Mertz MHz

Bio:

Here's a bit about my music:

I make music for the love of making music. That's it. I do not dream of performing in front of 15 people, let alone 15,000 screaming Eminem fans. I played in Hardcore bands throughout high school; had my fill. I do not dream of getting rich from making beats, and do not dream of fame or street cred. So unless you wanna get down for a little studio project or something...

This is my studio set-up: Apple Mac G5 D2.5 on OSX10.5 w/ M-Audio Delta 1212, (2) Apple Mac G4's (1 on OS9.2.2 / 1 on OSX10.3.9) w/ LaCie Blue Pro display, Apple Mac iBook G3 (10.3.9), Reason 4.0, ReCycle 2.7, ReBirth, ProTools 8 M-Powered, Ableton Live 5, Boss BR-864 digital multitrack recorder, Behringer Truth reference monitors, Akai MPD-32, Edirol PCR-A30 MIDI controller, Novation X-Station25 synth/audio interface/USB controller, custom cherry Korg MicroKORG synth, Korg MS20, Roland MC-09 DSP analog modeling synth, Roland MC-307, Korg KP2 Kaoss Pad, Roland EF-303, Boss SP-303 Dr. Sample, PreSonus Faderport, PreSonus Monitor Station, Furman power conditioner, Numark TTX turntable, Stanton STR8-100 turntable, Sony MDR-V700DJ headphones, Behringer 5-ch DJ mixer, a couple of decent condenser mics and numerous cheap mics, 1986 Epiphone SG Sheraton electric guitar, 1998 Fender Jazz bass, numerous effects pedals, an old bent Yamaha FM synth with MIDI, American DJ CD turntable, Fender PA head & stage monitors, stacks-o-wax, and a handful of weird toys...

Member Since:

June 15, 2005

Members:

Jesse Mertz "MHz"

Influences:

The four elements of Hip-Hop * Things that go bump in the night * BMW club racing and all things Bimmer * 80's Death Metal & Nu-Wave / Hardcore / Punk / Classic Rock / Jazz / All things HIP-HOP * Social distrubances and civil unrest * 420 * Old Horror, Sci-Fi, Cult cinema and B-movies * The rave scene of the mid-late 90's * Atari and the Original Nintendo NES * Politics & our Orwellian State * Paint fumes * The Great Outdoors * Your mom...

7L, Abilities, Aceyalone, Adverse, Aesop Rock, AK1200, Akrobatik, Alias, Anticon Records, Apathy, Army of the Pharaohs, Atmosphere, Battle Axe Records, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Black Sabbath, Blackalicious, Blondie, Boot Camp Clik, Bounty Killer, Breez Evahflowin’, Buju Banton, Busdriver, C-Rayz Walz, Candiria, Cannibal Ox, Celph Titled, Company Flow, Copywrite, CCR, The Cure, Cut Chemist, Cypress Hill, Dan the Automator, David Bowie, Dead Kennedys, Deadguy, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Definative Jux Records, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Diplo, Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy, Divine Styler, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Dangermouse, The Doors, Dungeon Family, Duran Duran, Edan, El Da Sensei, El-P, Elephant Man, Eligh, Elvis, Eric B. & Rakim, Esoteric, DJ Equal, Eyedea, Faith No More, Frank Sinatra, Front Line Assembly, Fugees, Goodie Mob, Gorillaz, Grayskul, Guns N’ Roses, The Greatful Dead, GZA, H. Brycon, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Hieroglyphics, Ice-T, Immortal Technique, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, James Brown, J-Dilla, Jedi Mind Tricks, Jello Biafra, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, DJ John Kelly, Johnny Cash, K’naan, Kool Keith aka Dr. Octagon aka Dr. Dooom, KRS-One, Krust, Larry Tee, Latyrx, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Life of Agony, Lil’ John, Living Legends, Lords of Acid, Lyrics Born, Mad Decent Radio, Madlib, Mars Ill, Metallica, Method Man, MF Doom, MF Grimm, DJ Midas, Miles Davis, Ministry, Mixmaster Mike, Mobb Deep, Moby, Mos Def, Motion Man, Mr. Bungle, Mr. Dibbs, Mr. Lif, DJ Muggs, Murs, Nailbomb, Necro, Neil Young, Ninja Tune Records, NIN, Non Phixion, Oldominion, Onry Ozzborn, Orbital, Outerspace, Outkast, Perceptionists, Pete Miser, Pink Floyd, Poison Pen, Portishead, Presage, Promoe, Public Enemy, Quannum, Quasimoto, Rage Against the Machine, DJ Ralph Turner, DJ Revolution, Rhymesayers Entertainment, RJD2, Rolling Stones, Roni Size & Reprazent, Roots, Run DMC, RZA, Sage Francis, Saul Williams, Sepultura, DJ Shadow, Sister Machine Gun, Sleep, So Solid Crew, Sole, Souls of Mischief, DJ Spooky, Stones Throw Records, Styles of Beyond, Suicidal Tendancies, Swollen Members, Talib Kweli, Themselves, Tool, Unkle, Vision of Disorder, Ween, Wu-Tang Clan, X-Ecutioners, Zion I, Z-Trip

Sounds Like:

I like to make mad business beats to enjoy while doing jobs for the mob... Sounds like Electronic-influenced Hip-Hop beats from the dark side, with murderous Sci-Fi analog madness; all the while seeking talented MC's from outerspace to rhyme over them.

/// I had not posted my beats on this site for A LONG TIME for various reasons, but I finally cracked... There are no vocals on any of my tracks, so if you're an MC and you dig on some abstract ish, then let's hook up and see if things click.

/// MC's from outerspace are encouraged to submit specimens. Please contact booking@mertzmhz.com to colaborate.

Record Label:

Dying Youth Productions