JD Samson is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre. Samson grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, Ohio and attended Orange High School. She came out as a lesbian at age 15. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2000 with a degree in film. Samson joined Le Tigre in 2000 as a replacement for Sadie Benning after working as the band's projectionist.

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  • JD Samson is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre. Samson grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, Ohio and attended Orange High School. She came out as a lesbian at age 15. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2000 with a degree in film. Samson joined Le Tigre in 2000 as a replacement for Sadie Benning after working as the band's projectionist. She is also a member of the band The New England Roses and a member of electro-punk artist Peaches' live band, The Herms with Radio Sloan and Samantha Maloney. In 2006, Samson collaborated with Junior Senior on the song "Can I Get Get Get". Samson's contributions to Le Tigre include the song "Viz," which deals with her experiences as a member of a sexual minority. In 2004, New York Times music writer Kelefa Sanneh called her "an icon of nerdy cool. " Samson is a co-founder of the performance art group "Dykes Can Dance. " In 2003, she released 'JD's Lesbian Calendar', a collaboration with photographer Cass Bird, which was followed up in 2006 with 'JD's Lesbian Utopia,' a calendar documenting Samson's travels around the U.S. in an RV. As of 2007, Samson is working with Le Tigre bandmate Johanna Fateman on a remix project titled MEN. JD co-produced with Bitch the Ferron song, "In the Meantime" from the CD Boulder released in 2008. Samson also appeared in John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus as "Jid", a patron of the Shortbus club.
  • JD Samson, född 4 augusti 1978, i Cleveland, Ohio, USA, är Jocelyn Samsons artistnamn. Hon är medlem i det feministiska elektropunkbandet Le Tigre. Samson växte upp i en förort till Cleveland och gick på Orange High School. Hon kom ut som homosexuell när hon var 15 år gammal. Hon tog examen i filmvetenskap på Sarah Lawrence College i Bronxville, New York år 2000. Samma år ersatte hon Sadie Benning i Le Tigre efter att tidigare ha arbetat tillsammans med bandet. Bland Samsons bidrag till Le Tigre kan nämnas låten Viz, som handlar om hennes erfarenheter av att vara medlem av en sexuell minoritet. Hon är också medlem i bandet The New England Roses, och spelar med Peaches liveband The Herms tillsammans med Samantha Maloney. Samson har också varit med och startat dansgruppen Dykes Can Dance, som uppträder i New York-området för att ifrågasätta stereotypen om att lesbiska är dåliga på att dansa. 2003 släppte son JD'd Lesbian Calender, ett samarbete med fotografen Cass Bird, som fick en uppföljare i JD's Lesbian Utopia 2006. Under 2006 turnerar JD Samson med Peaches.
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  • JD Samson is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre. Samson grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, Ohio and attended Orange High School. She came out as a lesbian at age 15. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2000 with a degree in film. Samson joined Le Tigre in 2000 as a replacement for Sadie Benning after working as the band's projectionist.
  • JD Samson, född 4 augusti 1978, i Cleveland, Ohio, USA, är Jocelyn Samsons artistnamn. Hon är medlem i det feministiska elektropunkbandet Le Tigre. Samson växte upp i en förort till Cleveland och gick på Orange High School. Hon kom ut som homosexuell när hon var 15 år gammal. Hon tog examen i filmvetenskap på Sarah Lawrence College i Bronxville, New York år 2000. Samma år ersatte hon Sadie Benning i Le Tigre efter att tidigare ha arbetat tillsammans med bandet.
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