Vancouver-based Trevor Jacobson and Tanya Goehring are The Automatic Message. Partners in work and in life, they have built a strong portfolio of abstract, dark and tension-building audiovisuals together. Since forming The Automatic Message in 2006, Trevor and Tanya have been producing avant-guard, off-kilter techno and supporting it with their own visual interpretations, which, in line with their music, creates a tremendous sense of unease and tension.

Their music ranges from gritty, glitchy experimental to hard, dark techno with slices of jazz-influenced percussion. They have worked closely with various labels, most notably From 0-1 (Seattle), Kalimari (Montreal), Monsieur Musique (Montreal), and UNOIKI (Berlin).

The Automatic Message’s intriguing videography and dark style of editing has caught the eye of some of the biggest names in the techno world. CLR label boss Chris Liebing brought them onboard to create, produce and direct four videos for the label’s release schedule with Black Asteroid’s “Engine 1”, Tommy Four Seven’s “G”, Drumcell's "Disturbance" and Drumcell's "Speak Silence". The videos they created for Tommy Four Seven and Drumcell were selected for screening at the Antimatter Festival in Victoria, BC in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Disturbance was also nominated for a 2014 Berlin Music Video Award. The music videos they create – whether for their own music or for other artists – explore themes of isolation and impending emotional and global collapse amidst surreal, dream-like psychological landscapes. They investigate these themes through peculiar and disconcerting character portraits.

Blending these two art forms, The Automatic Message melds their auditory and visual works to create unique live performances. They juxtapose the different characters that appear in their videos to tell new narratives. Their live performances are often described as cinematic, emotional, dark and thought provoking. The Automatic Message debuted live at the 2008 New Forms Festival in Vancouver, BC, and has since performed across North America at various events and festivals in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Montreal. They made their European debut at Berghain's Klubnacht in July 2013. Their trip to Berlin was made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts Music Travel Grant Program.

In both 2011 and 2012, The Automatic Message received a Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Small Grants Project grant to curate an event showcasing local audiovisual acts and a short film festival called IN MEDIAS RES. In 2014, Trevor and Tanya launched RENDER: the 1st Annual Vancouver International Music Video Festival. The call for submissions opened on June 2nd and the festival will premiere at the Vancity Theatre on November 7th, 2014.

Tracklist:
01  The Automatic Message - Prehension - Body Politic Recordings
02  Dubit & Reggy Van Oers - Planeti - Several Reasons LTD
03  The Black Dog - Cathedral Sex - Dust Science
04  Drumcell - Departing Comfort (Orphx Remix) - CLR
05  Sendai - Inverse Array 1 - Stroboscopic Artifacts
06  Arad - Fourty Four - Electric Deluxe
07  Radial -Quarantine- Mord
08 Orbital Mechanics - Point 1.2 (Rusty Dub) - Panel Trax Records
09  Samuli Kemppi - Locked - M_REC Ltd.
10  Nibo - 78820140201261118446829285398143 (Rough Bit Mix) - Raster Norton
11  Exium - Dronid (Tripeo Digital Edit) - PoleGroup
12  Lucy - 201 Phasing (Dadub Remix) -  CLR
13  Marcel Fengler - Mayria (The Exaltics Remix) - Ostgut Ton
14  The Black Dog -  Broken Mind (Regis Remix) - Dust Science
15  Other Lives - Tamer Animals (Atoms for Peace Remix) - 50 Weapons

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Formerly known as Milkplant, JX-216 is a newer alias developed by San Francisco Techno DJ/Producer, Justin William Pennell over the last several years.  Schooled in the Midwest and developed on the West Coast, his work encompasses well over 30 years of combined DJ/production experience, and over 10 years of record label management.  In 2008 he began the well played label, From 0-1 with fellow artist Sone. 
His newly updated live pa debuted at the 2018 Droid and Blank Code Interface/Scene official Movement Festival event at The Works in Detroit; alongside Kr!z, DJ Hyperactive, Vril, Phase, Sophia Saze, and others. Several years into his new alias, he signed releases to Sleaze Records, BEK Audio, Impact Mechanics, TMM, SUB_tl, Ascetic Ltd., Devotion, Children of Tomorrow, Vexed Sphere, and his own From 0-1. As Milkplant, he released on Planet Rhythm, Wall Music, From 0-1, and Excise. His productions have drawn critical acclaim from many notable artists; showing up in mixes and charts by Dave Clarke, Ben Sims, Cari Lekebusch, Norman Nodge, Richie Hawtin, Randomer, Joachim Spieth, Tommy Four Seven, Krenzlin, Submerge, Tadeo, Mattias Fridell, Joton, Electric Indigo, David Meiser, Samuli Kemppi, Arnaud Le Texier, Patrick Skoog, Abstract Division, and others.
He has played in various cities across the US, most notably in Detroit at the legendary Interface/Scene event at Movement Festival.  His mixes have been featured on Tbilisi based Dark Underground, Sleaze podcast, Drone podcast, and Error Sessions.  In early 2018 he launched 'Konstruct', a monthly Techno event at Underground SF in San Francisco with partner, and fellow artist; Rubidium, showcasing talent from across North America and beyond.

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“As her moniker implies, she takes no prisoners, channeling the fury instilled by worldly injustices into blistering, defiant sets." - Mixmag 2017

Raised in small-town Indiana on a musical diet of 80s synth pop and punk rock, Noncompliant soon found barnyard raves and warehouse techno parties and (as DJ Shiva) quickly became a fixture of the fabled 90s Midwest USA rave scene.

Now, almost three decades and a name change later, she is at the top of her techno game. She was recognized as one of Mixmag's Top 20 Breakthrough DJs in 2017 and has performed at renowned venues like Berghain and Tresor in Berlin, Smartbar in Chicago, and DeSchool in Amsterdam. She has also appeared at festivals such as Unsound and Movement Detroit. 

Noncompliant's releases and remixes on labels like Valence, Flash, Outerworld, and Dark Entries have made waves in the global music scene, with her track "Women's Work" even landing on Fiedel's official Berghain 08 mix and his label Fiedeltwo. In 2023, she is launching her own label called Giant Arm, which features her signature style of raw, uncompromising techno. 

At her core, Noncompliant is a die-hard techno fan with a deep love for music and a drive to continue honing her craft as a DJ and producer to share her favorite music with people on dance floors around the world.

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