http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_SamsonJD SamsonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJD Samson (born August 4, 1978, Cleveland, Ohio) is the stage name of
Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band
Le Tigre. Samson grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, Ohio and attended Orange High School. She came out as a lesbian at age 15. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2000 with a degree in film.
Samson joined Le Tigre in 2000 as a replacement for
Sadie Benning after working as the band's projectionist. She is also a member of the band The New England Roses and a member of electro-punk artist Peaches' live band,
The Herms with
Radio Sloan and
Samantha Maloney. In 2006, Samson collaborated with
Junior Senior on the song "Can I Get Get Get".
Samson's contributions to Le Tigre include the song "Viz," which deals with her experiences as a member of a sexual minority. In 2004,
New York Times music writer
Kelefa Sanneh called her
"an icon of nerdy cool."Samson is a co-founder of the performance art group "Dykes Can Dance." In 2003, she released 'JD's Lesbian Calendar', a collaboration with photographer
Cass Bird, which was followed up in 2006 with 'JD's Lesbian Utopia,' a calendar documenting Samson's travels around the U.S. in an RV.
As of 2007, Samson is working with Le Tigre bandmate
Johanna Fateman on a remix project titled
MEN. JD co-produced with
Bitch the
Ferron song, "In the Meantime" from the CD Boulder released in 2008.
Samson also appeared in
John Cameron Mitchell's
Shortbus as "Jid", a patron of the Shortbus club.
Samson and her Le Tigre bandmates
Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman produced the
Christina Aguilera song
My Girls featuring Peaches for Aguilera's album
Bionic
JD Samson performing with MEN (band) at the
Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, B.C.
