Real name: Damien Jurado

Effective period / Period of releases: 1997 - 2023

American indie/folk singer/songwriter and guitarist. His solo career began during the mid-1990s, releasing lo-fi folk based recordings on his own cassette-only label, Casa Recording Co. Gaining a local cult following in Seattle, he was brought to the attention of Sub Pop Records by Sunny Day Real Estate singer Jeremy Enigk.

His musical career is marked by periods of close collaboration with various musicians. Until about "I break chairs" his work was closely linked to Pedro The Lion and David Bazan. From then until "Caught In The Trees", Eric Fischer became his companion as a musician and producer. The most significant change in sound came when he met the late Richard Swift (2), with whom he collaborated from "St. Bartlett" to "Visions Of Us On The Land."Since "The Horizon Just Laughed" Josh Gordon has been his new musical partner.

Other frequent contributors were the members of Gathered In Song, Rosie Thomas and Casey Foubert.

His full-length albums have been released on Sub Pop, Secretly Canadian, Loose and Mama Bird Recording Co.. In 2021 he founded Maraqopa Records. From 2004 to 2007 he also co-ran Made In Mexico.