FLI's founders and core team -- Max Tegmark, Meia Chita-Tegmark, Anthony Aguirre, Victoria Krakovna, Richard Mallah, Lucas Perry, David Stanley, and Ariel Conn -- discuss the developments of 2016 they were most excited about, as well as why they're looking forward to 2017.

FLI 2016 - A Year In Reivew

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The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions.

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About: DJD aka VALYS from "SYNTHETIC VS VALYS"
https://valys.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/SyntheticVSValys
https://www.mixcloud.com/DJDVALYS
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4pvLbK2u1PuufykRAObxlG
https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/9171598

VALYS (aka DJD) is my artistic name. I am the founder of VALYS (Party organization since 1996) and my own music production project since 2014. I also created SVSV Daiba Studio with Synthetic when we started the SYNTHETIC VS VALYS Band. Prior to that, I created another band called Tribal Bros with Michio Baba as well as the "TRIBE ALL" concept which was considered as one of the pioneer Tribal House parties in Japan. Between 2008 to 2010, VALYS was officially supporting & promoting Simon & Shaker as well as their label "State Recordings" in Japan.

About our Band: SYNTHETIC VS VALYS

Frédéric Holyszewski (Paris, 1970), also known as Dado is a French music producer and pioneer of the Trance rave scene since the early '90s. He is mostly known for his psytrance projects such as Deedrah, Transwave, GBU, Krome Angels. 
He is also working on different projects in the clubbing scene with Hypnotic Techno & Progressive House sound as Synthetic as well as his personal Lounge & Trip Hop project under the name of Federico Baltimore. 

Daiji Serra (Tokyo, 1977) known as DJD aka VALYS started his DJ career in the French rave scene back in 1993 with a background starting from German Trance, Transcore, GOA, psytrance until his final event in Paris (1997) where Transwave played one of their final lives before ending their band at that time (Now backfiring with X-stof (Absolum) with new albums;-)

In 1997, DJD aka VALYS decided to start a new life in Tokyo. Since that time, Dado (Fred) and DJD (Daiji) have been old school friends. Fred developed a successful international artist career as a producer in the Trance scene.
During that time, Daiji was entering the Techno/House Club scene in Japan. 
They decided to collaborate with the creation of a studio in Daiba, Tokyo. 
VALYS who was famous for Underground parties in Japan is now DJD's artistic production name since 2014. 

They decided to work on few projects which became the SYNTHETIC VS VALYS Band. 
Their collaborations bring mutual electronic music background who started in the early '90s rave scene. 

SYNTHETIC VS VALYS are working nowadays on original tracks from Hypnotic, Progressive, Deep, Techno, Tech house but also on remixes of our favorite tracks from the early '90s German Trance who inspired both of them in their respective artistic careers. 

Their music production goal is to break the wall between Trance and House music which is both considered for them as electronic music.
You can feel Trance sounds with House and Techno vibes in our avant-garde productions which for sure will be appreciated by all music lovers who are looking for unpredictable melodic, groovy, energetic and emotional tracks.

SYNTHETIC VS VALYS sounds can be considered as Hypnotic Techno, Progressive House, Deep House, Techno, Tech House, Electronica with a touch of trance melodies and technical effects due to their experience and background.

This project and concept were planned by them in order to build a bridge between clubbers and ravers with making lives in clubs as well as outdoor festivals.

Their productions are dedicated to all electronic music lovers who are looking for avant-garde and underground quality sounds.

Discography:

151109 - JOOF EP245 - Synthetic VS Valys - Guiding Light (Original mix) VS Space Out (Original mix)
160718 - JOOF EP260 - Altered Senses - John OO Fleming (Synthetic VS Valys RMX)
170123 - JOOF Aura EP18- Synthetic VS Valys - Forgotten Harmonies (Original mix) VS Hyperion (Original mix)
170408 - Synthetic VS Valys - En Vitamines (Original mix) Unreleased
170428 - Baroque Records EP190 - Synthetic VS Valys - Late to Date (Original mix)VS So Fine (Original mix)

210123 - Unreleased 12 new tracks:

https://valys.bandcamp.com/