Pictureplane
{{short description|American fashion designer and electronic musician}}
{{for|artistic term|picture plane}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Pictureplane
| image = Pictureplane in 2010.jpg
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| caption = Egedy performing as Pictureplane in 2010
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Travis James Egedy
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|05|01}}
| birth_place = Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
| origin = Denver, Colorado, U.S.{{cite web|first=Brandon|last=Stosuy|url=https://www.stereogum.com/79501/band_to_watch_pictureplane/franchises/band-to-watch/|title=Band To Watch: Pictureplane|website=Stereogum|date=July 15, 2009|accessdate=November 21, 2018}}
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| genre = {{flatlist|
- Witch house{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Baxter|url=http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2010/11/10/pictureplane-breaks-down-witch-house|title=Pictureplane Breaks Down Witch House|website=The Stranger|date=November 10, 2010|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}
- dark wave{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Cragg|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/sep/14/marina-diamonds-shampain-pictureplane|title=New music: Marina and the Diamonds – Shampain (Pictureplane's Deep Dolphin Remix)|website=The Guardian|date=September 14, 2010|accessdate=September 3, 2015}}
- electropunk{{cite web |title=Pictureplane - Thee Physical |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/Pictureplane-Thee-Physical |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=January 26, 2021}}
- indie electronic
}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|producer|singer|visual artist|fashion designer}}
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| years_active = 2004–present
| label = {{hlist|Lovepump United|Anticon|Alien Body|100% Electronica}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Antwon|Noah23}}
| website = {{URL|pictureplane.bandcamp.com}}
}}
Travis James Egedy{{cite web|last=Herrera|first=Dave|url=http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/08/live_review_pictureplane_yukon.php|title=Denver – Backbeat Online – Live Review: Pictureplane, Yukon, Josephine and the Mousepeople at Rhinoceropolis|website=Westword|date=August 6, 2008|accessdate=August 10, 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/914807877 |title=Aerial Black |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=July 11, 2023}} (born May 1, 1985),{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pictureplane-mn0002337716/biography|title=Pictureplane – Biography|publisher=AllMusic|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier|accessdate=September 3, 2015}}{{cite web|author=Pictureplane|url=https://twitter.com/pictureplane/status/859087515105599488|title=I moved to NYC officially on May 1st in 2012. 5 years ago.... Crazy. Today is also my birthday and the pagan holiday of Beltane|website=Twitter|date=May 1, 2017|accessdate=March 28, 2018}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2020}} better known by his stage name Pictureplane, is an American electronic musician, visual artist and fashion designer based in Brooklyn, New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/03/pictureplane-hyper-real|title=Pictureplane Ponders The Meaning Of Modern Day Life On 'Hyper Real'|website=The Fader|first=Misha|last=Sesar|date=February 3, 2015|accessdate=September 3, 2015}} He first appeared in the music scene of Denver, Colorado, making a name for himself at Rhinoceropolis, the DIY space where he also lived.{{cite web|url=http://www.westword.com/music/pictureplane-on-his-new-music-and-the-development-of-denver-since-he-moved-to-ny-5694448|title=Pictureplane on his new music and the development of Denver since he moved to NY|website=Westword|first=Bree|last=Davies|date=June 4, 2014|accessdate=April 3, 2018}} He has been credited for coining the term "witch house".{{cite web|url=http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-4113-which-house-for-witch-house.html|title=Which house for witch house? – Pictureplane's goth beats are taking flight|website=Boulder Weekly|first=P.J.|last=Nutting|date=December 30, 2010|accessdate=September 22, 2015}} He is also a founder of the fashion brand Alien Body.{{cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/fashion/alien-body-pictureplane|title=Exploring Alien Body with Pictureplane|website=Impose|first=Walter|last=Pearce|date=February 11, 2014|accessdate=April 3, 2018}}
Biography
Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Travis Egedy grew up a fan of hip hop.{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Murphy|url=http://www.westword.com/music/you-need-a-space-to-get-crazy-pictureplane-on-his-denver-diy-roots-7386130|title="You Need a Space to Get Crazy": Pictureplane on His Denver DIY Roots|website=Westword|date=December 1, 2015|accessdate=February 27, 2016}} In 2001, he started making music, using the Magix Music Maker software. He was a member of the hip hop group Thinking in Circles. He moved to Denver, Colorado to attend the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. While at RMCAD, he became interested in noise and experimental music. In 2004, he started using the pseudonym Pictureplane. In 2006, he moved into Rhinoceropolis, the DIY space in Denver.
