1. JD Samson came out as a lesbian at age 15 and is well known for her support of both LGBT and feminist causes.
21 Facts About JD Samson
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In high school, JD Samson played field hockey and was involved in her school's gay-straight alliance.
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JD Samson graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2000, with a degree in film.
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JD Samson joined Le Tigre in 2000 when co-founder Sadie Benning left the band before the album Feminist Sweepstakes was recorded.
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JD Samson had previously worked as the band's projectionist and slide-show operator during live performances in support of their first record, Le Tigre.
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JD Samson has performed as a member of the band The New England Roses and as keyboard player of electro-punk artist Peaches' live band, The Herms, with Radio Sloan and Samantha Maloney.
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In 2020 JD Samson released a minimal live to tape record with Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill under the name, CRICKETS.
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JD Samson has a songwriting and publishing deal through Universal Music Publishing Group.
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JD Samson is a co-founder of the performance art group "Dykes Can Dance".
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JD Samson collaborated with filmmaker, Sam Green on a project for the 2019 Whitney Biennal and is currently working on another project with him.
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JD Samson appeared in John Cameron Mitchell's 2006 film Shortbus as "Jid", a patron of the Shortbus club.
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In 2010, JD Samson served as a judge at the 9th annual Independent Music Awards.
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In 2016, JD Samson appeared in the Netflix series The Mr Peabody and Sherman Show as a musical guest.
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JD Samson hosted several Broadly interviews such as Last Lesbian Bar about the disappearing lesbian bar, and interviews with Margaret Cho, and Kate Nash.
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In 2017, JD Samson played a small role as a New York artist in Odd Mom Out.
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In 2019, JD Samson makes a brief appearance as a Postmates employee delivering food in the Netflix series Russian Doll.
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In 2024, JD Samson won the Cinema Eye Honors Award for her composing work on the documentary "32 Sounds", an "immersive documentary that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound".
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JD Samson wrote a widely quoted piece on the economics of being an artist for The Huffington Post in 2011.
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JD Samson has written for Tom Tom Magazine and Creative Time Reports.
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Additionally, JD Samson has lectured at the We Make Waves Festival, Bard College, TED X, and the Artists with a Conscience Conference at Amherst College.
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JD Samson was in a relationship with Australian singer Sia between 2008 and 2011.