Freeform Stage 2008
Mauxuam (Interchill, Italy)
Mauxuam aka Maurizio Liguori (born in 1965) aka 1210 aka Capt. Kyò, has played & VJ'ed and DJ'ed many different music styles at events in South Africa, India, Australia, Turkey, Macedonia, UK, Portugal, Italy and Spain. He has released on various compilations with Interchill Records, Indica Music and Electronic Soundscapes. With deep roots in afrobeat and psychedelic funk, his style is wide and varied and eludes easy tagging. Over the last 2 years Mauxuam has played live at major festivals and events like the Eclipse in Turkey, Sonica in Italy, Synergy project in London, Waveform and Glade in the UK. He has also collaborated with Interchill artist Ashtech doing the electronics and dubbing for their live shows.
Mauxuam Live
2008 >> Boom Festival (Portugal), Glade Festival (UK), Electric Picnic (Ireland)
2007 >> Existence (Barcelona), Synergy Project (London), Sunrise Celebration (UK), Waveform Project (UK), Sonica (Italy), Glade Festival (UK).
2006 >> Soulclipse (Turkey), Sonica (Italy), Utopia (Portugal), video installation at Liminal village - Boom Festival (Portugal)
2004 >> Video installation at Liminal Village - Boom Festival (Portugal)
For more info visit http://www.mauxuam.net
Sun:monx (Live, Melbourne)
sun:monx is a melbourne based collaborative project between producers OPIUO (oscar) and ALBINO (albino). originally from new zealand and mexico respectively. meeting early 2008, an instant bond to combine their unique ideas, influences and rhythmic vibrations to create live electronica was born.
Both being music lovers, and accomplished producers in their own right. with their more up-tempo creations being played and released throughout many corners of the globe.
addicted to all shapes and forms of melody, beats, and harmony, together sun:monx take you on a live hybrid exploration into new realms of downbeat, dub, progressive beats, and all things electronica.
in only their first year on the australasian music scene, sun:monx have been invited to play all the major australian outdoor summer festivals, and are about to embark on a full length studio album...
keep your ears warm. rigiti!
www.myspace.com/sunmonx
Selwa (Melbourne)
Having played at many of Australia's largest outdoor festivals over the last 3 years, Selwa's sound has continued to grow and mature into an evolving well-constructed journey through Deep Tribal Dub Step, Depth Step, Digital Dub, Glitch Hop and IDM. Through combining organic tribal and dub based rhythms, futuristic electronics, ambient textures and deep bass-lines, his sets illuminate the true connection between the earthly organic world and the cosmic realms. Selwa is focused on the journey - enriching and ever-evolving sonics for the body and soul.
Heyoka (Live, Muti Music, California)
Driven by huge, lumbering bass lines and gritty programmed drumtracks, Heyoka has a deeply psychedelic sound full of squelches, blips, sonic flickers and all manner of effected sine waves, corrosive synthetics and acidic programming. He draws on elements of IDM, glitch, downtempo and displaced hip hop binding them up into a consistent dub framework, with a very low centre of gravity.
Dj Evil (Bassweight Rec NZ // Stupid Fly Records (USA) // Betamorph Recordings (USA) // Abducted Dub Recordings (USA)
Since the distinction was made in Zoroastrian times man has been aware of EVIL, and the dark fruit it bears, humanity has both consciously perpetuated and unknowingly channeled evil in myriad manifestations. As we reach the end of the age Pisces in the 2150 year cycle in the procession of the constellations, we leave an age more replete with EVIL than any other. These omenous times have bought us, be it blessing or curse, a humanoid incarnation of this EVIL. His days are filled arranging, refining, and readying tools and ever-more-so, weapons for the furtherment of his agenda. These tools have been honed over many years by an esoteric, vigilant and uncompromsing communityof warriors known most commonly as Bassweight Recordings.
Yes - it is music, the realm of the fallen angel, that the evil one enlists to infiltrate the malicious media zeitgeist and unfounded moral firewall of the mind that has been constructed by evil men (not true incarnations of EVIL) to advance their own vision for humanity and tohide the truth from those who seek it. The hours of darkness see EVIL enter the realm of mortals with their parties and clubs of the night, armed to the hilt with auditory projectiles. His sinister creations have been duely recognised, realised, and distributed by Stupid Fly Records, Bassweight Recordings and Betamorph Recordings.”
