Danielle Baquet-Long

Danielle Baquet-Long
Birth name	Danielle Baquet
Also known as	Chubby Wolf
Born	July 31, 1982
Died	July 8, 2009 (aged 26) Huntington Beach, California
Genres	Electronic, ambient electronic, indie
Occupation(s)	Music therapist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist
Instruments	Synthesizer, guitar, vocals
Years active	2005–2009
Labels	Self-released, Infraction, Slow Flow Records, Spekk, And/oar, Mystery Sea, Dragons Eye Recordings, Low Point, Humming Conch, Sentient Recognition Archive, Digitalis, Home Normal, Students of Decay, Smallfish, Basses Frequences, Blackest Rainbow, Streamline, Murmur Records, Entropy Records
Associated acts	Celer, Chubby Wolf

Danielle Baquet-Long (July 31, 1982 – July 8, 2009) was a musician from Huntington Beach, California.^[1] She is known for her collaboration with husband Will Long in the band Celer, and for her extensive solo work under the moniker Chubby Wolf^[2] (much of which was released post-mortem). Danielle was a teacher of special education in music therapy, writer, poet, painter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist.^[3] Both her self releases and post-mortem releases under the name Chubby Wolf have gained substantial following and review.^[4][5]

Celer was founded in 2005, in Huntington Beach, California, U.S.A.. After producing music for record labels, installations, and exhibits worldwide from 2005–2009, Danielle Baquet-Long died on July 8, 2009 of heart failure. In their time as a duo, they produced numerous self-released albums, sound for installations, and released work for independent labels in North America, Japan, and Europe. Between 2005 and 2007 the couple produced 22 releases. Will Long has continued Celer solo from 2009 to the present.

Discography

Celer

Chubby Wolf

• "Meandering Pupa" (Self-released, 2009)
• "L'histoire" (Self-released, 2009)
• "Ornitheology" (Self-released, 2010)
• "A Wispy Tear" (Self-released, 2011)
• "The Darker Sex" (Self-released, 2011)
• "Maudlin & Elusive" (Self-released, 2011)
• "Los Que No Son Gentos" (Self-released, 2011)
• "Days to Dismember/The Lows, the Sows" (Self-released, 2011)
• "Turkey Decoy" (Self-released, 2011)
• "The Blissful Cessation" (Self-released, 2011)
• "The Stairway of Abstraction" (Self-released, 2011)
• "Microcassette Recordings" (Self-released, 2012)
• "The Last Voices" (Self-released, 2013)
• "Bouquets of Vacant Jouissance (Live on KCRW)" (Self-released, 2013)
• "Envelope Petals" (Self-released, 2013)
• "Seasick" (Self-released, 2013)
• "It's a Small Place to Be" (Self-released, 2013)

References

1. "Celer". Music To Blow. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
2. Takeover, Big (January 16, 2011). "Chubby Wolf: The Legacy of Dani Long". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
3. "Dani Baquet-Long of Ambient Duo Celer Dies at 26". The Daily Swarm. July 10, 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
4. Krinsley, Jeremy (October 4, 2011). "Chubby Wolf's posthumous wonders". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
5. Bruce, Gordon. "Chubby Wolf – "Birthday Suit"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2014-08-09.

External links

• Danielle Baquet-Long discography at Discogs
• Celer at "Discogs"
• Danielle Baquet homepage
• "For Dani" feature on "Foxy Digitalis"
• "LOS ANGELES LOVED... DANI BAQUET-LONG (CHUBBY WOLF)"
• Celer at "Last FM"
• "In memory of Danielle Baquet-Long"
• "Levitation and Breaking Points: Poetry by Danielle Baquet-Long"
• "RA: The latest album from Will Long comes out in December on Glacial Movements."