Knoxville , Tennessee

The Boomerang Project has been created to release previously unseen works by James Kopta. James Kopta was a brilliant artist, musician and writer and dear friend who passed away on August 9, 2002. He left a rich legacy in song and story. Instrumentalist and songwriter for local bands including Brown Cuts Neighbors, Exploding Corpse Action, Hail Mary, Frank Budgen. An accomplished guitarist, pianist and composer, he released several records, CDs and cassettes and performed all over the country. James was a prime moving force behind the art and music collective Department of Experimental Services. Coproducer of videos shown in festivals and galleries, locally and internationally. Sculptural welder who created his own figurative works as well as working with artists George Rickey and Larry Kagan. Author of numerous short stories, collected in the books "All of it's a Turkey Shoot" and "The Pipe Fitters Companion". He was an active researcher into areas as diverse as biochemistry and the decoding of James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. [view full description]