"I’ve been helping New Zealand artists and bringing them to the public for a couple of years now. I launched Bassweight Recordings in 2006, because of the amazing music that was being made in the New Zealand Dubstep realm that I thought needed to be heard on the international and local stages. So for the last year I’ve been touring my arse off around the country as well as running regular local and international events in Wellington, and keeping the Bassweight label running smooth and quality packed. Ive also had the privilege of playing alongside some of the biggest names in Drum & Bass and Dubstep in the world.
(Evils Label - Bassweight Recordings:)
www.bassweightrecordings.com
(Evil's Myspace:)
www.myspace.com/evilgnz
(Bassweight Recordings Myspace:)
www.myspace.com/bassweightrecordings
Jonny_Mac (Melbourne)
JonnyMac has been a fixture in Melbourne's outdoor and club scene for the last 6 years. Always having an obsession with music the transformation from punter to DJ was a natural one. Over the years Jonny has experimented with styles spanning the spectrum of dance music, from breakbeat to trance to electro to progressive to techno. After spending countless hours studying his craft Jonny has become one of Melbourne most versatile DJs, always executing a set that suits the surroundings. Jonny has played alongside the worlds top producers and DJs at many of Victoria's clubs, outdoor partys and festivals. Appearing on the main stage at Rainbow Serpent 2007 to 4000+ people was a massive highlight. 2008 was also a massively successful year for Jonny touring Japan and Europe. Aside from DJing Jonny also co-runs two successful club events - Fed Up Sundays & Pieces (On the Sauce productions) featuring Australia and the world's most forward thinking DJs and producers. Jonny represents France's BUS Records managed by Matthieu Delepeau (Lunaspice, D-sens), a label with a very similar musical outlook to Jonny's which has some very exciting releases in coming months.
Atonix (Melbourne)
Already an established DJ in the Melbourne dance scene, Atonix (Nicky), has frequented outdoor festivals and clubs for the last 6 or so years. With a long standing love of music it was a natural progression to begin DJing in 2005. Since then she has been recognised as one of Melbournes crowd favourites, playing at many of Australia's clubs, and has been a fixture in the outdoor party scene. Recently she has played in both Germany and France. In 2008 Nicky won the Australian Pioneer Pro Dj Competition. Her sets comprise mainly of phat funky progressive music, whether it be house, electro, minimal or techno. Always with an eye on the dancefloor, Nicky's tunes and positive infectious vibe will leave the dancefloor shakin'
Matty Moon (Sonic Escape, Fremantle)
Quietly hiding away in a secluded studio in Fremantle dwells a creature with dreadlocks, an unholy appetite for music and inextinguishable passion for evolving it. A musician from a young age, it was a natural transition for Matty moving from bands to producing solo projects and djing, earning himself his first residency in his early twenties and sets at numerous events including WA's Earthdthdance festival.
Developing a strong taste for bass, and enchantment towards dance-floor comradeship, Matty has been hunting for rhythms and beats that resonate from the heart. Equipped with his didgeridoo, laptop and His fiery passion, Mr Moon forges a connection with his dance-floors, creating a bond as he guides them on a deep and warm, yet often dirty and cheeky adventure!
Paul Abad (Open Rec, Brisbane)
Paul Abad is a dj, producer, promoter, visual artist and community activator based in south east Queensland. He has been part of the local music scene since 1998 and is now a regular on the east coast circuit. The width of his experience sees him play everything from outdoor festivals to experimental/sound art gigs to warehouse breaks/glitch nights.
After years of exploring a variety of electronic genres, Paul has now positioned himself as one of the leading exponents of minimal/progressive techno and hi-fi breaks in the outdoor festival scene in Australia. His obsession with futuristic sonics and dedicated outdoor sensibilities still shine through in how he works with these genres, in track selection and overall feel, and he has a unique ability to tailor sets to a specific time and place. Tool of choice these days is laptop with Ableton live and controller, ensuring a seamless and creative approach to mixing. Flow, groove, space and progression are key themes in paul's sets,
but of primary importance is the mix - recombining and layering, and responding to an audience.
Drewan (Open Rec, Cairns)
Drewan is the newest addition to the Open Records crew.
Playing a chunky blend of minimal and techno gear, Drew has quickly gained a reputation as a smooth operator and a strikingly handsome gent.
His ninja mixing skills and O.C.B.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Beatport Disorder) ensure every set is of the highest standard and Open Records strongly believe that Drewan will be a name to watch in the years to come.
