Robin Moulder (born April 2, 1966) is an American musician, best known as being one of the founders of the riot goth-girl group

Jack Off Jill Jack Off Jill was an American gothic rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by vocalist Jessicka, drummer Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, bassist/keyboardist Agent Moulder, and guitarist Michelle Inhell. Though these four women were the init ...

and her subsequent project, TCR. She is a bassist, pianist, and programmer.

History

Robin Moulder grew up with one sister Helen Moulder and two brothers Dave and Al Moulder. Moulder began studying music on trumpet and piano and initially didn't envision a musical career for herself. She received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Her first job out of college took her to Florida. She began playing keyboard for a live band, and moved to bass to fill the void left by a departing bandmate. She quickly discovered an aptitude for the instrument, and began looking for other people who shared her outlook on music. She found them in Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha,

Jessicka Jessicka Addams (born Jessica Fodera on October 23, 1975) is an American visual artist and retired musician. Best known by her stage name Jessicka, she was the frontwoman for the alternative rock band Jack Off Jill, and later for the noise-po ...

Addams, and Michelle Inhell, and the four of them created

Jack Off Jill

Moulder was with

from its inception to its demise, having written or co-written most of the music for the band over its lifetime. She and Jessicka were the only two permanent members, watching over a revolving door of musicians throughout the band's history, including

Scott Putesky Scott Mitchell Putesky (April 28, 1968 – October 22, 2017), also known as Daisy Berkowitz, was an American musician, songwriter, composer, visual artist, and record producer. He was the co-founder of the rock band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky K ...

, aka

Daisy Berkowitz Scott Mitchell Putesky (April 28, 1968 – October 22, 2017), also known as Daisy Berkowitz, was an American musician, songwriter, composer, visual artist, and record producer. He was the co-founder of the rock band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky ...

, the original guitarist from

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...

, and

Chris Vrenna Chris Vrenna (born February 23, 1967 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, producer, engineer, remixer, songwriter, programmer, and founder of the electronic band Tweaker. Vrenna played drums for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails ...

of Tweaker, formerly of

Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...

. Fodera and Moulder finally called it quits in 2000, with Moulder not involved in the 2015 reunion of Jack Off Jill, possibly over some feud between the two musicians which remains unclear.

TCR

After the breakup Moulder struck up a friendship with TC, formerly of the band Triggerpimp, and the two women agreed to collaborate on a project together, which would later be called TCR. When Moulder moved to Detroit to serve as the Chief Technology Officer for a startup company, she and TC stayed in contact and began crafting their release via phone, FedEx, and FTP along with guest musicians such as Chris Vrenna, Scott Putesky, and

method Method ( grc, μέθοδος, methodos) literally means a pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, or system. In recent centuries it more often means a prescribed process for completing a task. It may refer to: *Scien ...

from Godhead. Released in 2004, ''The Chrome Recordings'' was called the "best goth/industrial/whatever releases of the year" by some reviewers. TCR's music is self described as "A fusion of from metal, industrial, rock, and goth, with a dose of punk aggression". The Chrome Recordings was their only album.

Personal life

Moulder is married to game designer

Colin McComb Colin McComb (born May 1970) is an American writer and game designer, who is best known for his work designing the Planescape setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, and as the creative lead for the role-playing video game '' Torm ...

. They have two children. He moved to Detroit with her after she got offered a job, shortly after they met. Together with her husband, they have created 3lbGames, a company specialized in game design and development.

Discography

With Jack Off Jill

Albums/CDs

* ''Children 5 and Up'' (1993) * ''The Boygrinder Sessions'' (1994) * ''Cannibal Song Book'' (1995) * ''Cockroach Waltz'' (1996) * ''

Sexless Demons and Scars ''Sexless Demons and Scars'' is the debut album by Jack Off Jill. At the time the group consisted of Jessicka, Agent Moulder, Ho Ho Spade, and Lauracet Simpson. Original members Michelle Inhell and Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha left the band a few months pr ...

'' (1997) * '' Clear Hearts Grey Flowers'' (2000)

Singles and EPs

* ''My Cat/Swollen'' (1993 and 1994) * ''Girlscout/ American Made'' ( 7" Risk Records 1996) * ''

Covetous Creature ''Covetous Creature'' is a remix Extended play, EP by Jack Off Jill released in 1998. Track listing # "American Made" (Tweaker Remix Chris Vrenna) - 3.25 # "My Cat" (Meow Mix) - 5.46 # "Poor Impulse" (No Control Mix) - 4.41 # "Girlscout" (Sund ...

'' (1998)

With ''TCR''

* ''The Chrome Recordings'' (2004)

Notes

External links

Jack Off Jill
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