Rhythm Droid

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Fusing Detroit techno sentimentalism with electro synths and funk basslines Rhythm Droid manages to pump out 1 hour plus live house, electro, and tech-funk sets without any laptop or prerecorded material. Having released on Rennie Foster's Dirty Works label along with remixing French duo Housse De Racket, he also has forthcoming releases on London's Eye Industries (Siriusmo, Russ Chimes, Alan Braxe, The Twelves).

Growing up in a sunny surfing town in Southern California, the young Devon Hughes spent his days noodling with electronics, entertaining fantasies of becoming a techno-pop star in Japan. Early musical turn-ons included the Beatles, Vivaldi, Japanese pop and anime music. Still a teenager, he found himself drawn deep into the late 90's rave scene, becoming exposed to harder styles like Swedish techno and London acid. Experimenting with cheap synths, a sequencer, and reel-to-reel tape recorders, the Droid hit a turning point when he saw footage of Orbital's live performance at Glastonbury. "I couldn't believe it. Just to be up there on stage with those headlights, making such powerful music using technology...there was nothing cooler. That image was burned into my mind." Determined to take his fascination with electronic music to the stage, Rhythm Droid embarked on an odyssey of live performances--enduring poor attendance, bad sound, shifty promoters, and crazy ravers. 11 years and countless gigs later, Rhythm Droid is able to massage even the most selective partygoers into a funk frenzy with a messy table of drum machines, synthesizers, effect processors and a microphone. He has shared the stage with Rennie Foster (Subject Detroit, F-Com, Rebirth), The Lowbrows (Lindatune), and Crystal Fighters (Kitsune). Current releases are the 4-track "mute city ep" and Rennie Foster's "The Go Down (Rhythm Droid Remix)" on Dirty Works. Upcoming releases include "Young in Your Heart", "Vector Interlock (Raw n Dirty)" from Dirty Works and Housse De Racket's "Forty Love (Rhythm Droid Remix)".

デトロイトテクノのセンチメンタルさとエレクトロシンセ、ファンクなベースラインのフュージョンで1時間のライブセットをラップトップや準備無しにこなすRhythm Droid。Rennie Foster's Dirty Works labelからリリースもしておりフランス人のデュオHousse De Racketのリミックスも製作。そしてロンドンのEye Industries (Siriusmo, Russ Chimes, Alan Braxe, The Twelves)からのリリースも控えている。 南カリフォルニアのサーファータウンで育ったDevon Hughes(本名)はエレクトロニックを聞いて育ち日本でテクノポップスターになる事に憧れを持つ様になる。初期に影響を受けたのはBeatles, Vivaldi,そして日本のポップやアニメ音楽だったようだ。その後ティーンエイジャーだった彼は90年代のレイヴシーンに魅了される。スウィデッシュテクノやロンドンのアシッドを経験しながら安いシンセ、シーケンサー、テープレ コーダー等を使い色々試みるがOrbitalのグラストンベリーでのライブパフォーマンス映像を見たことが彼にとってのターニングポイントとなる。Devonは彼らのテクノロジーを駆使したパワフルなステージに圧倒され頭に強く焼きつく事となる。そしてエレクトロニックミュージックをス テージで披露する事に惹かれライブパフォーマンスに力を入れる様になる。初期は客も少ない中酷いサウンド、誠実ではないプロモーターやクレイジーなレイ バー達に揉まれながらも11年の間数え切れないほどのギグをこなし、ドラムマシーン、シンセサイザー、エフェクトプロセッサー、マイクと共に現在のファンクで 熱狂したパーティーに欠かせない存在になる。彼はこれまでにRennie Foster (Subject Detroit, F-Com, Rebirth), The Lowbrows (Lindatune), Crystal Fighters (Kitsune)等と共にプレイしてる。



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Rhythm Droid Loves You!
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2007
5-04 Dirty Works Label Night @ Rockwest
5-25 Gelman Lounge @ Superdeluxe
6-30 FUKT @ Club Asia
7-6 22 with HK119 @ Club Game
10-7 Rock the Night, Build a School @ The Pink Cow
12-12 Gelman Raw Lounge @ Le Baron De Paris
12-22 Jumpin' @ COLORS Studio
12-30 Konen Digital Lounge @ SECO


2008
2-24 Konen Digital Lounge @ SECO
3-19 FUKT @ Xanadu
3-23 Konen Digital Lounge @ SECO
4-18 Slow Days @ Dune
4-26 AddDrop @ museum style ginza
5-25 Konen Digital Lounge vs. Devil Robots @ SECO
6-4 Nice and Smooth Label Event @ SECO
6-7 ReBirth @ A971
6-18 Refugee Film Festival @ SECO
6-21 Casa Lakeville @Shanghai, China
6-28 Flashback 1.0 @ SOFT
9-20 Flashback 2.0 @ SOFT
10-4 ReBirth @ A971
10-26 Konen Digital Lounge @ SECO
11-24 mosaic @ fai
12-5 Exposure @ KOARA


2009
1-9 Absolute!! @ LOOP
2-19 Chaos Theory @ SECO
3-6 bunny. @ SECO
3-27 Tokyo Dandy @ Trump Room
4-30 Chaos Theory @ SECO
5-1 bunny. @ SECO
5-4 Nervous 1.0 @ SOFT
5-29 Dirty Works Label Night @ Rockwest
6-18 Chameleon @ WAREHOUSE702
6-25 Chaos Theory @ SECO
7-10 bunny. @ Trump Room
9-11 bunny. @ SECO
9-20 London Calling feat. Crystal Fighters LIVE (Kitsuné) @ WAREHOUSE702
10-17 Tokyo Cherry x bunny. @ Trump Room
11-12 Faces: An Intimate Techno Showcase @ ROCKWEST
11-13 Japan Music Week Electronic Night @ ROCKWEST


2010
1-15 bunny. @ SECO
2-13 Pitchoun Presents Keenhouse, Crystal, and Friends @ Le Baron de Paris
2-18 Chameleon 1-Year Anniversary @ WAREHOUSE702
3-19 Tada Night @ Underbar
3-20 bunny. @ La Fabrique
5-21 Sri Durga @ Favela
6-11 London Calling @ Trump Room
6-17 Rennie Foster Album Release Party @ WAREHOUSE702
6-25 Special MJ tribute mashup set "MJ Air" @ Duusraa
7-9 Harajuku Mon Amour @ Ucess Harajuku
7-10 Live with Crystal, Astrolabe, peace FIRE, and friends @ OVO
7-16 UNIKE @ Trump Room
7-17 Live @ push Feat. Funky Gong (Chigasaki)



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Member Since:

April 18, 2006

Members:

Devon Hughes

Press Inquiries:
info@rhythmdroid.com

For Booking:
booking@rhythmdroid.com

Influences:

Daft Punk, Nine Inch Nails, Beach Boys, Derrick May

Sounds Like:

Bang Bang by Rhythm Droid

Record Label:

Dirty Works / Eye Industries