Jlin

{{about|the electronic musician|the basketball player|Jeremy Lin}}

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Jlin

|image = JLin performing at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, New York, on August 8, 2021.jpg

|caption = Jlin performing in Brooklyn in 2021

|birth_name = Jerrilynn Patton

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|7|30}}

|birth_place = Gary, Indiana, U.S.

|occupation = Musician, producer, DJ

|genre = {{hlist|Electronic|footwork|IDM}}

|years_active = 2008–present

|label = Planet Mu}}

Jerrilynn Patton (born July 30, 1987),Dorn, Anna (May 5, 2017). [http://www.passionweiss.com/2017/05/05/jlin-interview/ "Expression Changes Constantly": An Interview with Jlin"]. Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved February 1, 2018. known as Jlin, is an electronic musician. She began producing music in 2008 and received early attention for her 2011 track "Erotic Heat". Jlin's debut album, Dark Energy, was released in 2015 to critical praise.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/dark-energy/jlin |title=Reviews and Tracks for Dark Energy by Jlin |publisher=Metacritic |date= |access-date=July 12, 2017}} Her follow-up Black Origami (2017) received further acclaim.{{cite web|title=Reviews and Tracks for Black Origami by Jlin|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/black-origami/jlin|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 19, 2017}}

Biography

Patton was raised in Gary, Indiana. Growing up, she was exposed to music through her parents, and her favorite artists were Anita Baker, Rachelle Ferrell, and Sade. She also heard footwork at an early age. She briefly attended Purdue University as a math major.{{cite web|last1=Cush|first1=Andy|title=Jlin's Rust Belt Modernism|url=http://www.spin.com/featured/jlin-may-2017-cover-story/|website=Spin|access-date=May 12, 2017|date=April 15, 2015}} As an adult, she supported herself by working at a steel mill, although she claims this did not substantively influence her work.{{cite web|last1=Fintoni|first1=Laurent|title="I create from a place that is the belly of the beast": Jlin unleashes her Dark Energy on footwork|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/03/05/i-create-from-a-place-that-is-the-belly-of-the-beast-jlin-unleashes-her-dark-energy-on-footwork/|website=Fact|access-date=June 5, 2015|date=March 5, 2015}} Patton began making her own music in 2008, and was inspired by her mother to pursue a unique sound. She also received encouragement from figures such as DJ Rashad, who she communicated with online.

After making the track "Erotic Heat", she was hesitant to release it because it did not fit the conventional sound of a footwork song. The track was ultimately released on Planet Mu's Bangs & Works, Vol. 2 compilation in 2011, which showcased Chicago juke and footwork artists and brought Jlin attention. The song was later used to accompany a 2014 Rick Owens fashion show.{{cite web|last1=Beta|first1=Andy|title=Rising: Never Scared: The Fearless Footwork of Jlin|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/9627-never-scared-the-fearless-footwork-of-jlin/|website=Pitchfork|access-date=June 5, 2015|date=April 15, 2015}} She released her debut album Dark Energy in 2015 to critical acclaim.{{cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Dark Energy|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/dark-energy/jlin/critic-reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=June 5, 2015}} Dark Energy would help to popularize footwork on a global stage.{{cite web|last1=Martin-McCormick|first1=Daniel|title="Challenge (To Be Continued)" by Jlin Review|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/19057-jlin-challenge-to-be-continued/|website=Pitchfork|date=May 3, 2017}}

In 2017, Jlin released her second album Black Origami. It features collaborations with William Basinski, Holly Herndon, Fawkes, and Dope Saint Jude.{{cite web|last1=Cush|first1=Andy|title=Jlin Announces New Album Black Origami, Featuring William Basinski and Holly Herndon Collaborations|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/03/jlin-black-origami-new-album-planet-mu/|website=Spin|access-date=May 12, 2017|date=March 14, 2017}} It received universal acclaim and was named among the best albums of the year by various publications.

Also in 2017, Jlin was commissioned to compose the score for "AutoBIOgraphy", a new work by Company Wayne McGregor that has its premiere at Sadler's Wells in London in October 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/oct/08/company-wayne-mcgregor-autobiography-sadlers-wells-review|title=Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography review – dance as philosophical process|first=Luke|last=Jennings|date=October 8, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=October 22, 2018}} In 2020, Jlin created the new work "Perspectives", commissioned by the Boulanger Initiative for performance by Third Coast Percussion.{{cite web| publisher=Third Coast Percussion| date=2020| title=Boulanger Initiative's WoCo Fest 2020| url=https://thirdcoastpercussion.com/event/boulanger-initiatives-woco-fest-2020/| access-date=May 17, 2020}} In 2022, Jlin launched a course with online music school Soundfly, [https://soundfly.com/courses/jlin-rhythm-variation-vulnerability "Jlin: Rhythm, Variation, & Vulnerability"].

In 2023, Jlin was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Perspective.{{cite web |title=Finalist: Perspective, by Jerilynn Patton |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/jerrilynn-patton |website=Pulitzer |access-date=11 October 2023}}