Jandek

Jandek is a Houston, Texas-based musician who has released more than 120 albums since 1978, all on his own label, Corwood Industries. He gives no biographical information and very rarely grants interviews. He is generally understood to be Sterling Richard Smith. His first album, Ready for the House, was credited to a band called The Units, even though it was a solo record. His first known live performance was in October 2004 at the Instal 04 festival in Glasgow, where he played with Richard Youngs on bass and Alex Neilson on drums. Since then, his shows have been billed to "The Representative from Corwood Industries."