JC Clancy

jc is an NJ/NYC-based experimental musician, improviser, A/V engineer, and abolitionist activist/organizer. Originally trained in piano, drumset, classical percussion, and Balinese gamelan, they now thrive in the queered outer edges of instrumental, vocal, electroacoustic, and theatrical performance. In collaboration with experimental guitarist and activist Corey Mahaney, they are building towards the grassroots creation of an all-inclusive and safe community space in NYC, intended to sustain and uplift radical, queer approaches to artmaking and community organizing. In professional spheres, jc is the core percussionist of Blackbox Ensemble, and has had the privilege of performing with numerous established ensembles, including Hong Kong New Music, Da Capo Chamber Players, the United Nations Chamber Society, Contemporaneous, Man Forever, Nief-Norf, So Percussion, Tilted Axes, and InfraSound. Additionally, jc’s international experimental duo with Australian vocalist Amber Evans, panSonus, is a recent co-recipient (in collaboration with composer Max Vinetz) of Harvard University’s 2020 Fromm Foundation Commission grant. In the near future, jc will be featured as the drummer on a forthcoming full-length record from NJ hardcore band Dumpweed.