J.G. Thirlwell
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
JG Thirlwell is a composer/producer/performer based in Brooklyn,NY. Born in Melbourne, he moved to London in 1978, then relocated to NYC in 1983, where he has been based ever since. As well as his own name, he works under many pseudonyms including Manorexia, Foetus, Xordox, Steroid Maximus, Baby Zizanie, Hydroze Plus, Clint Ruin and Wiseblood.
JG also creates the musical score of the Adult Swim / Cartoon Network show "The Venture Bros" and in 2015 began scoring the Emmy-winning show "Archer". He has created several motion picture and short film scores, including the features "The Blue Eyes" and "Chuy" for Mexican director Eva Aridjis. He also created the score to Tony Oursler's new film "Imponderable", which showed as an installation at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
He has released over thirty albums. If there is a common thread to his varied musical styles, it is a dramatic intensity and an evocative, cinematic quality. Thirlwell has also featured as producer, remixer, collaborator or arranger for a wide variety of artists including Karen O, Noveller, Excepter, Zola Jesus, Melvins, Swans, Nine Inch Nails, Lydia Lunch, Coil, Z's, Nick Cave and many more.
JG has completed commissions for Kronos Quartet, Bang On A Can, Thyssen-Bornemisza ArtContemporary, Experiments in Opera, Zephyr Quartet, League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, Jeffrey Zeigler and more. In 2010, he received a fellowship from New York Foundation of the Arts in sound / composition. In 2015 he was nominated for an Annie Award for his work on The Venture Bros.
JG also creates the musical score of the Adult Swim / Cartoon Network show "The Venture Bros" and in 2015 began scoring the Emmy-winning show "Archer". He has created several motion picture and short film scores, including the features "The Blue Eyes" and "Chuy" for Mexican director Eva Aridjis. He also created the score to Tony Oursler's new film "Imponderable", which showed as an installation at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
He has released over thirty albums. If there is a common thread to his varied musical styles, it is a dramatic intensity and an evocative, cinematic quality. Thirlwell has also featured as producer, remixer, collaborator or arranger for a wide variety of artists including Karen O, Noveller, Excepter, Zola Jesus, Melvins, Swans, Nine Inch Nails, Lydia Lunch, Coil, Z's, Nick Cave and many more.
JG has completed commissions for Kronos Quartet, Bang On A Can, Thyssen-Bornemisza ArtContemporary, Experiments in Opera, Zephyr Quartet, League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, Jeffrey Zeigler and more. In 2010, he received a fellowship from New York Foundation of the Arts in sound / composition. In 2015 he was nominated for an Annie Award for his work on The Venture Bros.
