In Triads and Inversions

Jeff France is an Akron based musician and video artist. His interest in music began in high school, where he played in punk rock and hardcore bands. He began creating packaging for the bands centered around the DIY aesthetic. His musical influences expanded as he pursued a degree in Media Production from the University of Akron. His interest in turntablism and electronic music, along with Neoclassical composition techniques like Musique Concrete began to mix with his visual art experiments. Rooted in time-based mediums of animation and experimental video, he began creating installation pieces that incorporate multiple videos that sometimes play musical experiments and sometimes create mosaic human faces.

Jeff worked for many years at Akron based Earthquaker Devices as a member of their marketing team. In this roll he worked alongside many local and international acts including Uno Lady, New Zealand based band The Beths, and Japanese artist Keiji Haino. His video and animation art has played at the Open Lens Festival in Eugene Oregon, Akron’s Freakishly Short Animation Festival and the first Akron Independent Film Festival. He produced animated music videos for Drummer’s “Feel Good Together,” Floco Torres’ “Nonstop,” and France-based electronic composer Warren Walker’s “Faye.”He is currently performing with Floco Torres as a backing musician and live visual media artist. He enjoys playing in his bands Brutal Bedtime and Post Grebo. He also performs solo under the name Fej.