David Wills (musician)

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The Booper Electronic Oscillator created by David Wills "The Weatherman

David Wills (born April 3, 1954) is an American musician, one of the founding members of Negativland. He was a cable repairman when he joined the group with a then-teenage Mark Hosler and Richard Lyons, until he retired in the 1990s. Wills is also known as "The Weatherman".

The Booper is an electronic oscillator invented by Wills, and was used prominently by Don Joyce on the radio program Over the Edge. It has been described as "an electronic noise-making device that creates unstable feedback using multiple transistors and an FM radio receiver. The resulting sounds are different each time they are played but are sure to excite the ears and engage the mind."^[1]

Personal life[]

Wills is a ham jamming enthusiast. He is the founder of the Fake Bacon Society. Because he is a recluse, it has been difficult for fans of Negativland and sometimes even the band themselves to contact him and in the past, he has shown up in virtual form at Negativland concerts or on Negativlandland on a TV screen. Starting in June 2008, The Weatherman has been posting audio, video, pictures and more from his enormous archives on his section (Dumb) of the Negativland website.

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External links[]

• Official website

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