John Tejada
John Tejada (born 21 April 1974) is an Austrian-born American electronic music producer and composer. Tejada's output of music began in 1994, including four albums for Kompakt, plus releases on Pokerflat, Co*, Plug Research, Seventh City, Playhouse, Defected, and his own label of 22 years, Palette Recordings.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Disc jockey career
- 3 Collaborations
- 4 Discography
- 4.1 Albums
- 4.2 EPs
- 4.3 Compilation albums
- 4.4 Collaborative albums
- 4.4.1 Wajatta
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Early life
Tejada was born on 21 April 1974 in Vienna, Austria, and moved to Los Angeles in 1982 with his parents, both cl*ically trained professional musicians. After learning the piano at age 4 and drums at age 8, Tejada was introduced to hip-hop music, and at age 12 received his first turntable and mixer. His first gig was that same year, when he began DJing the school dances. By 1991, he was already creating his own recordings, and in 1994 he released a single with Arian Leviste.
Disc jockey career
Tejada began traveling internationally in 1997 to showcase his DJing skills around the globe. He has traveled to more than 25 countries and performed live at clubs and festivals around the world, including the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (aka Movement), Sónar (in Spain and Tokyo), Decibel Festival (Seattle), Dance Valley (Netherlands), Sync Festival (Greece), Mutek (Montreal and Mexico), as well as internationally known spaces such as Berghain (Berlin), Fabric (London), Yellow (Tokyo), Rex Club (Paris), Output (NYC), Dekmantel (Amsterdam), Guggenheim (Bilbao), The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles), and twice at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Collaborations
Tejada has also been responsible for remixing dozens of acts including The Postal Service, Télépopmusic, The Field, Bomb the B*, Way Out West, Kevin Saunderson, Derren Emerson, Gui Boratto, and Simian Mobile Disco. Tejada's latest venture is as Wajatta (with international star Reggie Watts) with their debut album being released on May 11, 2018.
Discography
Albums
- Little Green Lights and Four Inch Faders (1998) - A13
- The Matrix of Us (2000) - Defocus
- Daydreams In Cold Weather (2002) - Plug Research
- The Toiling of Idle Hands (2003) - Immigrant Records
- Logic Memory Center (2004) - Plug Research
- Cleaning Sound is a Filthy Business (2006) - Palette Recordings
- Where (2008) - Palette Recordings
- Parabolas (2011) - Kompakt
- The Predicting Machine (2012) - Kompakt
- Signs Under Test (2015) - Kompakt
- Dead Start Program (2018) - Kompakt
- Live Rytm Trax (2018) - Palette
- Year of the Living Dead (2021) - Kompakt
EPs
- Ebonics (1997) - Palette Recordings
- Genre (1998) - Palette Recordings
- Sonic Life (1998) - Ferox Records
- Song Forms & Freedom (2000) - Mosaic
- The Cover Up (2000) - 1200 Music
- Connection Remixes (2001) - Sheep Records
- Mating Rhythm (2001) - Mosaic
- The Toiling of Idle Hands (2004) - Immigrant
- Voyager (2005) - Palette Recordings
- Sweat (On the Walls) (2005) - Poker Flat Recordings
- Not That, But This (2011) - Trapez
- Acid Test 10 (2016) - Absurd Recordings
- Therapy (2016) - Palette Recordings
- Acid Test 12 (2017) - Absurd Recordings
Compilation albums
- Fabric 44 - John Tejada (2009) - Fabric (London)
- The 7th City Years (2012) - Palette Recordings
Collaborative albums
Wajatta
- Casual High Technology (2018) - Comedy Dynamics
- Don't Let Get You Down (2020) - Brainfeeder
References
External links
- Palette Recordings
- John Tejada at AllMusic
- John Tejada discography at Discogs
- RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - John Tejada (Palette Rec., LA)
- (in French) Interview John Tejada - Actualites Electroniques
- (in English) Interview John Tejada - Actualites Electroniques