John Fernandes

John playing bass at Arthurfest 2005

John Kiran Fernandes (born November 21, 1975) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician.

Professional career[]

Fernandes, along with several other members of the Elephant Six Collective, joined the acclaimed psychedelic pop group The Olivia Tremor Control in Athens, GA in 1994.^[1] Fernandes was also a member of the side-project Black Swan Network.^[1]

Upon that band's demise, Fernandes went on to form the Athens-based group Circulatory System with other members of Olivia Tremor Control, most notably Will Cullen Hart.^[1][2]

In addition, Hart and Fernandes started a record label in 2001 called Cloud Recordings, which issued the Circulatory System's self-titled first album. Fernandes frequently contributes to multiple Athens-based bands' live shows and recordings. He currently plays with Circulatory System, The New Sound of Numbers, Old Smokey, Freehand, Lavender Holyfield, Jacob Morris - Moths, and Dream Boat. All of these groups have recordings available. He has also recently been performing his own live solo shows, and has performed as part of the Elephant 6 Collective's occasional tours.^[3]

He released an album of solo material in February 2011 under the name John Kiran Fernandes. He released a second album of solo material in November 2015, also under the name John Kiran Fernandes.

Fernandes works at Wuxtry Records in Athens, where one of his co-workers was Danger Mouse.^[4]

Discography[]

The Olivia Tremor Control - The Giant Day seven-inch (1996)

The Olivia Tremor Control - Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle CD/2LP (1996)

The Olivia Tremor Control - The Opera House 2CD/2 seven-inch (1996)

Black Swan Network - Late Music Volume One CD (1997)

The Olivia Tremor Control/Black Swan Network CD/LP (1997)

of Montreal - The Bird Who Ate The Rabbit's Flower CD/LP (1997)

Elf Power - When The Red King Comes CD (1997)

The Olivia Tremor Control - Jumping Fences CD/twelve-inch (1998)

The Olivia Tremor Control - Hideaway CD/twelve-inch (1998)

of Montreal - The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy CD/LP (1998)

The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One CD/2LP (1999)

of Montreal - Gay Parade CD/LP (1999)

Calvin, Don't Jump! - Solamente La Luna Esta Noche seven-inch (1999)

Sunshine Fix - Beaconary Word seven-inch (1999)

The Olivia Tremor Control - John Peel Session CD/LP (2000)

The Olivia Tremor Control/Kahimi Karie - Once Upon A Time CD (2000)

Black Swan Network seven-inch (2001)

Circulatory System - Circulatory System CD/2LP (2001)

Circulatory System - Inside Views CDr (2001)

Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't. - Individualized Shirts CD (2001)

Major Organ and the Adding Machine CD/LP (2001)

A Hawk and A Hacksaw - A Hawk and A Hacksaw CD/LP (2002)

The Instruments - Billions of Phonographs CD (2003)

Elf Power - Back To The Web CD/LP (2006)

The Instruments - Cast Half A Shadow CD (2006)

The New Sound of Numbers - Liberty Seeds CD (2006)

The Apples (in stereo) - New Magnetic Wonder CD/LP (2007)

Folklore - The Ghost Of H.W. Beaverman CD (2007)

Hope For Agoldensummer - Ariadne Thread CD (2007)

The Instruments - Dark Smaland CD (2008)

Dark Meat - Universal Indians CD/LP (2008)

The Music Tapes - Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes CD/LP (2008)

Paper Tanks - Trigger Happy/Cocoon CDr (2009)

Circulatory System - Signal Morning CD/LP (2009)

Dark Meat - Truce Opium CD/LP (2009)

Madeline - White Flag CD/LP (2009)

Supercluster - Waves CD (2009)

Supercluster - I Got the Answer/Sunflower Clock seven-inch (2009)

Whiskey Sunrise - Revenant CDr (2009)

Circulatory System - Side Three LP (2010)

Ham1 - Let's Go On and On and On CD/LP (2010)

Mouser - Storm Dumps CDr (2010)

Spirit Hair - Star Don CD (2010)

Werewolves - Someday We'll Live in the Forest CDr (2010)

Elf Power - Elf Power CD/LP (2010)

Supercluster - Paris Effect seven-inch (2011)

Marshmallow Coast - Seniors and Juniors Strikes Back CD (2011)

The Elephant Six Orchestra - Welcome To Our Story seven-inch (2011)

John Kiran Fernandes - John Kiran Fernandes CD (2011)

Madeline - Black Velvet CD/LP (2011)

Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't. - Lost in the Pancakes CD (2011)

The Olivia Tremor Control - "The Game You Play Is In Your Head, Parts 1, 2, & 3" (2011)

The Music Tapes - Mary's Voice CD/LP (2012)

Dream Boat - Eclipsing CD/LP (2012)

Jacob Morris - Moths CD/LP (2012)

Nesey Gallons - When I Was An Ice Skater CD (2012)

Old Smokey - Old Smokey EP CDr/seven-inch (2013)

Elf Power - Sunlight on the Moon CD/LP (2013)

Jandek - Athens Saturday 2CD/DVD (2013)

The New Sound of Numbers - Invisible Magnetic LP (2013)

Old Smokey - Wester Easter CD/LP (2014)

Circulatory System - Mosaics Within Mosaics CD/2LP/cassette (2014)

Dream Boat - The Rose Explodes CD/LP (2014)

Hand Sand Hands - The Shipping Forecast cassette (2014)

Cult of Riggonia - Harry Chanchfield Presents...LP (2014)

Mind Brains - Mind Brains LP/CD (2014)

El Hollin - Una Tuesday cassette (2015)

The Electric Nature - Alienation cassette (2015)

Jo RB Jones - Jo RB Jones cassette (2015)

Alec Livaditis - Clear and Cloud LP (2015)

John Kiran Fernandes - II cassette (2015)

Dave Marr - We Were All In Love CD (2016)

The Taxicab Verses/Kofi Atentenben and the Warriors - Is What You Make It CD (2016)

Jeff Tobias - Some cassette (2016)

Muuy Biien - Age of Uncertainty LP/CD (2016)

Lavender Holyfield - Rabbitboxing Midnightmouth LP (2017)

Philipp Bückle - They Never Got The Message cassette (2017)

Faust - Fresh Air LP/CD/seven-inch (2017)

Cindy Wilson - Change CD (2017)

Bed Rugs - Hard Fun Grand Design LP (2018)

Old Smokey - Sundowners (2019)

John Kiran Fernandes - Live at Cine, June 22, 2019 (2019)

Sleepy Co. - Kind of Warm For a Lonesome Home (2020)

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