slighter, the pushers, visitor seven, & JvC (with Jairus Miller).
Influences
Karl Hyde & Tomato, John Rocca, P&P Hartnoll, 808 State, Depeche Mode, David Bowie, Rhys Fluber, Jon Fugler/Fluke, Kevin Ogilvie, PWEI/Clint Mansell, Mike Truman & Chris Healings, Sven Väth, Nick Warren, Jody Wisternoff, Peter Gabriel, Alex Patterson, Martin Atkins, Killing Joke, Alec Empire, Trent Reznor, Jack Dangers, Brian Eno, Butch Vig, Scott McCloud, Chris Connelly, Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz, Mark Ellis/Flood, Jared Louche, Dean Garcia, Graeme Revell, Charlie May, John Ross & Joe Williams, Martin Buttrich, James Lavelle & Richard File, Tim Healy, Mick Parks, Mick Wilson, Pascal Dardoufas/Pascal F.E.O.S., Ritchie Hawtin, etc...
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BIO:
Colin Cameron Allrich has always gravitated to audio's intangible spectrum. A poet might say, music shapes his world. From early grunge-influenced experiments with song writing, through incorporating the muscular sounds of Chicago-based industrial, to "falling in love" with Underworld's seminal "Dubnobasswithmyheadman", Colin's evolution as an artist is defined by synthesis.
In 1997, Colin established his first home studio with his PC, a Yamaha DJ-X Synthesizer, and a copy of Jeskola's freeware tracker, Buzz. Colin quickly became immersed in learning the art of sampling and synth programming, and created his first electronic guise, Sardonik. As the groundbreaking MP3 culture incited music's paradigm shift to digital format, Colin recognized and embraced the opportunity, signing up with the influential site, MP3.com, which became his online distribution and CD manufacturing source, the first site of its kind. By 1999 he had played his first live show, released a few singles, and debuted his first full album entitled, "The Architecture of Sound" by the age of 17.
The year 2000 gave birth to his next project, Damnaged Goods Media. He bought his first turntables and crafted mix tapes and mash ups as DJ Damnage. About DJing, Colin muses, "I look at it as a way to expose people to new musical ideas." His MP3.com projects shifted to dance-friendly cuts and he retired the Sardonik moniker for The Hush Project. By 2002, The Hush Project had released two E.P.'s and a full-length album "Hollow Against Worlds", produced using Buzz and Propellerheads ReBirth via his affiliation with MP3.com.
As Colin's work and techniques evolved, so did the computer DAW revolution. He had outgrown Buzz and ReBirth and while enrolled at California Institute Of The Arts, decided to switch platforms to Mac, letting Reason and Logic 5 blow his digital world wide open. Upon dropping out of the Graphic Design school at CalArts, Colin moved down to West Los Angeles and set up the first incarnation of his "Cell" Studio.
While working for one of L.A.'s longest running vinyl record shops, DMC Records, he began to DJ the local circuit as DJ Damnage and produce at The Cell with fellow CalArts artist Regan Denius. The partnership hatched the Narcosis project, crafting progressive house and breaks tracks on what was to become DGM Records. Planning to distribute digitally, Colin signed the DGM label with EDM Digital distribution and released several singles for Narcosis (and its later incarnation, Compound Bass) as well as his solo project Deeptone. EDM Digital eventually folded, and DGM released its last recording, "Yours To Keep" in early 2006.
Colin's eclectic talents quickly established his reputation inside the global dance community. With support from international DJ's, Colin's Deeptone project released original work and remixes for the UK labels Heavy Rotation, Cyber, and Red Circle Music. His thunderous breakbeat remake of the seminal "Stage One" by John "Quivver" Graham for Lost Language helped further cement his position within the global electronic dance culture. Colin's DJ sets have been featured on Internet radio stations, such as Proton Radio, Frisky Radio and on XM satellite radio "The Move".
From his Slighter guise (the main stage for his personal work), to his progressive house releases as Consoul, Deeptone & The Pusher's (on Hernan Cattaneo's third mix for Renaissance "Sequential"), Colin's productions and DJ sets are infecting the electronic community.
hey colin! long time no comment! lol im really glad that you released your new album! so i can even buy it from amazon.com? really? i should totally check it out! :)
Thanks for being a new MySpace friend. :-) Please feel free to check out my blog. I'm making a point to update it three times a week (Just do it, Ben!!) and I'd love to hear from you as well. Have a great Thursday. XOXO
Spring Mix..... Love it!!! I was listening on zee plane. the beginning made me wanna cry a little but then it got less melancholy... i think also because of the Tel..track... kinda sad.
Colin, I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed my last class. You're cutting edge and I'm so glad that we met. Thanks for everything. See you on Feb. 2. - James
