Abstract Artimus is an American music composer and performer from Alabama currently living in Brooklyn, NY.  His high energy shows and memorable guitar riffs have earned a reputation after years of touring in support of various full length releases.  In Artimus' youth his father was the drummer for the Jimmie Van Zant Band (cousin of Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd).  His formative years consisted of an array of show scenarios varying from living room hurricane parties to a gig at The University of Alabama in which the crowd of students destroyed the room during the band's set.  Artimus was accused of inciting a riot and thrown off campus.  Since then he has toured extensively in Europe, North and South America and in 2015 he released 'The City Arrives' on the largest independent record label in Spain, Subterfuge Records.  In 2020 he recruited J.D. Pinkus from Butthole Surfers and Melvins to play on his single "Methuselah's Rhyme" and obtained the blessing from Devo to cover and release their song "Ton O Luv."  His most recent LP "Dude Or Die" was recorded with longtime Guided By Voices producer Travis Harrison and was self released in September 2024.