Also well respected for his fishing, origami and ice skulpting skills, Drew is a pillar of strength in the Cairns party community and an essential addition to the Open Records team.
But be warned!!! If he's been on the Bundies, he might burr up!
Check his rig out!
Gavin Martin (Open Rec, Melbourne)
Gavin Martin is recognized as one of the most accomplished DJs in Australia.
He has been djing since 1996 and in that time he has managed to find his way onto the line-up at all the major events & festivals in the progressive and trance world in Melbourne, as well as extensively interstate & overseas.
His music style is diverse, blending elements of deep evolving progressive, techno & house sounds with intelligent atmospherics and an ear on forward-thinking sonics.
Diverse roots stemmed from a love of early 1990 rave sounds, into the early days of Melbourne's outdoor scene and finally a natural evoloution into more progressive sounds, inspired by the likes of Sasha & Digweed.
In the late 90's Gavin began to gain mainroom spots at all of the big progressive events in Melbourne, such as Two Tribes, Gatecrasher, Welcome, Platipus Sound System, Renaissance & many more, playing alongside & warming up for many big names, like Digweed, Dave Seamen, Sander Kleinenberg & Anthony Pappa among others.
Eegor (Open Rec, Cairns)
Richard Blacker, aka Eegor, is one of Australia's longest-standing and most respected progressive DJs.
Richie has been into music since he was 6 years old. As a classically trained musician playing the likes of the violin, viola, cello, guitar and bass guitar, he had a natural progression into DJing and electronic music production.
Heavily influenced by 6 years of living-experience in the rapidly evolving psychedelic trance scene of Tokyo, this passion has grown into a diverse, deep-funk-tribal sound that has been recognised nationally and internationally for the past 13 years.
He regularly finds his way onto the bill of Australia's biggest festivals and events, such as Rainbow Serpent Festival, Earthdance, Tribeadelic NYE gatherings, Erisian Fields and Akasha Festival, rocking the dancefloors and sinking copious amounts of beer in the process.
He has also taken his sound international, rocking places such as Kophangan in Thailand, Delhi and Dharamsala in India and Tokyo and Okinawa in Japan.
Mauxuam (Interchill, Italy)
Mauxuam aka Maurizio Liguori (born in 1965) aka 1210 aka Capt. Kyò, has played & VJ'ed and DJ'ed many different music styles at events in South Africa, India, Australia, Turkey, Macedonia, UK, Portugal, Italy and Spain. He has released on various compilations with Interchill Records, Indica Music and Electronic Soundscapes. With deep roots in afrobeat and psychedelic funk, his style is wide and varied and eludes easy tagging. Over the last 2 years Mauxuam has played live at major festivals and events like the Eclipse in Turkey, Sonica in Italy, Synergy project in London, Waveform and Glade in the UK. He has also collaborated with Interchill artist Ashtech doing the electronics and dubbing for their live shows.
Mauxuam Live
2008 >> Boom Festival (Portugal), Glade Festival (UK), Electric Picnic (Ireland)
2007 >> Existence (Barcelona), Synergy Project (London), Sunrise Celebration (UK), Waveform Project (UK), Sonica (Italy), Glade Festival (UK).
2006 >> Soulclipse (Turkey), Sonica (Italy), Utopia (Portugal), video installation at Liminal village - Boom Festival (Portugal)
2004 >> Video installation at Liminal Village - Boom Festival (Portugal)
For more info visit http://www.mauxuam.net
Sun:monx (Live, Melbourne)
sun:monx is a melbourne based collaborative project between producers OPIUO (oscar) and ALBINO (albino). originally from new zealand and mexico respectively. meeting early 2008, an instant bond to combine their unique ideas, influences and rhythmic vibrations to create live electronica was born.
Both being music lovers, and accomplished producers in their own right. with their more up-tempo creations being played and released throughout many corners of the globe.
addicted to all shapes and forms of melody, beats, and harmony, together sun:monx take you on a live hybrid exploration into new realms of downbeat, dub, progressive beats, and all things electronica.
in only their first year on the australasian music scene, sun:monx have been invited to play all the major australian outdoor summer festivals, and are about to embark on a full length studio album...
keep your ears warm. rigiti!
www.myspace.com/sunmonx
Selwa (Melbourne)
Having played at many of Australia's largest outdoor festivals over the last 3 years, Selwa's sound has continued to grow and mature into an evolving well-constructed journey through Deep Tribal Dub Step, Depth Step, Digital Dub, Glitch Hop and IDM. Through combining organic tribal and dub based rhythms, futuristic electronics, ambient textures and deep bass-lines, his sets illuminate the true connection between the earthly organic world and the cosmic realms. Selwa is focused on the journey - enriching and ever-evolving sonics for the body and soul.
