Josh Klinghoffer

Josh Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is a musician and record producer. He is a former member of Ataxia. He has toured with, and played as a studio musician with, numerous artists, including Beck, the Butthole Surfers, Golden Shoulders, Gnarls Barkley, Jon Brion, Neon Neon, PJ Harvey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sparks, that dog., The Bicycle Thief, Thelonious Monster. Vincent Gallo and Warpaint. He is also known for his numerous collaborations with John Frusciante.

Klinghoffer has been involved in music from a very early age as a talented multi-instrumentalist, after having dropped out of formal education at age 15.

Klinghoffer is perhaps best known for his work with his friend John Frusciante. He has regularly contributed to Frusciante's solo albums and has a joint album with Frusciante called A Sphere In The Heart Of Silence. Klinghoffer and Frusciante have also collaborated with Joe Lally from Fugazi to form the band Ataxia. Ataxia has recorded two albums to date: Automatic Writing and AW II

Klinghoffer also toured with Red Hot Chili Peppers for the Stadium Arcadium album tour as a second guitarist. Most recently, Klinghoffer worked with John Frusciante again to add his skills to Frusciante's 10th solo album, The Empyrean.

Josh's most recent project is the band he founded, Dot Hacker, of which he is the songwriter, lead singer, and lead guitarist.



J'ai malheureusement trouvé aucun site ou myspace officiel.

Discography

* The Bicycle Thief - "You Come and Go Like a Pop Song" (1999)
* Perry Farrell - "Song Yet To Be Sung" (2001)
* Tricky - "Blowback" (2001)
* Golden Shoulders - "Let My Burden Be" (2002)
* John Frusciante - "Shadows Collide With People" (2004)
* John Frusciante - "The Will to Death" (2004)
* Golden Shoulders - "Friendship Is Deep" (2004)
* Ataxia - "Automatic Writing" (2004)
* John Frusciante - "Inside of Emptiness" (2004)
* John Frusciante & Josh Klinghoffer - "A Sphere In The Heart Of Silence" (2004)
* PJ Harvey - "Itunes Originals" (2004)
* Thelonious Monster - "California Clam Chowder" (2004)
* Gemma Hayes - "The Roads Don't Love You" (2005)
* The Format - "Dog Problems" (2006)
* Bob Forrest - "Modern Folk and Blues: Wednesday" (2006)
* PJ Harvey - "The Peel Sessions 1991 - 2004" (2006)
* Spleen - "Nun Lover!" (2007)
* The Diary of IC Explura - "A Loveletter to the Transformer, Pt. 1" (2007)
* Charlotte Hatherley - "The Deep Blue" (2007)
* Golden Shoulders - "Friendship Is Deep (Reissue)" (2007)
* Ataxia - "AW II" (2007)
* Neon Neon - "Stainless Style" (2008)
* Gnarls Barkley - "The Odd Couple" (2008)
* Martina Topley-Bird - "The Blue God" (2008)
* Pocahaunted - "Chains" (2008)
* Headless Heroes - "The Silence of Love" (2008)
* John Frusciante - "The Empyrean" (2009)
* Warpaint - "Exquisite Corpse" (Manimal Vinyl 2009)
* Golden Shoulders - "Get Reasonable" (2009)

Tiens, il a aussi enregistré avec The Format ??? Je l'imaginais pas jouer ça.


Bref, je connais que son taff dans Ataxia à vrai dire, mais c'est vraiment au top. Je vois que Monsieur joue sur des Airlines de chez Eastwood, ça lui rajoute de la valeur.