Jacob Richards
He/Him/His
ADJUNCTSAdjunct
Music
Email: jrichards1@westminsteru.edu
About
Jacob Richards is a Salt Lake City-based drummer, composer, and creative coder who specializes in building systems for performance, using trigger electronics and programming to explore computationally mediated improvisation. He has performed with numerous jazz and pop artists, including Steve Lehman, Drew Gress, Oliver Tree, and David Binney, and has toured in the US and abroad. He also records for television and film, most notably recording drums for the hit NBC series New Amsterdam and the Showtime series Yellowjackets.
Jacob holds an MFA from CalArts in Jazz Studies and earned a BA in Applied Math and Music from UC Berkeley. He was interviewed by Bandcamp for BATTERY, his solo drums and electronics project, was featured on David Binney’s album Here & Now, and was featured on Spellling’s album Mazy Fly that received an 8.0 on Pitchfork.
Areas of Expertise
Drums, Percussion Jazz and Popular Music