Heyoka (Live, Muti Music, California)Driven by huge, lumbering bass lines and gritty programmed drumtracks, Heyoka has a deeply psychedelic sound full of squelches, blips, sonic flickers and all manner of effected sine waves, corrosive synthetics and acidic programming. He draws on elements of IDM, glitch, downtempo and displaced hip hop binding them up into a consistent dub framework, with a very low centre of gravity.
Dj Evil (Bassweight Rec NZ // Stupid Fly Records (USA) // Betamorph Recordings (USA) // Abducted Dub Recordings (USA)Since the distinction was made in Zoroastrian times man has been aware of EVIL, and the dark fruit it bears, humanity has both consciously perpetuated and unknowingly channeled evil in myriad manifestations. As we reach the end of the age Pisces in the 2150 year cycle in the procession of the constellations, we leave an age more replete with EVIL than any other. These omenous times have bought us, be it blessing or curse, a humanoid incarnation of this EVIL. His days are filled arranging, refining, and readying tools and ever-more-so, weapons for the furtherment of his agenda. These tools have been honed over many years by an esoteric, vigilant and uncompromsing communityof warriors known most commonly as Bassweight Recordings.
Yes - it is music, the realm of the fallen angel, that the evil one enlists to infiltrate the malicious media zeitgeist and unfounded moral firewall of the mind that has been constructed by evil men (not true incarnations of EVIL) to advance their own vision for humanity and tohide the truth from those who seek it. The hours of darkness see EVIL enter the realm of mortals with their parties and clubs of the night, armed to the hilt with auditory projectiles. His sinister creations have been duely recognised, realised, and distributed by Stupid Fly Records, Bassweight Recordings and Betamorph Recordings.”
"I’ve been helping New Zealand artists and bringing them to the public for a couple of years now. I launched Bassweight Recordings in 2006, because of the amazing music that was being made in the New Zealand Dubstep realm that I thought needed to be heard on the international and local stages. So for the last year I’ve been touring my arse off around the country as well as running regular local and international events in Wellington, and keeping the Bassweight label running smooth and quality packed. Ive also had the privilege of playing alongside some of the biggest names in Drum & Bass and Dubstep in the world.
(Evils Label - Bassweight Recordings:)
www.bassweightrecordings.com
(Evil's Myspace:)
www.myspace.com/evilgnz
(Bassweight Recordings Myspace:)
www.myspace.com/bassweightrecordings
Jonny_Mac (Melbourne)JonnyMac has been a fixture in Melbourne's outdoor and club scene for the last 6 years. Always having an obsession with music the transformation from punter to DJ was a natural one. Over the years Jonny has experimented with styles spanning the spectrum of dance music, from breakbeat to trance to electro to progressive to techno. After spending countless hours studying his craft Jonny has become one of Melbourne most versatile DJs, always executing a set that suits the surroundings. Jonny has played alongside the worlds top producers and DJs at many of Victoria's clubs, outdoor partys and festivals. Appearing on the main stage at Rainbow Serpent 2007 to 4000+ people was a massive highlight. 2008 was also a massively successful year for Jonny touring Japan and Europe. Aside from DJing Jonny also co-runs two successful club events - Fed Up Sundays & Pieces (On the Sauce productions) featuring Australia and the world's most forward thinking DJs and producers. Jonny represents France's BUS Records managed by Matthieu Delepeau (Lunaspice, D-sens), a label with a very similar musical outlook to Jonny's which has some very exciting releases in coming months.
