A math lover, a former steel factory worker, and a proud resident of Gary, Indiana, Jlin, (née Jerrilyn Patton) has risen to become one of the most distinctive composers in America and one of the most influential women in electronic music. Jlin’s introduction to producing music stems from Chicago footwork, but diverse influences ranging from Igor Stravinsky and Philip Glass to Miles Davis and Eartha Kitt, give Jlin’s complex percussion-driven work a sophisticated polyrhythmic sound all its own.
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This conversation is sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Arts Connect grant in partnership with Shenandoah Conservatory, University of Richmond Modlin Center, University of Maryland Clarice Center, Rowan University Marie Rader Presenting Series, and Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University.