jon philpott (a.k.a fezmaster) is a synth builder, coder and improvising trombonist and flautist based out of Utah. self-publisher of tapes, incubator of automata, generator of procedural generators, and award winning procrastinator (no actual award given, decided to do something else.) making music that’s somewhere at the intersection of ambient and lo-fi (except for that one d&b release i did, it was fun.) host of SLC’s sunday drip.
about “fezmaster”
silly name, im a big fan of Mix Master Mike, and was into turntablism. I’m also a fan of Tommy Cooper who wore a fez for comedic value, and also ska superstars Madness where Fezes (or is Fez plural?) often made an appearance. I would often wear a fez at some of my shows because it was hard to take yourself seriously when wearing a silly hat. Thats where the name came from and it’s sort of stuck.