Start in september 2014.

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Beginning her career in St. Louis, Amy Unland's unique fusion of dark beats & dirty, techy baselines quickly earned her gigs and residencies at clubs & lounges throughout the United States. Her reputation for igniting a dance floor has given her the opportunity to play at events with artists such as Breach, Psycho Bitch, Anthony Attalla, Gene Farris, Borris, Crystal Method, Justin James, Oliver Huntemann, Uner, Oliver Giacomotto, Amine Edge and many more amazing artists. She has also played at many festivals including Ultra Music Festival, Mamby on the Beach, Riverwest Festival & more

In 2007 she relocated to Los Angeles, California where she played at venues throughout the West Coast area and began producing her own original tracks. Amy relocated to Chicago in 2010. She currently plays at some of Chicago’s top venues.

In 2014 she teamed up with DJs Romasoul and LeSprite to form the three female DJ collective, "Dirty Dish". She is also a member of the SSS Crew.

When she is not in the booth you can find her in the studio, focusing on production. She is currently signed to several labels, including Tulipa, Bottomless, Evoked Records, Worldwide Exclusive Records and Krunch Audio, which have released her original tracks and remixes.  Her original track, Climbing Mountains, released on Chicago label, Bottomless, was the number one Minimal / Deep Tech releases on Beatport for ten days. 

In addition to her music production work, Amy hosts a podcast called Reboot. Reboot features live sets recorded in Chicago and beyond. Each Reboot features a live set mixed by Amy and also a live set mixed by a guest DJ. Stay tuned for more delicious sounds coming soon!

Lo-Fi Singletrack recordings on the fly using machinery and a 2$ soundcard. 


Musician, not a producer.

Inspired by the classic dance sounds of Chicago and Detroit, along with along with the evolution of these styles over the last 25 years. 0ptimator explores the space in between deep and synthetic, while maintaining the essence of classic underground house and techno. 

Beginning as a DJ in the early 90's, he explored the sounds of house and acid house in the warehouse rave scene of the Midwestern US. Ron began producing original dance music in 1995, and started the first electronic music label from his city of St. Louis shortly thereafter in 1996. He produced a series of 10 vinyl releases on his own Anode Records imprint, with a style closer to the harder edges of Detroit Techno. After a brief hiatus in the late 00's, Ron has returned to music production and performance with a more mature sound focusing on his earliest influences in the house sound. Ron's public performances encompass his old school mentality through the live use of hardware synthesizers, sequencers, samplers and drum machines to create a truly customized blend of productions and remixes for each event.   

Optimator releases are currently available on the Anode Records netlabel, Three Dot House, Deep Taste, Sweep the Floor, and more to come.


Droidsong Recordings is an independent, underground record label dedicated to releasing new music from artists in the midwestern USA. 

While Droidsong Recordings is dedicated to Drum & Bass, Droidsong Abstract, a new sublabel announced in 2013, explores the rest of the underground electronic genres, occasionally inventing new ones. From Breaks, Hard Techno, and Deep House to Electro-Dancehall and Dronebreaks.

Manny Maia is a DJ with a cutting edge outlook onto underground electronic music. He has a “less is more” approach to DJ’ing, and a huge passion for collecting and playing new and old vinyl. This is reflected on his mixing style. 
Manny was born in Oportu, Portugal. Moving with his family to Reading, UK in 2002 was a huge adventure, and a good opportunity to experience new cultures and ways of life.
Learning to mix vinyl records as a young teenager is testament to his impeccable technical ability. 
Manny’s first contact with electronic music was his older brother’s collection of 80s/ 90s underground house and techno records. This acted as a doorway into a much broader, obscure and exciting world of old and new music. 

Manny’s musical influences are artists such as Rhadoo, Osunlade, Ricardo Villalobos, Thievery Corporation, Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Bonobo, Priku, Tania Vulcano, Livio & Roby, Ben Klock, Zip, Craig Richards, MaW, Rick Maia, DJ Marky, Eli Verveine, Cab Drivers and many more! 

Manny joined the British Army as a Paratrooper, music was a huge escape whilst going through some of the toughest training the British Military had to offer. 
After the military whilst traveling and experiencing new sounds in Asia, the USA and Europe, he realised that his future lies in music.  Now traveling the world as a DJ and freelance Photographer, Manny is playing, building bridges and plotting with friends and artists all over the four continents. 
Having been active in the scene and having played multiple times for Unusual Suspect in Sankeys Ibiza are great steps towards a promising and exciting music career.
 
Look out!

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