I got my start as an FM radio DJ before moving on to the underground rave scene in Los Angeles in the late '90s, where I focused on writing and performing heavy, dancefloor-oriented music. Today, I live in the Austin area, producing genre-defying records that blend my prior influences.
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I returned to the US, bouncing back and forth between Los Angeles and Pittsburgh until ultimately settling in Austin, Texas, thanks to a magical experience at a rooftop techno club at 5th and Congress.
I spent a few years outside the US, traveling from country to country, staying for a few months at a time to soak up the local dance music scene. I have fond memories of great music and fun people in London, Berlin, Barcelona, Istanbul, and elsewhere from these days. Seeing what moves the crowd in diverse regions was a revelation and inspiration.
I was thrilled to spin a slamming four-hour set at a house music club in Bulgaria. I was on holiday and wasn't expecting to get the booking, all I had was my laptop, so I had to visit a couple electronics stores and borrow a mixer to cobble together a DJ setup from what was available on short notice. It was a great show nonetheless, awesome vibes from the crowd.
There were heavy crackdowns in the rave scene at around this time so I started getting booked to play in nightclubs and afterhours clubs much more than raves. I started diversifying my DJ sets, adding techno, house, and breakbeats to the mix.
I pressed my first record (actually a dubplate). I was thrilled the first time I heard about another DJ playing my music at a show. Ironically, this was just about at the end of the era where drum & bass DJs would only consider records on vinyl and CDJs were considered uncool.
I moved from radio to live performance, spinning drum & bass in the underground LA rave scene. Around this time I also started writing drum & bass records, collaborating heavily with other artists like AnTi and CTRL-S in Los Angeles and Syphon in Orange County. I independently released two mix CDs of original drub & bass records. You can still find them on Russian pirate music websites today.
I spun records on two radio shows on WRCT 88.3 FM Pittsburgh, where I developed a love for techno and drum & bass.