Life itself and music from different cultures all over the world. (especially from Asia) that is where I get most of my inspiration and ideas from.
Artist inspirations: Hybrid, Rabbit In The Moon, Sasha & Digweed, Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy, Sisters of Mercy, the Cure, Prodigy, Sven Vath, Vitamin D, Qbert, Moby, Orbital, Future Sound of London, Cosmic Gate, Delerium, too many others to list.
Sounds Like
a little bit of everything... beat sculpted soundscapes of drum driven grooves.
crossover productions similar to the likes of those listed under "influences," with complex drum programming.
And finally from a couple years back, click here for the CD I made in 2006, Electronic Flow.
Decided to do this in chronological order for simplicity.
Miami, FL
---> 1974 born on Nov. 5th
Denver, CO 1979-89 music lessons (piano, percussion, guitar)
---> 1989-94 playing in bands, hit the road to tour twice.
---> 1994-97 Worked in a record store and DJ for Utopia productions and club Synergy. (some of which are those that helped make the first SkyLabs happen)
San Antonio, TX
---> 1997-2000 helped start Nephilim Netwerk and Just Don't Stop Productions. (known together as Mobius Family)
---> 1998-2004 booking agent, promoter, club manager, and H.R. rep. person for previous group and solo endeavors.
---> 2001-04 occasional sound engineer for live bands.
---> 2004-05 on and off touring as an independent DJ. (unaffiliated)
---> 2005-07 promoted and held dj residencies at club Sanctuary, club Communion, club Atomix, Soniquarium records (anthony berdecio's Rotation partys) and hosted my own monthlies and weeklies with DJ showcase themes featuring all the DJ's in Texas that didn't get booked as much as deserved.
---> 2008 rebuilt/redesigned the room that is my music studio and started working on more original material.
also twice a year from 2003-2008 - headlining DJ and co-producer (music, stage, visuals, and lighting) for biannual Temple Of Flesh fetish ball.
---> 2009 ongoing production of new material which should see one or two releases of full-length CDs from me ^_^ all original material.
I'm trying to make the transition from DJ to recording artist/producer. I never really cared much for playing and remixing other peoples music and thought it silly all the praise I've gotten for doing so.
Not that I didn't like the attention. Just rather get it for my own original creations. Hopefully the next time anybody sees me on a stage, it will be to hear 100% all my own music.
Meanwhile I maintain the title of resident geezer until somebody else steps up.
Other titles I've earned:
D.J., Promoter, Booking Agent, Musician, Recording Artist, Remix Artist, Music Collaborator, Music Producer, Sound Engineer, and Mentor / dj instructor.
Shock trivia:
I got a degree in architecture from CU denver (1996) and plenty nuff edjumacated/smart. (its a day job that pays teh bills)
I'm a 1st person shooter junkie on my xbox360. (halo, call of duty, gears of war, left 4 dead, you name it) gamertag is thebawllz
I lift weights to stay in shape and not look like a fatass on stage.
I love music collaborations for the diversity it produces. So if ya got some ideas, PLEASE lets do somethin.
One of my proteges (of the 10) gave me the nickname of DJ Sensei ;-P
I studied 3 different martial arts from age 10 to 15 and got disqualified from 2 tournaments for excessive force. (back then they had rules for that age group about hitting people TOO hard)
My younger brother is a professional MMA fighter. (jujutsu) and a damn good one that wins all his fights.
I am a victim of yellow fever. (a thing for asian women) "just one day at a time," i keep telling myself.
My g/f is almost finished with med-school and recently won a national award for women in neuroscience.
I got the name Shock after a really bad accident in auto shop, my senoir year of high school, where I electrocuted the ever-living hell outta myself.
Another little-known alias I've been dubbed is Confucshock (after the chinese philosopher, Confucius) for my many twisted analogies and taoist outlook on many subjects.
Discography, under Dark Sky Studio (tm):
Bodies Not Included (1999)
Necromixer (2001)
Realm Of Shadows (2002)
Midian (2003)
8, 2, 3, 4 (2004)
Omegon Collective (2005)
Discography, under E.C.T. music productions (tm):
Electronic Flow (2006)
From Breaks To Stitches (2007)
WOMP (2008)
wanna hear something funny? started looking 4 that pic u told me about from the back to front...took 115 pages 4 me 2 find it on pg 80.....should have started from front.....would have found it lot sooner.
Whaddup Sean? how ya surviving the holidays? you and ur gurl headed home to Colorado for XMas? i hear there's a shitload of snow 2 get yo ski on. Anyhow, just wanted 2 wish u and ur's Happy Holiday's!!! stay safe.
