Leah Singer is a

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artist. She is the long-time artistic collaborator and wife of

Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...

of Sonic Youth. Singer performs with multiple modified film projectors that allow her to improvise and manipulate the film projections by adjusting the frame rate. She has likened what she does with film as similar to DJs who scratch with records. Luke_Meat,_"Two_Flim_[sic
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Biography

Singer was born in Canada and studied journalism and photography at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute) in Toronto. She moved to New York City in the 1980s to study film and became involved with improvisational musicians. She also trained as a painter. Her work combines these different approaches to mediums. Since 1991 she has been doing film and music collaborations with Ranaldo. Her work has been presented in museums, galleries and concert halls worldwide. Her two sons are Sage Ranaldo and Frey Ranaldo. Singer has published several books with her husband, including ''Bookstore'', ''Road Movies'' and ''Moroccan Journal: Jajouka excerpt''. She went to Jajouka, Morocco, with Lee Ranaldo to follow in the footsteps of luminaries like

William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular cultur ...

Brian Jones Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the founder, rhythm/lead guitarist, and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a guitarist, he went on to prov ...

, Brion Gysin,

Paul Bowles Paul Frederic Bowles (; December 30, 1910November 18, 1999) was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator. He became associated with the Moroccan city of Tangier, where he settled in 1947 and lived for 52 years to the end of his ...

and Ornette Coleman.http://www.skor.nl/PanoramicPortraits/Leah/web.html, retrieved June 13, 2008
/ref> ''Drift'' is documented in a DVD and book publication. The book includes a conversation with Ranaldo and Singer, and texts by experimental filmmaker

Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas (; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas' work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwi ...

, artists Sam Durant and Tom Leeser, writer and musician Alan Licht, and curators Roland Spekle and Lea Rekow. Singer has also collaborated with

Elliott Sharp Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer. A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s, Sharp has released ...

and

Ikue Mori (born 17 December 1953), also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, electronic musician, composer, and graphic designer. Mori was awarded a "Genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2022. Biography Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan. She ...

Published works

*''Bookstore and Others'' (paperback) – Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer, Hozomeen Press (April 1995), *''Drift'' (paperback) – Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer, Gigantic ArtSpace (2005), *''Moroccan Journal: Jajouka excerpt'' (unknown binding) – Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer, Ring Tarigh for the Literary Renaissance (1997), ASIN: B0006RJF80 *''Road Movies'' (paperback) – Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer, Soft Skull Press (November 2004), *''Against Refusing'' - Lee Ranaldo, Cover Art by Leah Singer, Water Row Press, 2010, Hardcover,

References

External links

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''Drift'' DVD and book
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Leah Living people Photographers from New York City American multimedia artists American video artists American women photographers Canadian contemporary artists Canadian photographers Canadian multimedia artists Canadian video artists Women video artists Canadian women artists Year of birth missing (living people) Toronto Metropolitan University alumni 21st-century American women