Terre Thaemlitz

Terre Thaemlitz

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1968 -

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Transgender electronic disc jockey and owner of Comatonse Recordings, whose stage and performing name is DJ Sprinkles. Her music is unique in that it includes themes and messages, often like essays, on gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity, politics and race. Speaker and educator on transgenderism and queer issues. Author of a collection of essays on these subjects 'Nuisance' (2015). Producer of the 'longest album of all time', the 31-hour 'Soulnessless'. Other notable albums include 'Midtown 120 Blues' (2009).

See Also

• The LGBTQ Presence in the Disc Jockey Profession

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/depth-dance-floor-music-dj-sprinkles
• https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-only-constant-is-struggle-dj-sprinkles-talks-homophobia-liberal-bullshit-and-why-music-is-aural-capitalism
• http://www.comatonse.com/thaemlitz/profile_sprinkles.html