Deftly-D (DJ)
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[edit] Details
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Years Active: 1991 - present
[edit] Residencies
Resident DJ at R3sonance@Framework, Cambridge, MA :: http://www.voidstarproductions.com/r3sonance/
Resident DJ at Dark Intentions, Lowell, MA :: http://www.darkintentions.net
Resident DJ at Lumen Flux at Evos, Lowell, MA
Resident DJ at Drum and NoiZe, Lawrence, MA
Radio DJ at WJUL / WUML, Lowell, MA :: wjul.org
founder and head of Voidstar Productions :: http://www.voidstarproductions.com
[edit] DJ Biography
- 1991: Began spinning industrial and experimental electronic music on WJUL Lowell MA (now WUML). Longest running show, The High Voltage Circumcision show helped give exposure to then unknown acts and hosted the first shows of countless acts including Pneumatic Detach, Infrastructure (see Mindfield), Terretron, Codec, Gasr, AEC (see Informatik and Battery Cage), and Zipperspy to name a few. Non stop industrial radio programs would continue till 2001 and be picked up again off and on to this day.
- 1993: Started the first online Industrial DJ list as a networking resource (also called the EEI DJ List and now hosted at Industrial.org). Produced first live events under Voidstar Productions.
- 1995: Began producing and performing in the industrial bands Zero Times Infinity and Nau-Zee-auN.
- 1995-2003: countless shows hosted and guest DJ appearances.
- 2003: Guest spun Providence Industrial Fest. Produced locked groove tracks for Genesis P-Orridge 7" (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, co-founder of the genre industrial music) and did turntablism performance to rave review by Genesis at Hell Labs in Times Sqr. (New York, NY) followed by live collaboration with Genesis P-Orridge in glambient DJ set. Remixed Merzbow's Amlux under the name Nau-Zee-auN, and appeared on Ikebana along side Jack Dangers, Negativland, Alec Empire, and others.
- 2004-2005: Resident DJ at Lumen Flux (Lowell, MA). Collage DJ working improvisationally with video artists and modern dancers. Spun in this ensemble at the Art Beat festival in Somerville, The Philly Fringe Festival in Philadelphia PA, Unity Gain in NYC, The Micromuseum, and more. As a DJ performance, scored a remixed version of the film Metropolis at the Enormous Room (Cambridge MA). Joined the industrial band Abstinence.
- 2005-2006: Resident DJ at Dark Intentions (Lowell, MA). Co-founder of battle DJ collective Destruktathon (also involving DJ Mothra (Ceremony), DJ ZNUH, DJ Static (THUD), DJ Dehuman8 (Plague), and DJ Black/Mail. Guest appearances include Ceremony's 10 year anniversary on Lansdown St., Club Plague in Portland ME, The Dark Side Walker's Ball (Somerville, MA), and Mass Morgue (Somerville, MA).
[edit] Related Activities
Besides being a DJ, Deftly-D is also active in many other facets of industrial, noise and rhythmic noise culture. He is also an industrial musician, performance artist, promoter, music producer, and distributor.
[edit] Bands that Deftly-D has worked in
- Abstinence
- The Catastrophe Orchestra
- Hawaiian Shirt Mafia (HSM)
- Nau-Zee-auN
- Zero Times Infinity
[edit] Bands that Deftly-D has collaborated with or remixed
- Attic Bat Conspiracy
- Dos Beep
- Guava Cheese
- Darryl Hell
- Horchata
- David Linton
- Livesexact
- Massdirge
- Merzbow
- Operation:Mindwipe
- Pine Tree State Mind Control (as shill)
- Genesis P-Orridge
- Pneumatic Detach
- Skin Crime
- State Vector Collapse
- Terrorfakt
- Tragedie Ann
- Ukuphambana
- The Vomit Arsonist
- Zipperspy
[edit] Links
- Voidstar Productions Home Page - voidstarproductions.com
- Dark Intentions Home Page - darkintentions.net
- Nau-Zee-auN Home Page - nauzeeaun.com
- Zero Times Infinity Home Page - zerotimesinfinity.net
