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Matthew Dear - P.S.1 - Contemporary Art Center - New York City US - Aug 2008 - Part 1
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Biography of Matthew Dear
It didn't take long for Ann Arbor, MI's Matthew Dear to catapult himself into the front rank of microhouse producers, emerging in the early 2000s with a string of high-quality releases for Spectral Sound, Plus 8, and Perlon (under several aliases). Born and raised in Texas, Dear first discovered electronic music at age 16; he later attended the University of Michigan, where he met future Ghostly International label founder Sam Valenti IV. He started DJing at parties and eventually moved into production. In late 1999, he and Daisha teamed up to deliver the inaugural Ghostly 12' release, 'Hands Up for Detroit.' Dear wound up on Ghostly's more dance-oriented subsidiary Spectral Sound, for which he debuted in 2001 with the 12' 'Irreparably Dented'; another, 'Stealing Moves,' followed in 2002. That year, Dear signed to Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 label under the alias False, and issued three 12' singles of minimalist house up through early 2003, which were later gathered on a self-titled CD compilation. 2003 was his busiest year yet: as Jabberjaw, he released the 'Girlfriend' 12' on Berlin's Perlon label, and returned to Spectral Sound for EP1 and EP2 that summer. Late in the year, he released his first-ever full-length album, Leave Luck to Heaven, also on Spectral Sound. Titled after the loose English translation of the word 'Nintendo,' the album earned positive notice from a number of publications, and spun off the highly acclaimed single 'Dog Days.' The Backstroke EP followed in 2004.
Albums:
2003 Leave Luck To Heaven (Spectral Sound)
2004 Backstroke (Spectral Sound)
EPs :
2003 EP1 (Spectral Sound)
2003 EP2 (Spectral Sound)
Singles :
2000 Irreparably Dented (Spectral Sound)
2001 Stealing Moves (Spectral Sound)
2003 Dog Days (Spectral Sound)
2004 Anger Management / Future Never Again (Spectral Sound)
http://www.ghostly.com/1.0/artists/dear/index.shtml
Ryan Elliott - P.S.1 - Contemporary Art Center - New York City US - Aug 2008 - Part 1
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Biography of Ryan Elliott
Upstart Detroit DJ Ryan Elliott has gained notoriety over the past few years by programming sets that are as well crafted and sophisticated as they are danceable. From ice cold minimal techno to summery house beats, Elliott has played both big rooms and martini bars with equal success. As a DJ, Ryan is adept in the late night hours, finding the balance between heavy floor tracks and elegant crowdpleasers. Utilizing 3 decks, multiple audio sources, and outboard effects are par for the course, and Elliott employs them with the utmost skill to keep crowds engaged. With a fervent interest in the emerging international techno scene, he is a walking dictionary of artists, labels, and releases. Elliott started his Tuesday night events at Ann Arbor's Goodnight Gracie with Matthew Dear in 2002 and has brought back energy to the city's nightlife. Ryan Elliott was also asked to be a resident at Detroit's Untitled weekly alongside Dear, Tadd Mullinix, Mike Servito and Derek Plaslaiko.
