Jonathan Segel
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 3, 1963 |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, rock, progressive rock, blues, improv, avant-garde, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, composer, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, violin, mandolin, keyboards, voice |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Associated acts | Camper Van Beethoven, Sparklehorse, Eugene Chadbourne, Dieselhed |
| Website | jonathansegel |
Jonathan Segel (born September 3, 1963) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has played with Camper Van Beethoven, Sparklehorse, Eugene Chadbourne, and Dieselhed.
Segel was born in Marseille, France, and grew up in Davis, California and Tucson, Arizona. His parents, both professors at University of California, Davis, were biochemist Irwin H. Segel and microbiologist Wiltraud Pfeiffer.
Segel went to college at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he studied under Peter Elsea and experimental music pioneer Gordon Mumma. He later obtained a master's degree in music composition at Mills College, studying with Fred Frith, Pauline Oliveros, Alvin Curran and Joëlle Léandre.
Segel joined the indie rock group Camper Van Beethoven in 1984, while in college at Santa Cruz. His contributions as violinist became the band's hallmark, creating a distinctive identity and sound. Personality conflicts with frontman David Lowery caused Segel to leave the band in 1989, prior to its 1990 breakup. Ten years later, Segel returned at Lowery's invitation when the group reunited. He has remained a member of the revived group since 1999[update].
During the period from 1989 to 1997, Segel was based in San Francisco, where he formed the experimental band Hieronymus Firebrain, which dissolved and reformed as Jack & Jill. He joined Dieselhed in 1989, and appeared on their 1993 self-titled debut album. He recorded or performed with projects such as Granfaloon Bus, Sideways, and Virginia Dare, and with Eugene Chadbourne.
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