Alek Biotic - Precious Metals - Mar 2003

Biography of Alek Biotic

A student of classical and jazz guitar since the age of 12, Alek is also a versatile drummer and has performed and recorded as the lead guitarist for the successful indie groove-core band Kill by Inches. Journeying into electronic music in 1993, he has DJ-ed at venues throughout New York and in the last five years produced over one hundred tracks, including releases on Bush Records, Kazumi, Gotham Grooves and the German imprints Bazooka10 and PlanetNatus.

His involvement in the music scene also includes co-founding the UNION series of Loft parties in NYC, as well as the SHIPWRECKED boat parties. 2003 proved to be a big year for Alek, with the Funk Matter EP receiving high praise and playtime from a number of artists including Carl Cox, Bryan Zentz and Agent Orange. The upcoming Adam Jay remix is sure to follow the trend, having already appeared on Carl Cox's latest - F.A.C.T. 2 Australia - mixed CD.

Having experimented with a wide range of genres, covering Techno, House and IDM, Alek's sound is a merger of musical styles. He likes to describe it as 'the percussive drive of Tribal Techno and Techno-House with the experimental elements of IDM.'

Whether he's DJ-ing or producing in his studio, Alek's long music history gives him the wide perspective necessary to blend diverse styles successfully, while maintaining a strong Techno edge.