JD Samson (born August 4, 1978,
Cleveland,
Ohio) 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......
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