East Forest | |
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Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
Genres | Ambient, Electronic, Contemporary Classical, Indie Pop |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Aquilo Records |
Members | Trevor Oswalt |
Website | eastforest |
East Forest is an American ambient/electronic/contemporary classical/indie pop artist from Portland, Oregon, United States. The project was created by Trevor Oswalt who derived "East Forest" from the German translation of his last name (technically Ostwald: Ost=East, Wald=Forest). To date he has released eight full-length albums and six EPs. He has toured extensively throughout North America, as well as performances in Europe. He also performed at festivals such as SXSW, CMJ, Lightning in a Bottle, Arise,[1] and Mysteryland.[2] Music entertainment and pop culture website Altoriot.com referred to East Forest as the "sleeper-hit and best hidden gem" at the 2014 SXSW festival. "His emotive music experimentation of instruments is in a league of its own...".[3]