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(This page is about the American electronic producer. For the American disco singer of the same name, see Donna Summer).
Jason Forrest (born 05 April 1972) is an American electronic music producer known for noisy experimental electronica and breakcore incorporating many ideas of mash-up and rock and roll. Largely produced and performed on a single computer (including live shows), his songs tend to be constructed from digital samples of found sounds and other artists' music. Until 2004 he recorded under the name Donna Summer, an allusion to disco singer Donna Summer.
Forrest grew up in South Carolina and has a BA degree in Photography. He previously worked as a professional artist as well as an art critic for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution news paper.
Besides being a fan himself, there is no connection between Forrest and the pop music/disco artist, Donna Summer. In a 2003 interview with the CBC Radio program, Brave New Waves, he stated that by being a middle class white male using this name he was "subjecting people to a fake issue of diversity" and forcing them "to consider gender a little bit more."
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Peel was an avid fan of Jason Forrest's work and played his material between 2003 and 2004. He nominated his EP as record of the month for May 2004 (Peel's Record Box). There is a high probability that Peel played more of Jason Forrest's Donna Summer's moniker material on his shows than the disco singer of the same name, who had hits in the 70's and 80's.
Shows Played[]
Dj Donna Summer - Jason Forrest, "What You Truly Need"
