Justin Trosper is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, born in Olympia, Washington. He fronted the post-hardcore band Unwound from 1991 to 2002 and again from 2022 to present day.[2] He has also been a member of bands such as Replikants, The Young Ginns, and Worst Case Scenario. Most of his work has been released on the independent record label Kill Rock Stars.
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 Trosper playing the saxophone in an undated photo. | |
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| Born | November 10, 1972[1] Olympia, Washington, United States |
| Origin | Tumwater, Washington, United States |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Member of | Unwound |
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| Website | www |
Trosper has been a record producer for several Olympia-area bands, primarily at Unwound's self-built recording studio, MagRecOne. He has worked on albums by artists such as Thrones (Joe Preston), Young People, Shoplifting, Godzik Pink, Bangs, Long Hind Legs, Anna Oxygen, and The Magic Magicians.
In the early 1990s, he self-published a punk/indie rock fanzine, "Joe Preston's Legs AKA Germ of Youth". He is also a friend of Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail and a graduate of The Evergreen State College.[3] In 2012, Trosper formed Survival Knife with former Unwound drummer Brandt Sandeno.
References
edit- ^ Kid Is Gone (CD booklet). Unwound. Numero. 2013. NUM202.2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Unwound". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Tobi Vail (21 June 2013). "Interview: Unwound". eMusic. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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