![]() Dirty Bird’s method of using rare vocal samples to drive dance-music melodies has led to an output of evocative, introspective, yet completely groove-inducing tunes. His 2020 Halcyon Palace EP and 2021 Time Traveler and N- U 24 It’s Time 4 Jazz albums are just a few of the projects that exemplify his idiosyncratic versatility. “Don’t even get me started on that.”Īs a musician, Dirty Bird’s Afrofuturistic approach to dance music honors the vintage rhythms of jazz and funk through the lenses of house, jungle, and garage. “I absolutely do!” he says, laughing, when asked if he has commitment issues. His charming unpredictability is part of his appeal. ![]() Known to many as Gum - a moniker he uses to substitute for a government name, and which also serves as the title of his animation studio - the 25-year-old Virginia Beach beatmaker has ricocheted effortlessly from gig to gig in recent years, working as an illustrator, a video collagist, a middle-school teacher, and a music producer and DJ. He’s a capital-A Artist who’s frighteningly successful at every artform he gets his hands on, but he wouldn’t say he likes to actually do any of them. He’s a jazz-laden dance music producer who wouldn’t describe his own music as jazz. He’s a Twitter-famous internet personality who doesn’t want to be known for his online persona. ![]() All humans are comprised of contradictions, and multimedia artist Dirty Bird is self-aware of his.
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