JD Samson

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JD Samson (born August 4, 1978) is an American musician, producer, singer, and DJ best known as a member of Le Tigre and MEN.

Personal life

Samson also describes herself as a "lesbian," "gender-nonconforming," and "non-binary." Her colleagues refer to her use of feminine singular pronouns.

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Career

Samson joined Le Tigre in 2000 as co-founder Sadie Benning left the band before the album Feminist Sweepstakes was released. During live shows to promote Le Tigre's first album, Samson had previously performed as the band's projectionist and slide-show operator. Visuals, music, and dance were mixed in their performances by the self-proclaimed "underground electrofeminist performance artists." Samson's Le Tigre's contributions include the song "Viviz," which explores her experiences as a member of a sexual group, and "New Kicks," which features excerpts from a protest that Samson performed.

Feminist Sweepstakes first appeared on Mr. Lady Records & Videos in North America and Chicks On Speed Records in Europe in 2001. This Island (2004), Le Tigre's last album on a major label, was Le Tigre's first on a major label (Universal Records). The Cars' Ric Ocasek performed "Tell You Now" on one of their tracks. For Aguilera's album Bionic, Samson and her Le Tigre bandmates Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman produced the Christina Aguilera song "My Girls ft. Peaches." The band decided to take an extended break in the second half of 2006.

Le Tigre reunited in 2016 to show his love for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, debuting "I'm With Her" as their first song in a decade.

Samson and Fateman started MEN as a DJ, production, and remix team in 2007. Fateman took time off to have a child, and Samson recruited Michael O'Neill and Ginger Brooks Takahashi of Ladybug Transistor to appear as MEN after initial songwriting and outside remixing, as a MEN. Samson has said that their music refers to "issues such as wartime economies, sexual compromise, and the cry for independence through lyrical expression and a dynamic, high-energy stage performance."

Following a successful US tour with Peaches and Gossip, MEN self-released an EP called MEN. During this period, MEN toured in the United Kingdom and Europe. Talk About Body, their debut album, was released on February 1, 2011 via Iamsound in the United States and on Sony/Columbia in Europe. The album included singles for the songs "Who Am I To Feel So Free," "Off Our Backs," and "Credit Card Babies."

MEN changed their name to JD Samson & MEN in May and released an EP Next in September, followed in September by the film "Let Me Out Or Let Me In" in support of the Russian feminist punk-rock group Pussy Riot. JD Samson & MEN's second full-length album was titled Labor.

Samson has appeared on stage with the New England Roses as a member and as a keyboard player of electro-punk artist Peaches' live band, The Herms, as well as radio Sloan and Samantha Maloney. Samson works with Young N' Sick's Nick van Hofwegen on their electro disco project, SHARER. CRICKETS, Samson's minimal live to tape recording with Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill was released in 2020.

Universal Music Publishing Group has a songwriting and publishing contract with Samson. Christina Aguilera ("My Girls ft. Peaches"), Junior Senior ("Can I Get a Gift"), Cobra Starship ("Shwick"), French Horn Rebellion ("Girls"), The Aikiu, Bitch and Ferron ("Redison"), and others.

Samson is a co-founder of the performance art group "Dykes Can Dance." Samson's Lesbian Calendar', a collaboration with photographer Cass Bird, was published in 2003, a diary chronicling Samson's travels around the United States in an RV. Since then, JD has worked closely with choreographers Vanessa Anspaugh, Katy Pyle, Julie Cunningham. Samson collaborated with filmmaker Sam Green on a project for the 2019 Whitney Biennal and is now working on a new project with him.

Samson appeared in John Cameron Mitchell's 2006 film Shortbus as "Jid," a patron of the Shortbus club.

Samson was a judge at the 9th annual Independent Music Awards in 2010.

Samson appeared as a musical guest on Netflix's The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show in 2016.

Samson conducted several Broadly interviews, including Last Lesbian Bar on the disappearing lesbian bar, as well as interviews with Margaret Cho and Kate Nash.

In Odd Mom Out, Samson appears in a small capacity as a New York artist.

Samson appears in the Netflix series Russian Doll for a brief period of time as a Postmates employee serving food.

Samson wrote a lengthy piece on the economics of being an artist for The Huffington Post in 2011. The essay, "I Love My Work But It Made Me Poorer," delves into the financial realities of a long-term career in music. She began writing for Talkhouse in 2013. Samson has also contributed to Tom Tom Magazine and Creative Time Reports.

Samson began teaching at Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in New York City, where she currently works as an assistant arts professor. In addition, Samson has lectured at the We Make Waves Festival, Bard College, TED X (CLE), and the Artists during a Conscience Conference at Amherst College.

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