Artist & Biography
2011
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Artist & Biography
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  • Developer_
    Modularz Production & Remix Projects - Edificio, Contrasts, Entrada, Revisited & Programma


    Developer is one of a few active DJ/Producers that emerged from the Los Angeles techno scene in the early 1990's. After ending his residency as a DJ on radio station 88.7FM kspc back in 1995  Developer went to New York to help launch the first dedicated techno distribution company in Los Angeles which worked with highly influential labels such as Axis Records (Jeff Mills) & Plus 8 (Richie Hawtin) as well as a large amount of techno label's from Detroit, Chicago and Europe.The main focus of the company was to expose much of the western regions, Mexico and most of Central and South America with quality Techno music.

    Over the last 2 decades Developer has played in various countries along side many of the worlds most respected dj talents as well as laying a foundation in the LA underground techno scene by producing events and exposing various first time international talents through out the mid to late1990's. Developer gained much of his acclaim and extensive performance history from his strong mixing and programming skills as well as the rare ability to play 40 - 60 records per hour on 3 turntables with effect processor and sampler.

    Currently : Developer continues to thrive as one of the most interesting techno mixmasters from the Americas as well as the birth of his new label Moduarz that features some of his early contemporaries - Silent Servant, Santiago Salazar & Fanon Flowers as well as a few established and emerging talents that he has met over the years. Developer's current approach on the advanced DJ/Performance come's naturally with the evolution of technology, software, effect processors and a strong library of timeless Techno and House tracks

  • Silent Servant_
    Modularz Production & Remix Projects - Edificio & El Salvaje - Entrada

    Central American born Los Angeles based Silent Servant has performed worldwide in clubs from LA, Berlin to Osaka. A chance meeting with Karl O'Conner in 1999 would establish a friendship that would open the door to the Sandwell District label in 2006. 

    Silent Servant's sound is a reinterpretation of early '80s post-punk electronics, paired with the deep, metallic sounds of Basic Channel and Downwards.

    A veteran DJ from the age of 16, He Along with technical wizards Kit Clayton and Sutekh, helped shed light on the small but impactful minimal techno scene on the west coast during the lates 90's and early 2000's.
  • Truncate / Audio Injection _
    Modularz Production & Remix Projects - Edificio, Contrasts & Programma

    Since being introduced to electronic music back in the early 90's, Audio Injection has been hooked. At the early age of 15 he started Djing and playing out at local underground events and raves around the Southern California area. You would find him spinning various styles from house, acid, & techno to hardcore techno.

    After years of Djing he then decided to learn to produce his own music, which landed him releases on techno labels such as Monoid, Stimulus, & local label Droid Recordings. Since being associated with local event production group Droid Behavior in 2003, you can find him as a resident at the infamous Interface warehouse events as well as a regular producer for Droid Recordings along with Drumcell (Co-Founder of Droid Behavior). He has also played alongside Drumcell and Chris Liebing at the world famous Berghain club in Berlin, Germany.
  • Santiago Salazar_  
    Modularz  Remix Project - Contrasts

    Santiago Salazar aka DJ S2 started deejaying in the early '90s inspired by mix tapes his brother was bringing back from the Gay underground scene in Los Angeles. His style has always been a mixture of house and techno. 

    After moving to Detroit, Santiago began his music training with Mike Banks, label founder of Underground Resistance. He mixed and edited several UR releases and remixed the mighty "Return of the Dragons" and DJ Rolando's "Aguila".

    He released his own tracks under monikers like Aztech Sol and Seldom Seen and became a core member of the Los Hermanos and Galaxy 2 Galaxy live bands, using his DJ skills to control the flow and intensity of the live performances. Alongside long time friend Esteban Adame, Santiago recently formed Ican (short for mexican) and released a bunch of highly acclaimed 12"s both on Carl Craigs Planet E imprint as well as ICAN productions.
  • Adriana Lopez _  
    Modularz DJ & Future Production Project

    Colombian born, Barcelona based dj, producer and sound technician, Adriana Lopez is one of the most representative Techno artists in Spain and South America. She initiated her dj career in 1999 in the electronic circuit of Bogotá and since then she has played in several countries in Europe and the Americas:U.K., France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, U.S.A., Venezuela, Peru and Colombia.
    Her sessions are characterized by a special connection with the public and a pure technique, marked by powerful sounds with industrial shades.
  • Fanon Flowers _ 
    Modularz Production Project - Prado Oscuro

    Fanon Flowers was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, exactly halfway between Detroit and Chicago, the birthplaces of techno and house music. A product of his environment, he grew up listening to Italian Disco, Chicago House and Detroit Techno. At the age of 17, Fanon purchased his first synthesizer and drum machine and started buying dance 12" records. Mentored by hometown DJ/Producers Tony Jackson and Jay Denham, he soon developed a style which combined the funky, syncopated rhythms of techno with the soul of house music. Fanon has also composed tracks with fellow Kalamazoo Techno artists such as Chance McDermott, Damon Peterson (aka Baby Pop) and Donnell Knox (a.k.a. D. Knox).

