Damon Krukowski


Damon Krukowski is an American musician, poet and writer. He was a member of the dreampop band Galaxie 500, psychedelic rock band Magic Hour and is half of the psychedelic folk duo Damon and Naomi. He is also a published poet and writer.

Music

Krukowski was the drummer with the dreampop band Galaxie 500 on all their recordings from 1987 until their split in 1991. He has also recorded three albums and toured with the psychedelic rock band Magic Hour. Since Galaxie 500's split he has worked as duo with his partner Naomi Yang as Damon and Naomi.

Publishing

In 1989 Krukowski and his partner set up the independent book publisher Exact Change who specialise in publishing 19th and 20th century avant-garde literature.

Writing and journalism

Krukowski has written poetry and prose works as well as writing extensively on music, sound and the music industry for Pitchfork and has had books on the subject published.
In 2018 he wrote and presented the six part Radiotopia podcast Ways of Hearing.

Personal life

Krukowski was educated at Harvard where he studied social theory as an undergraduate and earned an AM in English and American literature. He has taught writing, sound, and writing about sound in Harvard's Writing Program, and studio art department.
Krukowski is married to fellow musician Naomi Yang and they live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.