Jim O'Rourke (Musician)

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Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer.

He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene.

Around 2000 he relocated to New York before moving on to Tokyo, Japan where he currently resides.

O'Rourke is an alumni of DePaul University. He has released albums of jazz, noise, electronica and rock music.

O'Rourke has collaborated with Thurston Moore, Derek Bailey, Mats Gustafsson, Mayo Thompson, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Merzbow, Nurse With Wound, Phill Niblock, Fennesz, Organum, Henry Kaiser, Flying Saucer Attack, and in 2006 mixed Joanna Newsom's album Ys.

In 2009 he also mixed several tracks on Newsom's follow up Have One On Me.

He has produced albums by artists such as Sonic Youth, Wilco, Stereolab, Superchunk, Kahimi Karie, Quruli, John Fahey, Smog, Faust, Tony Conrad, The Red Krayola, Bobby Conn, Beth Orton, Joanna Newsom and U.S.

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