In 2009, Pictureplane released a studio album, Dark Rift, on Lovepump United Records.{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Collins|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/116211-pictureplane-dark-rift/|title=Pictureplane: Dark Rift|website=PopMatters|date=November 23, 2009|accessdate=September 3, 2015}} In 2011, he released a studio album, Thee Physical, on the label.{{cite web|first=Larry|last=Fitzmaurice|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15635-thee-physical/|title=Pictureplane: Thee Physical|website=Pitchfork|date=July 18, 2011|accessdate=September 3, 2015}} In that year, he also released Thee Negative Slave Mixtape.{{cite web|first=Kam|last=Tambini|url=http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/pictureplanes-thee-negative-slave-mixtape|title=Pictureplane's Thee Negative Slave Mixtape|website=The Fader|date=April 11, 2011|accessdate=March 28, 2018}} In 2012, he moved to Brooklyn, New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.anticon.com/artist/pictureplane|title=Pictureplane|website=Anticon|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720142507/http://www.anticon.com/artist/pictureplane|archivedate=July 20, 2017|accessdate=April 3, 2018}}
In 2014, he released The Alien Body Mixtape, which included guest appearances from Sole, Doseone, and Noah23.{{cite web|first=Caitlin|last=Greene|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/pictureplane-i-the-alien-body-mixtape-i|title=Pictureplane, The Alien Body Mixtape|work=Impose|date=May 2, 2014|accessdate=March 28, 2018}} In 2015, he released a studio album, Technomancer, on Anticon.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/pictureplane-technomancer/|title=Pictureplane: Technomancer|website=PopMatters|first=Matt|last=James|date=October 29, 2015|accessdate=November 1, 2015}} His 2018 studio album, Degenerate, was released on his own record label Alien Body Music.{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/pictureplanes-travis-egedy-remembers-rhinoceropolis-and-colin-ward-in-new-music-video-11031024|title=Pictureplane's Travis Egedy Remembers Rhinoceropolis and Colin Ward in a New Music Video|work=Westword|first=Bree|last=Davies|date=November 26, 2018|accessdate=August 31, 2019}}
In 2020, Pictureplane released the first single, "Avalanche", from his upcoming 2021 album Dopamine. The album is being released through George Clanton's 100% Electronica label.{{Cite web|url=https://floodmagazine.com/87173/pictureplane-avalanche-premiere/|title = Pictureplane Announces New LP "Dopamine" Along with Signing to 100% Electronica|publisher=Flood Magazine|author=Lesuer, Mike|date=20 April 2021}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Pictureplane (2004)
- Covered in Blood, Surrounded by Text (2005)
- Slit Red Bird Throat (2005)
- Turquoise Trail (2007)
- Dark Rift (2009)
- Thee Physical (2011)
- Technomancer (2015)
- Sinister Current (2017) {{small|(as Upsetter)}}
- Degenerate (2018)
- Dopamine (2021)
=Compilation albums=
- Rare & Bloody (2013)
=Mixtapes=
- Thee Negative Slave Mixtape (2011)
- The Alien Body Mixtape (2014)
=EPs=
- The Shining Path EP (2017) {{small|(as Upsetter)}}
- The Degenerate Remixes (2019)
=Singles=
- "Trance Doll" b/w "New Mind" (2009)
- "True Ruin Light Body" (2010)
- "Real Is a Feeling" (2011)
- "Self Control" (2014)
- "Technomancer" (2015)
- "Hyper Real" b/w "Total Confusion" (2015)
- "Break Trance" b/w "Hot War (Cold Love)" (2016)
- "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" (2017) {{small|(with So Drove)}}
- "B.D.S.M" (2018)
- "Sex Trigger (Burn in Heaven)" b/w "Low Key" (2018) {{small|(with Wicca Phase Springs Eternal)}}
- "Bio-Hacker" b/w "Fever Dream" (2018) {{small|(as Upsetter)}}
- "Shredder" (2019) {{small|(as Upsetter)}}
- "Avalanche" (2020)
- "Circles" (2023)
- "Velvet Lies (Metallic Garden)" (2024)
=Guest appearances=
- Sole – "Coke Rap" from Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel (2011)
- Sole and the Skyrider Band – "Bad Captain Swag" from Hello Cruel World (2011)
- Deathface – "Cold Heaven" from Cry for Black Dawn (2014)
- Prayers – "Trust Issues" from Baptism of Thieves (2017)
=Productions=
- Noah23 – "Goth Star" from Lamp of Invisible Light (2011)
- Antwon – "Living Every Dream" from End of Earth (2012)
- Noah23 – "Tropical Fruit" from Tropical Fruit (2013)
- Antwon – "KLF ELF" from Heavy Hearted in Doldrums (2014)
- Noah23 – "Runnin Thru Yr Head" from Peacock Angel (2015)
=Remixes=
- Health – "Lost Time (Pictureplane RMX)" from Health//Disco (2008)
- Sole and the Skyrider Band – "Cavalry (Pictureplane Remix)" from Sole and the Skyrider Band Remix LP (2009)
- Future Islands – "Little Dreamer (Pictureplane's Old Dreamer Remix)" from Post Office Wave Chapel (2010)
- Marina and the Diamonds – "Shampain (Pictureplane's Deep Dolphin Remix)" (2010)
- Lockah – "The Sour Drink from the Ocean (Pictureplane Dark Sea Remix)" from When U Stop Feeling Like a Weirdo & Become a Threat (2012)
- Black Marble – "Pretender (Pictureplane's Open the Door Remix)" from Weight Against the Door (2012)
References
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External links
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- {{Official website}}
- {{SoundCloud}}
- {{Discogs artist|Pictureplane}}
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Category:American electronic musicians
Category:Musicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Category:Musicians from Denver
Category:Record producers from New Mexico
Category:Record producers from Colorado
Category:American male singers