John Vanderslice (born in Gainesville, Florida in 1967) is an American musician, formerly of mk Ultra but now performing with his own band. Gainesville is a city located in Alachua County, Florida. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Project MKULTRA (also known as MK-ULTRA) was the code name for a CIA mind control research program lasting from the 1950s through the 1970s. ...

After mk Ultra broke up in 1999, Vanderslice wasted little time building a solo reputation. In 2000, he gained national media attention over his single Bill Gates Must Die after concocting an elaborate hoax in which Microsoft supposedly threatened legal action over supposed trademark violations (the disc had a similar etching to a Windows installation disc). 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A hoax is an attempt to trick an audience into believing that something false is real. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEx: 4338) is the worlds largest software company, with 2005 global annual sales of 40 billion US dollars and nearly 60,000 employees in more than 90 countries and regions. ... Microsoft Windows is a series of operating environments and operating systems created by Microsoft for use on personal computers and servers. ...

His albums, painstakingly crafted from analog tape masters, have gained critical acclaim for their melodic quality. Vanderslice has spent much of the last few years on tour across North America, Europe, and Japan. Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. ... Look up melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...

Vanderslice also founded a recording studio in 1997 called "Tiny Telephone". Located in the Mission District of San Francisco, Tiny Telephone has carved out a niche as the last all-analog recording studio in the Bay Area, and has a policy of setting recording rates under market prices. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mission Theatre on Mission Street The Mission or the Mission District is the name of a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...

Vanderslice is a proponent of using analog instruments and recording equipment to produce a richer, more raw sound. He was a contributing producer on the latest Spoon album, Gimme Fiction, and has collaborated and toured with the Mountain Goats. Vanderslice is a vegan and a fan of David Lynch, whose work is referenced in his song "Promising Actress". His musical influences include Neutral Milk Hotel, among others. He is an avid photography hobbyist. Spoon is a band from Austin, Texas that was formed in 1992 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. ... Gimme Fiction (2005) is the fifth album from Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon. ... The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats is the musical project of singer, songwriter and guitarist John Darnielle. ... David Lynch at Cannes in 2001 David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. ... Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Wikibooks has more about this subject: Photography Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ...

Discography

• Pixel Revolt (2005)
• Cellar Door (2004)
  • mgm endings (2004), a Cellar Door remix album
• The Life and Death of an American Fourtracker (2002)
• Time Travel is Lonely (2001)
• Mass Suicide Occult Figurines (2000)

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External links

• JohnVanderslice.com
• TinyTelephone.com
• All Songs Considered Episode 55 (24 February 2004)
• San Francisco Chronicle article (26 January 2005)
• "Make It Beautiful and Trash It", PopMatters interview (10/2005)
• "John Vanderslice: Interview", *Sixeyes - August 2005