Doseone

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Template:Use American English Template:Infobox musical artist Adam Kidd Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American rapper, producer, poet and artist.<ref name="2005 Pitchfork Interview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="2008 Believer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has also been a member of numerous groups including Deep Puddle Dynamics,<ref name="2018 Pitchfork Alias & Doseone">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A7pha, Greenthink,<ref name="2004 Pitchfork Clouddead">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Clouddead,<ref name="2004 Pitchfork Clouddead" /> Themselves,<ref name="2009 Pitchfork Themselves">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Subtle,<ref name="2006 Pitchfork Subtle">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 13 & God,<ref name="2005 Pitchfork 13 & God">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Go Dark,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Nevermen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

Doseone was born Adam Kidd Drucker<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> in Nampa, Idaho, on April 21, 1977.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He is known for his extensive collaborations with other Anticon members, forming numerous groups and performing guest spots on others' releases.<ref name="2005 Pitchfork Interview" /> He has recorded with many musicians including Mr. Dibbs, Aesop Rock, Slug, Sole, Alias, Jel, Odd Nosdam, Why?, Fog, Boom Bip, The Notwist, and Mike Patton.<ref name="2005 Pitchfork Interview" /><ref name="2009 Pitchfork Themselves" /><ref name="2009 Pitchfork Doseone Collabs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has also released several solo albums, including the spoken word album Soft Skulls and a combination audio CD and poetry book The Pelt.<ref name="2008 Believer" />

Early in his musical career, Doseone once competed in a freestyle rap battle with then-unknown Eminem at Scribble Jam in 1997.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1998, Doseone released his first solo album, Hemispheres.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2000, he released Circle, a collaborative album with producer Boom Bip.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2012, he released the solo album, G Is for Deep, on Anticon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Doseone is also a visual artist. He has worked on the cover art for many of the albums he has performed on. He has contributed the artwork on Jel's album Soft Money in 2006.Template:Citation needed He has also done work in animation. He worked on an online animated cartoon NOTGarfield.<ref name="2010 LA Weekly">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The series consists of characters from Garfield involved in surreal dada situations.

In January 2012 it was announced that Adult Swim had ordered a pilot of an animated series called Mars Safari featuring a soundtrack by Doseone and Jel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Doseone is also a prominent composer for indie games, most notably those published by Devolver Digital. Those include Sludge Life, Samurai Gunn, Catacomb Kids, Enter the Gungeon, Vlambeer's games Gun Godz and Nuclear Throne, Messhof's Nidhogg 2; he also served as a co-developer on Disc Room and High Hell.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

StyleEdit

Doseone is known for his nasal and high pitched voice, fast polyrhythmic rapping style, and extremely dense and abstract lyrics.<ref name="2004 Pitchfork Clouddead" /><ref name="2006 Pitchfork Subtle" /> His words tend to express upon topics of childhood, nature, and American life. While rapping/singing onstage, he often also simultaneously performs on the synthesizer, sampler, or keyboard.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A recurring character in much of Doseone's work is a man named Hour Hero Yes.<ref name="2007 Pitchfork Subtle Interview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is mentioned in the 13 & God song "Ghostwork" as well as throughout albums of his band Subtle. Album and video artwork, as well as art on Subtle's official website, suggest Hour Hero Yes to be a bald man with a black and white striped face, an image which is embodied by a bust that serves as a centerpiece prop during live Subtle shows.<ref name="2006 Pitchfork Subtle" /> On the cover of For Hero: For Fool, he appears in old military garb with fire for hair.<ref name="2006 Pitchfork Subtle" />