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Jeremy Dower

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Jeremy Dower
Born1976 (age 47–48)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationMusician
Websitehttps://nakamichi-600ii.bandcamp.com/releases

Jeremy Dower (born 1976) is an Australia-born musician and visual artist. He is best known for contributing the soundtrack to the pixel art tribute[1] to the iconic opening reel of The Simpsons[2] in 2014. The video was created with fellow Aussie animators Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon.[3] Dower had contributed the arcade-like remake of the theme song to the video.[4]

His work in the visual arts was featured in the 2011 Pictoplasma Festival in Berlin.[5] His best known work in electronic music is "Sentimental Dance Music For Couples",[6] a double album released on Plug Research in 2000. Dower's work in combining visual arts with music has also been featured in Musikgraphics.[7]

Dower has been a guest lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's School of Media and Communications[8] since 2015, and a current lecturer of Professional Practice in Bachelor of Design (Digital Media).[9]

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  1. ^ "Simpsons Pixels". YouTube. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Cowabunga, dude! The Simpsons gets the pixel art treatment in new video". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Aussie Animators Recreate 'The Simpsons' Credits With Pixel Art". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ "The Simpsons opening sequence created by Australians Ivan Dixon and Paul Robertson". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Pictoplasma Festival 2011". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Jeremy Dower". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ^ Musikraphics: Visualizing the Rhythm of Music. 2008. ISBN 9789889822972. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Dower, Mr. Jeremy". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Digital Media Professional Practice - RMIT University". Digital Media Professional Practice - RMIT University. RMIT University.