Atonix (Melbourne)Already an established DJ in the Melbourne dance scene, Atonix (Nicky), has frequented outdoor festivals and clubs for the last 6 or so years. With a long standing love of music it was a natural progression to begin DJing in 2005. Since then she has been recognised as one of Melbournes crowd favourites, playing at many of Australia's clubs, and has been a fixture in the outdoor party scene. Recently she has played in both Germany and France. In 2008 Nicky won the Australian Pioneer Pro Dj Competition. Her sets comprise mainly of phat funky progressive music, whether it be house, electro, minimal or techno. Always with an eye on the dancefloor, Nicky's tunes and positive infectious vibe will leave the dancefloor shakin'
Matty Moon (Sonic Escape, Fremantle)Quietly hiding away in a secluded studio in Fremantle dwells a creature with dreadlocks, an unholy appetite for music and inextinguishable passion for evolving it. A musician from a young age, it was a natural transition for Matty moving from bands to producing solo projects and djing, earning himself his first residency in his early twenties and sets at numerous events including WA's Earthdthdance festival.
Developing a strong taste for bass, and enchantment towards dance-floor comradeship, Matty has been hunting for rhythms and beats that resonate from the heart. Equipped with his didgeridoo, laptop and His fiery passion, Mr Moon forges a connection with his dance-floors, creating a bond as he guides them on a deep and warm, yet often dirty and cheeky adventure!
Paul Abad (Open Rec, Brisbane)Paul Abad is a dj, producer, promoter, visual artist and community activator based in south east Queensland. He has been part of the local music scene since 1998 and is now a regular on the east coast circuit. The width of his experience sees him play everything from outdoor festivals to experimental/sound art gigs to warehouse breaks/glitch nights.
After years of exploring a variety of electronic genres, Paul has now positioned himself as one of the leading exponents of minimal/progressive techno and hi-fi breaks in the outdoor festival scene in Australia. His obsession with futuristic sonics and dedicated outdoor sensibilities still shine through in how he works with these genres, in track selection and overall feel, and he has a unique ability to tailor sets to a specific time and place. Tool of choice these days is laptop with Ableton live and controller, ensuring a seamless and creative approach to mixing. Flow, groove, space and progression are key themes in paul's sets,
but of primary importance is the mix - recombining and layering, and responding to an audience.
Drewan (Open Rec, Cairns)Drewan is the newest addition to the Open Records crew.
Playing a chunky blend of minimal and techno gear, Drew has quickly gained a reputation as a smooth operator and a strikingly handsome gent.
His ninja mixing skills and O.C.B.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Beatport Disorder) ensure every set is of the highest standard and Open Records strongly believe that Drewan will be a name to watch in the years to come.
Also well respected for his fishing, origami and ice skulpting skills, Drew is a pillar of strength in the Cairns party community and an essential addition to the Open Records team.
But be warned!!! If he's been on the Bundies, he might burr up!
Check his rig out!
Gavin Martin (Open Rec, Melbourne)Gavin Martin is recognized as one of the most accomplished DJs in Australia.
He has been djing since 1996 and in that time he has managed to find his way onto the line-up at all the major events & festivals in the progressive and trance world in Melbourne, as well as extensively interstate & overseas.
His music style is diverse, blending elements of deep evolving progressive, techno & house sounds with intelligent atmospherics and an ear on forward-thinking sonics.
Diverse roots stemmed from a love of early 1990 rave sounds, into the early days of Melbourne's outdoor scene and finally a natural evoloution into more progressive sounds, inspired by the likes of Sasha & Digweed.
In the late 90's Gavin began to gain mainroom spots at all of the big progressive events in Melbourne, such as Two Tribes, Gatecrasher, Welcome, Platipus Sound System, Renaissance & many more, playing alongside & warming up for many big names, like Digweed, Dave Seamen, Sander Kleinenberg & Anthony Pappa among others.
Eegor (Open Rec, Cairns)Richard Blacker, aka Eegor, is one of Australia's longest-standing and most respected progressive DJs.
Richie has been into music since he was 6 years old. As a classically trained musician playing the likes of the violin, viola, cello, guitar and bass guitar, he had a natural progression into DJing and electronic music production.
Heavily influenced by 6 years of living-experience in the rapidly evolving psychedelic trance scene of Tokyo, this passion has grown into a diverse, deep-funk-tribal sound that has been recognised nationally and internationally for the past 13 years.
He regularly finds his way onto the bill of Australia's biggest festivals and events, such as Rainbow Serpent Festival, Earthdance, Tribeadelic NYE gatherings, Erisian Fields and Akasha Festival, rocking the dancefloors and sinking copious amounts of beer in the process.
He has also taken his sound international, rocking places such as Kophangan in Thailand, Delhi and Dharamsala in India and Tokyo and Okinawa in Japan.