Always coming back to you

A math lover, former steel factory worker, and proud resident of Gary, Indiana, Jlin (née Jerrilyn Patton) has quickly become one of the most distinctive composers in America and one of the most influential women in electronic music. Jlin’s signature sound builds on the Chicago footwork style of her origins, expanding to embrace diverse influences (ranging from Igor Stravinsky and Philip Glass to Miles Davis and Eartha Kitt) that give her complex percussion-driven work a sophisticated polyrhythmic sound that is all its own.

“Jlin is a phenomenal force of nature. She grew from the roots of footwork, in the speed of 165 beats per minute into a magnificent oak mother!” – Björk