DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

Yacht is one of the many creative alter egos of Jona Bechtolt, a musician and multimedia artist who embraces an eclectic but playful blend of electronics, acoustic percussion, and noises of all sorts. Bechtolt took up music as a teenager, dropping out of high school to play drums in a touring punk band with his brother, and in the latter part of the '90s, he began working with electronics.

Bechtolt teamed up with vocalist and performance artist Khaela Maricich to form the Blow, whose upbeat blend of beats and off-kilter melodies won them a loyal following after releasing the first of several albums for K Records in 2002.

In 2003, Bechtolt unveiled Yacht, his solo project, with the largely instrumental album Super Warren MMIV, released by States Rights Records. A year later, Bechtolt teamed with the Marriage label for a 10" vinyl Yacht album Mega 10, which was re-released as a CD with accompanying DVD of Bechtolt's digital filmmaking.

The third Yacht album, I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real, arrived in the spring of 2007, a true indie-pop/electronic hybrid, presenting both a rock-based sound with deemphasized guitar and fewer tired post-punk influences, and an electronic adventurism.

When not occupied with Yacht or the Blow, Bechtolt has worked as a collaborator and/or accompanist for Devendra Banhart, Bobby Birdman, Mirah, Little Wings, the Microphones, and many others, as well as remixing tracks for Architecture in Helsinki and White Rainbow.

Bechtolt is also the founder of the Urban Honking blog collective, helmed the online reality-show satire The Ultimate Blogger, and has created performance pieces under commission to New York City's New Museum of Contemporary Art and the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art.

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30.04.2008 Dublin, Ireland
Whelans
(w/ Dirty Projectors)
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01.05.2008 Galway, Ireland
Roisin Dubh
(w/ Dirty Projectors)
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02.05.2008 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival @ Oh Yeah!
(w/ Dirty Projectors)
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03.05.2008 Manchester, England
Charlies
(w/ Health)
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04.05.2008 Helsinki, Finland
Kuudes Linja
(w/ hannulelauri)
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07.05.2008 Bergen, Norway
Straedet

08.05.2008 Oslo, Norway
Bla
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09.05.2008 Roma, Italy
Dissonanze Festival
(w/ lots of great artists)
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11.05.2008 Milano, Italy
Atomic Cafe

12.05.2008 Faenza, Italy
Clandestino

14.05.2008 Cosenza, Italy
Partyzan

15.05.2008 Pescara, Italy
Mono

16.05.2008 Brussels, Belgium
Les Nuits De Botanique
(w/ Peaches dj MC, Audio Bullys, Metronomy)
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17.05.2008 Stockholm, Sweden
Svenska Musikklubben

12.07.2008 Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Valkhof Affaire

26.07.2008 Hyères, France
Midi Festival

08.08.2008 Gothenburg, Sweden
Way Out West Festival
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