Homegrown: db pederson

Brand new feature here at MoB, I’m going to periodically feature Wisconsin artists who are interesting, bizarre, and straight up worthy of more exposure. I think our first selection, db pederson is the perfect blend of all three. Here’s the skinny from his myspace bio that perfectly embodies his interesting story and music:

transplant from vallejo, california, a guy who’s dug a lot of graves, cooked at finer restaurants in the sf bay area, napa valley, and madison, recovering oakland paramedic, throat singer at-large. moved to midwest 10 years ago ’cause tom waits said to avoid indiana at all costs. that’s where i started and moved up to madison, wi. cut my rock and roll teeth with a power-cartoon unit called “ngkindheit”. i was 34, farming sheep by day and making very popular tacos when i first stepped up in front of a band. at a loss for words, i sufficed to shriek like a manitou. i nurtured the infantilism as best i could. i taught myself throat singing by hollering up at the sky in a new glarus field.

My first exposure to db pederson’s music came as a result of meeting a friend of his at the MoB two year anniversary party who worked on his album, Carrot Carrot!  It might take you some time with the music, the throat singing was new to me, but I’ve grown comfortable with it.

Buy: Skulls Of Heaven
Myspace: db pederson
MP3: db pederson – Walk On