Dan Curtin - Deeper Moods - May 2007

Biography of Dan Curtin

While Dan Curtin began making music his career in 1992, his fascination with music was sparked ten years earlier when he discovered the burgeoning hip-hop movement. Hip-hop, along with new wave, electro, and other sonic innovations of the Eighties began to loom large in his life, and it was only a matter of time before Curtin began experimenting with music creation himself. When he finally heard the futuristic sounds of house and techno, everything changed. Drawing influence from star-gazing evenings with a telescope and late night drives through Cleveland, Ohio, music production became Curtin's primary focus. Cleveland, a city not known as a hub for electronic music creation, was initially isolating. However, Curtin was able to observe the more prominent scenes of other cities without becoming part of or identified with any one of them. He began designing a new sound in techno and house music.

Curtin's first few records were released on Detroit's now defunct 33 RPM Records and Belgium's Buzz Records. Shortly thereafter, he started his own label, Metamorphic Recordings. Dancers and listeners alike began to take notice of his innovative sound signature, and before long Dan Curtin found himself being hailed as a key player in techno and house music. With his profile on the rise, he eventually caught the attention of labels diverse as New York's legendary Strictly Rhythm, England's Peacefrog and Japan's Sublime Records, as well as Chicago house imprints Moody and Afterhours. Curtin has been releasing records regularly on these and other labels for the past decade. The new century gave Curtin the opportunity to focus more on the house music side of the business with many productions under his Purveyors of Fine Funk and Key of Soul monikers including a full length release on the English label, Nepenta. With over 60 singles and 7 full-length albums under his belt, Curtin's career is in full swing and storming forward. Between his globe-trotting to DJ gigs and running Metamorphic Recordings, he stays extremely busy, but never too busy to make time for the studio. Despite his hectic schedule, Curtin continues to push boundaries with forward thinking music production as his utmost priority. Relocation in late 2003 to electronic music�s European epicenter, Berlin, has energized Curtin with the rich vitality generated by so many artists and producers working together in one city. With his past and present accounted for, the sole question remains: where can we expect to find Dan Curtin in the future? The future is unknown but look ahead of the current trends in music and that's where he'll be.

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