Yacht (band)

Yacht and the Straight Gaze
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon, Marfa, Texas, Los Angeles, California
Genres	Electropop, alternative rock, dance-punk, synthpop
Years active	2002–
Labels	DFA Records, Downtown Records, Marriage Records, States Rights Records
Associated acts	Of Montreal, The Blow, Bobby Birdman, Jeffrey Jerusalem, Key Losers, Lucky Dragons, Architecture in Helsinki, Devendra Banhart, The Hollywood Vampires, The Badger King, White Rainbow
Website	teamyacht.com
Members	Jona Bechtolt Claire L. Evans Rob "Bobby Birdman" Kieswetter

Yacht (stylized as YACHT, Y△CHT or Y▲CHT) is an American dance-pop band from Portland, Oregon, currently based in Los Angeles, California. The core group consists of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, and when touring expands to include Rob "Bobby Birdman" Kieswetter.

Yacht has released albums on States Rights Records, Marriage Records, DFA Records, and Downtown Records.

Bechtolt chose the name Yacht in reference to Y.A.C.H.T., an alternative school in Portland, Oregon. Bechtolt told Spin, "It stands for Young Americans Challenging High Technology. It refers to an education program that was held in Portland, Oregon. I was enrolled when I was 16, back in 1996."

Yacht was Bechtolt's solo project from 2002 to 2008. During this period, he released three albums, Super Warren MMIV, Mega and I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real, on record labels in the Pacific Northwest area.

In January 2006, Yacht was commissioned for two performances for the New York based art and technology platform Rhizome, as part of its Crap-tops vs Laptops show. In February 2006, Yacht performed at the Museum of Modern Art's P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center and produced an hour-long Internet radio program with Clear Cut Press, a Northwest-based publisher of new literary work. In April 2006, the Aurora Picture Show commissioned a Yacht performance as part of its Media Archeology Festival in Houston, Texas.

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