    Mechanisms Industries is a label founded and ran by Fanon Flowers over the years the label has developed a large following for their creative interpretation of the techno sound. Famed techno DJs such as Jeff Mills, Surgeon, and Adam Beyer have been spotted playing releases from both labels. At the same time, Fanon Flowers has established himself as a stellar techno DJ and live act playing venues such as Ultraschall in Munich, Motor in Detroit, U-Club in Bratislava, Driver Club in Sweden, and Berlin's legendary Tresor Club. In May 2000, Flowers had the honor of DJ'ing at the first annual Detroit Electronic Music Festival, which attracted over one million people during its three day run and in 2004 Fanon Flowers played at the Czech Electronic Music Festival. In 2007-2009, Fanon released tracks on Spanish Techno labels Nheoma, Subsist, and Warm-Up Recordings. Currently Fanon operating Mechanisms Industries with distribution with Triple Vision. Recently, a new label, called Studio Sound was created devoted to pure Acid Techno and pure Detroit Techno. Distribution by Crosstalk International.
  • Oliver Ho / Raudive_
    Modularz Remix Project - Edificio

    Along with other DJ/producers like James Ruskin and Surgeon, Oliver Ho is one of the most talented artists to have emerged during the mid-'90s in England's hard techno scene. In addition to international DJ appearances, Ho released a wealth of 12"s throughout the late '90s and into the next decade on labels like Blueprint, Surface, and his own label, Meta. His style of techno is similar to that of his other U.K. hard techno peers like Ruskin, Surgeon, Regis, and Ben Sims -- fast, minimal, percussive, tribal, and somewhere between Drumcode-style Swedish techno, Tresor-style Berlin techno, and Axis-style Detroit techno. 

    Even though Ho never garnered much acclaim or fame in his native country, he became a superstar in techno-friendly countries like Germany and Japan, where he often DJed. Occasionally,
    Over the years Oliver Ho has explored techno and house in its many different styles, ranging from the deep tribal sounds of the his label Meta, to the dark abstract noises of his Veil album, to the funkier house sounds of his Birdland project. All these ideas and sounds have been distilled down into the current project, RaudiveThe sound of raudive takes the percussion of his earlier tribal releases and mutates it into a slower deep minimal sound, fusing the funk of house and the electronics of techno.The debut record on Klang Elektronik, "Audio ep" closely followed by "Here ep" gained attention from dj's such as Ricardo Villalobos, Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin. These initial releases will be followed by more on Klang and various other raudive remixes.
  • Mikael Stravostrand _
    Modularz Remix Project - Edificio

    Mikael has been lauded as a important figure of the Swedish electronic music scene for his unique interpretations of minimal club techno as well as for producing some of the most essential experimental electronic music of the past years. Stavöstrand mixes deconstructed sounds with funky little beats to create deep dance textures. As Vita, his " 12" on Force Inc. imprint Force Labs was welcomed by critical praise and became one of the best selling releases with its digitalized organic groove.

    He started to produce music in the early nineties, but back then he was a part of the industrial scene and released some now labeled as "classic" records under different names. After that period he got more interested into sound research which also led to a couple of CD releases on labels as Staalplaat in The Netherlands to name a few. In 2000 he became more focused on bringing his experiences and sound from the pure minimal scene into a more club context, so he started to work with minimal techno sounds, which immediately resulted with releases on Force Inc. in Germany.

  • Eduardo De La Calle - Analog Solutions _
    Modularz Production Project - Modularz 6

    ProjectWith more than 16 years experience producing and playing the purest form of techno around Spain and Europe, Eduardo De La Calle is still one of the best kept secret in electronic music, Eduardo has worked with labels such as Chaval Records, Restoration, Lathrum rec, We Trust... he is now preparing a new live show with special visuals and tracks created especially for the show, as well as releasing new material on his label Analog Solutions Rec with limited edition of 200 copies already available in the shops.

    Eduardo has also collaborated with labels such as Zenit (Italy), Beemysheep (Madrid), CMYKmusik (Madrid), Analityc Trail rec (Italy), Salo-Kompakt (Germany), Noise Music (Brazil) sharing his love and passion for music.

    Currently Eduardo has established his own special record project Analog Solutions pressing records in limited amounts and not printed labels. These releases have gained much attention from vinyl enthusiasts  and international DJs. the sound is Detroit influenced chord driven tracks based around the art of sampling using mainly analog gear.
  • Jeroen Search / Jeroen Schrijvershof _
    Modularz Remix Projects - Modularz 7

    In the early 90s Jeroen got into contact with the upcoming house sound and got into it from that moment on. Meeting DJ Misjah in 1993 was his first opportunity to translate his thoughts into music and their cooperation resulted in some of the first X-Trax records releases. At that time his alias was DJ Groovehead. 

    In 1996 the record label "Search" was founded. The Search imprint was a vessel to express his artistic point of view. Strongly influenced by the likes of Robert Hood and the Detroit sound he developed his own unique recognizable sound, which is best to be described as minimal techno. Recording tracks in one take, doing all the edits live while recording is not the most usual way of recording nowadays but doing it for as long as he produces music, Jeroen got quite skilled in it. He uses a lot of hardware in the studio, creating the tracks without a computer is also not common nowadays. Always trying to get the maximum out of a minimum setup of equipment means pushing yourself to be creative, and to never give up. His releases appear on several other labels. Jeroen has produced tracks for Jeff Mills on Mission6277/Axis as well as Grammar and LL-records to name a few.