OFFICIAL BIO
Regarded upon his 2006 arrival as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib, waterfalls and Dabrye, Steven Ellison -- known as Flying Lotus -- nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, his first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic, and heady sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM, and dubstep. While the abovementioned producers fueled Ellison, he had also been excited as a youngster by the '90s West Coast rap classics that combined programming and live instrumentation. His sound continued to develop as he put his own twist on the approach, recording with a crop of jazz musicians including the indispensable likes of bassist Thundercat and strings master Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. This process began with the turbulent 2010 set Cosmogramma and peaked in terms of acclaim in 2014 with You're Dead!, which crashed the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and spawned the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Never Catch Me," a Grammy nominee for Best Dance Recording. Ellison devoted a few years to various forms of film work and the operation of his revered Brainfeeder label, and returned in 2019 with Flamagra, his second consecutive album to top Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart.

In recent years both Tristan & Adam have preformed in Ireland and abroad on their own separate journeys but last year decided to join together to form the duo DAXMAK. Both artists have completely different musical backgrounds with Adam preforming and producing Bounce to a high success rate and Tristan keeping to more low key niche gatherings of House and Techno lovers, as well as larger more commercial events.

But in recent months, Ireland had seen a larger increase of interest in House and Techno meaning this once niche side of the music industry had become more sought after. This is why DAXMAK was created. Both artists felt they could provide something different to the already growing side of the industry. 

Tristan & Adam are able to work coherently to provide an energetic set with unheard and familiar song choices. Everything from Minimal to Funky to House to Techno is included to attend to areas of interest.

Aside from preforming, DAXMAK have been producing their own tracks on the side. Their debut single, Shelter,  getting support from DJs such as John Gibbons and radio stations such as Spin FM. Along with their remix of Supermode - Tell Me Why getting radio play under Mark McCabe.

Tristan & Adam have also landed a contract on one of their tracks, Inauguration, with Augmented Music Label.

With the duo only beginning their journey and the beginning so successful it's only fair to say the future looks bright for these two.

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