BIOGRAPHY

Judson Claiborne is the experimental folk-rock project/moniker of Chicago-based songwriter and DJ Christopher Claiborne Salveter.  Raised in a Missouri river town-turned suburb, his earliest musical influences were the androgynous voices on oldies radio and MTV’s 120 Minutes.  Chicago's independent music scene of the late 90s beckoned him north and he relocated there in 2000.  Soon after, he started the group Low Skies, who released four records and toured as the support act for Neko Case, Explosions in the Sky, and Band of Horses.  Low Skies’ final record, All the Love I Could Find (2006) received an 8.1 on Pitchfork.   

Salveter’s storytelling ranges from the autobiographical to the biographical, from the tender to gritty, from sexy to spooky, and from romantic to heartbreaking.  Now almost 20 years and five records in, Judson Claiborne is set to release Live Active Culture, Vol. 2 in May of 2025. 

SELECTED PRESS 

 In Conversation w/ Tim Kinsella | FLOOD Magazine | December, 2020

In Conversation w/ Sharon Van Etten | Chicago Reader | February, 2012

When a Man Loves an Omen Review | Chicago Reader | November, 2020

When a Man Loves an Omen Song-by-Song | Songwriting Magazine | November, 2020

Interview | Vol. 1 Brooklyn | August, 2013

Interview | Chicago Tribune | November, 2020

What Judson Claiborne does with negative space is a marvelous achievement. Allowing the songs to promenade at their own intended speed lends the record a discreet maturity.  - Michael Curti

When humanity’s ship goes down due to a global pandemic, vulture capitalism, and corrupt politics, the band picking and singing the final notes will be Chicago’s Judson Claiborne - Mark Guarino

This song (Conditionals) is the most real musical movement of 2020, no boundaries, no eggshells being walked on- just straight up real emotion effortlessly delivered with the warm vibrant, and enchanting rhythmic instrumentation. - Circuit Sweet