer based in

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Career

Krakow has toured with

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, playing bass on their 2009 live album ''Live From Home''. He collaborated with

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and Ron Anderson for live performances as RonRuins, was previously in Anderson's band PAK, and is featured on their ''Motel'' CD. Currently he works with Dot Wiggin of

The Shaggs The Shaggs were an American rock band formed in Fremont, New Hampshire, in 1965. The band was composed of the sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals and lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals and rhythm guitar), Helen Wiggin (drums) and, later, Rach ...

The Dot Wiggin Band The Dot Wiggin Band is an American band fronted by Dot Wiggin of the 1960s outsider music band the Shaggs. The band released their debut album, ''Ready! Get! Go!'' in 2013 on Jello Biafra's label, Alternative Tentacles. Formation Dot Wiggin was ...

, instrumental-metal quartet Haessliche Luftmasken, country-soul band The Tall Pines, prog-rock octet Doctor Nerve, six-piece big band Fast 'n Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Project featuring Beefheart alumni Gary Lucas, avant-afro beat collective Stick Against Stone Orchestra, lo-fi recording project We Are The Musk Brigade, all-ages experimental group The Exploding Note Ensemble, 80's hair metal tribute HAIR AMERICA, and MANDONNA, an all-male tribute to Madonna. From June 2012 to December 2013, he was the host of "Minor Music", a radio show on

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that spotlighted musicians under 18. He is also on the teaching staff at Bootsy Collins' online music school Funk University. In May 2013, The

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premiered his piece for string quartet, female vocals, drumset, and fuzz bass called "Bad Doggie". He was a longtime member of avant rock band

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, which released six albums, collaborated with pianist

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(The B-52's),

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("Twin Peaks"), trumpeter Tim Byrnes, and was signed to a number significant labels (one of which was

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's Tzadik label). He has two solo albums out of Nebraska's

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/Eh? record label - 2004's ''Oceans in the Sun'' + 2008's ''World Without Nachos''. He latest album ''A Loaf Of Fun'' will be released in 2014 on the Ohio-based label Factotum Tapes. He has worked with Nona Hendryx (LaBelle/Talking Heads), Nina Persson (The Cardigans/A Camp), R Stevie Moore, Eric Slick (Dr. Dog), Julie Slick (Adrian Belew Power Trio),

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(WFMU), Chris Butler (The Waitresses), Cynthia Sley (Bush Tetras), Doug Gillard (Guided By Voices), Pat Irwin (The B-52's/The Raybeats), The Losers Lounge, Mike Pride, Jac Berrocall, Mike Fornatale (The Left Banke/The Monks), Pat Irwin (The B-52's), George Korein (Infidel!/Castro),

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, Weasel Walter (The Flying Luttenbachers), Colin Marston (Gorguts/Behold...The Arctopus), Scott Bruzenak,

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, Anne Gomez (Cantwell Gomez + Jordan, Religious To Damn, Dylan Sparrow (Giggle The Ozone), and Lori. In 2012, he put together a tribute to

, which resulted in forming

with

Dot Wiggin The Shaggs were an American rock band formed in Fremont, New Hampshire, in 1965. The band was composed of the sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals and lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals and rhythm guitar), Helen Wiggin (drums) and, later, Rach ...

the Shaggs The Shaggs were an American rock band formed in Fremont, New Hampshire, in 1965. The band was composed of the sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals and lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals and rhythm guitar), Helen Wiggin (drums) and, later, Rach ...

, which released their debut album, Ready! Get! Go! in 2013 on

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Alternative Tentacles Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California. It was used by Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single " California Über Alles". After realizing the potential for an independent label, t ...

label.

External links

Minor Music on WFMU

2004 interview/samples from Oceans in The Sun

References

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