J.G. Thirlwell

The extraordinarily versatile musician JG Thirlwell, active under many aliases and in many groups, works in fields ranging from postpunk rock to cartoon music to contemporary classical composition. His works juxtapose various styles, forming connections between his areas of musical interest. Thirlwell was born on January 29, 1960, in Melbourne. He studied art for a short time at Melbourne State College but moved to London at 18 and immersed himself in the city's punk and postpunk scenes. He performed in the band PragVEC and then formed his own band, Foetus. In the 1980s, he u...