spinscott.bandcamp.com is now LIVE! 
Spinscott is an international performance DJ, producer, and lifelong drummer who created and regularly performs an exclusive format called Jungle Plus Drums. Each unique set features 100% LIVE Loop-Free Jungle played real-time on the drum machine, combined with mixing of original & classic tracks on CDJs plus drum rhythms played with the music. Spinscott has been active in the Jungle / Drum and Bass music scenes since the mid 1990’s, and has performed at hundreds of events and industry showcases.

Attracting global attention through his Live Jungle Drum Machine video & DJ routines, Spinscott continues to cultivate an organic and dedicated following across media platforms, driving demand for live appearances everywhere. In 2016, Spinscott played shows in over 30 cities for the most prolific promoters in the scene, performed live demos for Pioneer DJ and AKAI Pro at NAMM, filmed exclusive demos for Sweetwater Music, and became a Premier Artist for Melodics. In 2017, he has executed a successful Winter/Spring tour in multiple cities throughout the US and Canada, and continues to be sought after by promoters, artists, and labels around the world, most recently being booked to perform at Boomtown Fair, UK!  

Spinscott has charted releases on multiple labels, including: Dynamix Records, Faction Digital, Wicked Jungle Records, with forthcoming tracks on vinyl & digital for Elm Imprint. He also hosts the Monday night bi-weekly Jungle + Drums radio program on jungletrain.net, which often features appearances by the legendary MC Baxter (the infamous pit-lab mix!).

In a dark kitchen in the middle of a sweaty night in Las Vegas, all 6’4” of Dan Reynolds is hunched over a laptop, slapping beats on the table and crooning lyrics into a tiny microphone. Before long, he and the other three members of indie rock band Imagine Dragons would be playing “It’s Time,” that same laptop-demo-turned-supersized-anthem, from the roof of a parking garage to a wave of thousands of screaming fans. This song title to the single from their 2012 debut KidInaKorner/Interscope release “Continued Silence EP” is an all too apt descriptor of the band’s hard-earned success—but it’s also emblematic of the deep-seated anxiety Reynolds and the rest of the band experienced leaving behind any realistic expectation of a normal job to do the thing they love most.

A third-generation Las Vegas native, Reynolds is no stranger to the adage “the house always wins,” choosing to pave his musical career with a near obsessive work ethic and hundreds of unused demos rather than roll the dice with the first songs that sprung from his mouth. It’s no surprise, then, that he was drawn to guitarist Wayne Sermon, another founding member of Imagine Dragons. Having practically grown up in a recording studio and graduated Berklee College of Music, Wayne had been practicing his guitar through meals and other socially inappropriate situations as long as he could remember; he challenged Dan in a way that was both uncomfortable and exactly what they both needed. When they began writing songs together and recognized something special was happening, Wayne called up his Berklee friend Ben McKee, who promptly dropped out of school with only a few credits left, moving across the country to play bass for the band. This sort of reckless/genius behavior is typical for Ben, who has an uncanny penchant for spicy food and a suitcase full of unbelievable road stories. More recently, the band was joined by drummer Daniel Platzman, another Bostonian schoolmate who seems way too nice to be playing rock and roll until you actually see him in action.

Several tours and three self-released EPs later, Imagine Dragons had made a serious name for itself, particularly in the west coast circuit. Although their songs vary from nearly whimsical and light to brooding and powerful, listeners are drawn to the inherent honesty in the music. The only rule of thumb for the band, it seems, is to write from a true place; the result is songs that literally run the spectrum of human emotion. Attend a concert, and it becomes clear that the live performance of deeply personal songs has a real effect on people. And the band itself is not immune, as demonstrated when Dan literally passed out into the drum set during a finale song, sending cymbals and drum stands crashing while the rest of the band played on until the close.

Great songwriting is bound to be noticed eventually. As proof that the harder you work, the luckier you get, one of those people who noticed was Grammy winning producer Alex da Kid (Eminem, Rihanna). Alex and Dan began collaborating on projects, and soon the band had developed a relationship with Alex and his team. The alchemy resulting from Alex’s hip hop sensibilities and Imagine Dragons’ anthemic rock is nothing short of explosive. The byproduct of this creative collision is “Continued Silence,” a six song in-your-face sonic grenade that breaks musical boundaries and yet is strangely relatable by its improbably diverse audience.

Despite it all, on any given day when they aren’t on the road playing shows, you can still find Imagine Dragons huddled away in a rehearsal room somewhere, banging out song after song in search of the next perfect track. Like most things in Vegas, the band is angled at going big or going bust. For the sake of those who love great music, we hope it’s the former.

The Ground Up Show is a podcast that inspires creatives to make meaningful content & pursue their passions. Award-winning filmmaker Matt D’Avella, best known for the Netflix documentary Minimalism, sits down with creators to talk about their process, the lesson’s they've learned & how to make an impact.

How many times have you been told “you gotta watch” some movie but still haven’t watched it? I'm Michael Carafa and each week I'll sit down with Tyler Mertens to recap 3 "must see" movies so you can take them off your "gotta watch" list.

sikq (also known as loementech) is an electronic musician and sound architect, born in 1981 and active since the early 2000s. His work explores the tension between IDM, glitch, ambient, and breakcore – drawing inspiration from artists like Aphex Twin, Autechre, Burial, and Clark, yet defined by a distinct, often melancholic sonic identity.

Since 2015, he has performed live with troyct. Their shows blend structured compositions with real-time deconstruction – bridging improvisational texture work and tight rhythmic control.

here you can find a handful of oldies, exclusives, remixes and what not.
tracks with troyCT are most live jams produced by sikq.
booking for live (jams): here on soundcloud

get the ep 'sikq' on bandcamp:
http://sikq.bandcamp.com/ 

another artist account for electronica on soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/loementech


Gear used for live sessions:

_main machines_

Elektron Analog Keys
Elektron Analog Rytm
Elektron machinedrum mkII
soundcraft ui24r

troyCT, is a Dutch electronic music Artist based in Germany. 
Into music since 2015.

troyCT is performing live with sikq: @sikq for years. 
Check his stuff!

another remarkable artist on soundcloud:
@loementech

Johnny GG is following