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John Vanderslice

John Vanderslice (born May 22, 1967 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician, formerly of mk Ultra but now performing with his own band.

After mk Ultra broke up in 1999, Vanderslice wasted little time building a solo reputation. In 2000, he gained national media attention over his single "Bill Gates Must Die" after concocting an elaborate hoax in which Microsoft supposedly threatened legal action over trademark violations (the disc had a similar etching to a Windows installation disc).

His albums, painstakingly crafted from analog tape masters, have gained critical acclaim for their melodic quality. Vanderslice has spent much of the last few years on tour across North America, Europe, and Japan.

Vanderslice also founded a recording studio in 1997 called "Tiny Telephone". Located in the Mission District of San Francisco, Tiny Telephone has carved out a niche as one of the few remaining all-analog professional recording studios, and has a policy of setting recording rates under market prices.

Vanderslice is a proponent of using analog instruments and recording equipment to produce a richer, more raw sound. He was a contributing producer on the latest Spoon album, Gimme Fiction, and has collaborated and toured with the Mountain Goats. Vanderslice is a fan of David Lynch, whose work is referenced in his song "Promising Actress". His musical influences include Neutral Milk Hotel, among others. He is an avid photography hobbyist.

• Mass Suicide Occult Figurines (2000)
• Time Travel Is Lonely (2001)
• Life and Death of an American Fourtracker (2002)
• Cellar Door (2004)
  • MGM Endings: Cellar Door Remixes (2004)
• Pixel Revolt (2005)
  • Suddenly It All Went Dark: Pixel Revolt Live to 2-Track (2006)

• JohnVanderslice.com
• TinyTelephone.com
• All Songs Considered Episode 55 (24 February 2004)
• San Francisco Chronicle article (26 January 2005)
• Audio interview on public radio program The Sound of Young America
• "Make It Beautiful and Trash It", PopMatters interview (10/2005)
• "John Vanderslice: Interview", *Sixeyes - August 2005
• John Vanderslice collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• "The Merlin Show 004 John Vanderslice Interview" The Merlin Show with Merlin Mann - February 2007