Dan Bejar
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Background information | |
Born | 4 October 1972 |
Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | Chamber pop, indie pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | mid-1990s–present |
Labels | Tinker, Granted Passage Cassettes, Merge, Endearing, Jagjaguwar, Locust Records, Rough Trade, Misra Records |
Associated acts | Destroyer, The New Pornographers, Swan Lake, Hello, Blue Roses |
Daniel Bejar (/ˈbeɪhɑːr/; born October 4, 1972[1]) is an independent singer-songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bejar is known for his musical collaborations with Vancouver indie rock band The New Pornographers, and has released material as the frontman of his band Destroyer. He is known for his poetic and often cryptic lyrics as well as his unorthodox vocals. In 2006, he joined with Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade as part of indie supergroup Swan Lake.[2] He has also collaborated with his girlfriend Sydney Hermant[3] as the duo Hello, Blue Roses, whose debut album was released in 2008.
Personal life
Bejar's father was a Spanish physicist and his mother was a Spanish teacher.[4] Growing up Bejar moved frequently and in adulthood has resided in Canada and Spain.[4][5] Bejar attended University of British Columbia for three years: "To my credit, I eventually dropped out; to my discredit, I waited three years to do it. I was taking mostly English and Philosophy classes, fooling myself into thinking I might be an academic."[4] He has one daughter.[4]
Miscellaneous
In March 2010, an article in The New Yorker touched on visual artist, Dan Bejar's, elaborate efforts at impersonating the singer of the name–resulting in confusion and numerous errors in coverage by the media.[6]
Discography
Year | Title | Band | Label |
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References
- ↑ Matt LaMay "Pitchfork Interviews: Destroyer", Pitchforkmedia.com, June 12, 2006
- ↑ Matthew Solarski, "Exclusive: Mercer, Bejar, Krug Join Forces as Swan Lake" Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine., PitchforkMedia.com, March 28, 2006.
- ↑ Hello Blue Roses' Bandcamp page , Bandcamp.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "5-10-15-20: Destroyer | Features". Pitchfork. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ "An Interview with Destroyer's Dan Bejar". Freewilliamsburg.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ "Two Bejars". The New Yorker. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
External links
- Destroyer at Merge Records
- Destroyer at Misra Records
- The Ratio - Destroyer Special Issue
- *sixeyes Interview - Destroyer's Dan Bejar Interview
- Dan Bejar's 'Other' Band NPR segment aired 18 March 2006