When not on tour as the trombonist for Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoisemakers, or as the occasional bassist for Danielson, John Ringhofer is Half-Handed Cloud. He lives in Berkeley California and works as a part-time custodian.

Unlimited by his status as a solo artist, Half-handed Cloud stages unpredictable multi-instrumental performances with the spontaneous gusto of an Electric Company superhero. Full of spirited humor, he dissolves any obstacles standing in the way of his innocent bulldozing, jam-packing a sixties sensibility, the touch of a lullaby, and murmurs of divine redemption into micro-narrative and Casio sound effects. Just as fingers begin to snap in time, the artist wraps it up and crackles to conclusion.