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Jim O'Rourke

1969 - Today

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Jim O'Rourke (born January 18, 1969) is an American musician, instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative music projects, many of which are instrumental, and has been acclaimed for his music that spans varied genres, including avant-garde styles such as ambient, noise and minimalism, and styles of rock like indie rock and post-rock. He has been associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene, as well as with New York City when he relocated there in 2000 for his tenure as a member of American indie rock band Sonic Youth. He subsequently moved to Japan and has since been a Japanese resident. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim O'Rourke is the 2,731st most popular musician (down from 2,690th in 2024), the 15,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,063rd in 2019) and the 1,138th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jim O'Rourke ranks 2,731 out of 3,175. Before him are Dr. Luke, Lisa Miskovsky, Oliver Lake, Adrian Erlandsson, Lucky Peterson, and Pabllo Vittar. After him are Mundell Lowe, Delta Goodrem, Vernon Reid, Pete Namlook, Pete Trewavas, and Jaska Raatikainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jim O'Rourke ranks 780. Before him are José Andrés, Ildikó Mincza-Nébald, Joel de la Fuente, Shiro Kikuhara, Asier Garitano, and Richard Trautmann. After him are Roberto Solozábal, Albert Ouédraogo, Jacky Peeters, Esther Jones, Gintaras Einikis, and Cyril Montana.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim O'Rourke ranks 15,345 out of 20,380. Before him are Cindy Wilson (1957), Lucky Peterson (1964), Tina Majorino (1985), Kim Matula (1988), Hal Rogers (1937), and Ariana Jollee (1982). After him are Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (1996), Terry Notary (1968), Reed Diamond (1967), Glen Morgan (1947), Brian Scalabrine (1978), and Larry Joe Campbell (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jim O'Rourke ranks 1,138. Before him are Jerome Richardson (1920), Keith Green (1953), L.A. Reid (1956), Dr. Luke (1973), Oliver Lake (1942), and Lucky Peterson (1964). After him are Mundell Lowe (1922), Tony Rice (1951), James Murphy (1967), Bob Mould (1960), Chris Shiflett (1971), and Dan Peters (1967).

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