Dan B Hood (He/They/She) is a Chicago based Artist, DJ, and smartbar’s Lighting Designer. Inspired by construction sites, bathhouses and ‘acid heads’, Dan navigates raw textures and atmospheres to create momentary sensory escapes. They have released mixes on Mutant Radio, Bleak Narrative, and previously hosted a show on My House, Your House. As a new resident of Research & Development they are eager to continue community building by making spaces for dancers and artists to experiment and expand our growing network of like-minded folks across the planet.

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Current member of Research and Development  and co-founder of Triage, an industry focused monthly recovery at the California Clipper. They are the current Lighting Director at smartbar Chicago and leader of a [Sound Death Cult].

Producer/DJ/Promoter/Organizer/bonehead/etc - [Bounce House] -  they/them - PHL @bounce-house-phl
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For booking, production, remix work, promos, or any other inquiries, please write to: furtivetrax@gmail.com
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Upcoming Dates:
8/23 - System Activate, VT
9/19 - Making Time, PHL
9/27 - TBA, PHL
10/10 - TBA, PHL
10/11 - TBA, PHL
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Furtive is a full-gonzo rave conjurer and relentless creative tinkerer, intractably committed to the rave as a Philadelphia-based producer, DJ, underground event organizer, and dancer. A shifting sonic chameleon, Furtive brings a scintillating, sentimental, and psychedelic touch to their artistry, rooted in wormhole-traversing technoid propulsion and dependably delivering riotous, slack-jawed whiplash moments of the delightfully unexpected. Their many polished and focused genre-spanning productions are informed by over thirteen years of experience in the studio, yielding a rich selection of tracks across their self-released discography, vinyl pressings, and contributions to compilations. A veritable product of the contemporary American underground, Furtive cut their teeth as a DJ and DIY event organizer in Washington, DC’s warehouses, where they once played a variety of turnkey roles in putting on some of the District’s more proper techno parties. Furtive co-founded and co-runs Bounce House, an intimate, blossoming off-the-books venue in Philly where they regularly hold court as a resident. Furtive is on broadcast monthly through Ashen Vanity, a radio residency at Philadelphia’s indispensable cultural mainstay Great Circles. As a DJ, Furtive has played hallowed halls (recently rampaging at Nowadays and Basement), dingy holes, roaring renegades, broadcast booths, and festivals (The Great Beyond '23, '24, and headlining in '25, Honcho Campout '24) - always with eclectic selections and a steadfast focus on pacing and dynamics while regularly jumping genres to build moving and impactful sets, often alongside internationally celebrated, no-nonsense acts. Beyond the fog and speaker stacks, Furtive creates art in a variety of mediums. They're as unapologetic in their sincerity and flair as they are in being a die-hard True Believer in the rave.
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Learn more here: https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/introducing/furtive-the-astronaut-in-a-pool-of-mermaids/
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As a closing note: the journey can be summarized in their own words (or, a cheeky amalgamated existential portmanteau): “I aim for the stars, but sometimes I land in a pool of mermaids.”

https://furtivetrax.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/furtivetrax
https://www.instagram.com/furtive.sasha/
https://ra.co/dj/furtive

michael p / deejay / live hardware / producer

booking: padgdesign [@] g-m-a-i-l.com

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KRI Records @kri-records
Source Material @sourcematerialrecs
Zement @zementrecordings
Another Perspective @anotherperspectiverecords
Hilltown Disco @hilltown-disco
99cts RCRDS @99ctsrcrds
Clan Destine Records @carl-clan-d
Natural Sciences @naturalsciences
New York Haunted @psychicwarfare
Haŵs @hawsmusic
URWAXX @urwaxx 
Up North Records @upnorthrec
Tutamen @tutamen-1
Always Human Tapes @alwayshumantapes
Sweat Equity NYC @sweat-equity
Nerang Recordings @nerangrecordings

Jan 19 / Limited Network 001 w/ Skr3wface, Max Watts, Redline, Charlie Conway
Nov 2 / Missed Connections PGH w/ DJ Girl, W00dy, Yakui, non-site
Jan 15 / The Lot Radio - Lost Soul Enterprises w/ Heidi Sabertooth (BK)
Oct 12 / Sweat Equity NYC Halloween (BK)
w Pamela & her Sons, Sold, Axine M, Deflector, Eel Tank, Plebeian, Alien D
Oct 4 / Anti-Human (Minneapolis) w TML, Anjelica, Soul Tangler
Sept 20 / Cassette (Minneapolis) w The Worm (Heckadecimal + Naughty Wood)
Aug 10 / Eat Dis (Detroit)w J. Shaw, DJ FLP, DJ Girl, Seanni B, Magic Fat Girl
July 11 / Cereals Podcast (Berlin)
Ole Mic Odd b2b Only Child
April 4 / Finite Plane: 1 Year (PDX)
w Nishkosheh, Jeff Host, Reid Stubblefield
Jan 26 / 99cts rcrds x DM Hardware (BK)
w Miley Serious, AceMo, Akua, Only Child
Jan 25 / Halcyon In-Store: 99cts rcrds (BK)
w Miley Serious, AceMo, Akua
Jan 24 / Lot Radio 99cts RCRDS (BK)
w Miley Serious, Gunnar Kauth
Dec 28 / New York Trax x New York Haunted (BK)
w DJ Stingray, Drvg Cvltvre, Donor, Boris Brenecki Isabella, Liquid Asset
Dec 15 / Boeing 747 at Sisters Bklyn (BK)
w Only Child
Nov 11 / Eyeballs (BK)
w Salem Hilal, Only Child, phoneg1rl, Mara, MPL, Errmine, Alter
Nov 02 / Synthicide (BK)
w Richard Hinge, Semita Serpens, Andi
Oct 15 / Mexico Benefit EXT x NO SLEEP x BIZAARBAZAAR (BK)
w Gunnar Haslam, James Place, Scott Murakami, Via App, Francisco, Steven Warwick, Voice Training
Sept 18 / BNCC x Cultivated Sound (BK)
w AceMo, Only Child, Mara, RTMC
Aug 22 / Always Human Tapes x Cultivated Sound (BK)
w Soul Tangler, Mara, RTMC
July 25 / Sweat Equity NYC Stunt Rally (BK)
w Deli Girls, Alien D, Jake Dibbler, Fingerless Glove
June 22 / Halcyon In-Store: Cultivated Sound (BK)
w J. Albert, Mara, RTMC
Apr 27 / Jack Life (Bos)
w Original Content (Sweat Equity), !@#$%, Ancient Origin
Mar 23 / Jack Life (Bos)
w Heckadecimal, !@#$%, Market Basket
Feb 23 / Jack Life (Bos)
w Liquid Asset, Isabella, !@#$%

Research & Development
Podlasie
Chicago

JS Alvarez is a shape shifting lizard that succumbs to no one genre and can be found exploring the depths of mutant techno and unruly bass music alike. He is the founding member of Research & Development. ﻿What started as a monthly event series at Smartbar took on a new path with a biweekly mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Find him at Podlasie Club or sweaty basements and warehouses in Chicago and beyond.

Residing at the intersection of house and techno, DETOUR is a Pittsburgh collective that creates visually and sonically immersive experiences. DETOUR seeks to act as a junction where both seasoned and newly-interested enthusiasts of house and techno can come together for an experience of both sight and sound.

Based in Chicago, R&D is a music event/mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Techno, electro, EBM, bass, breaks, club and beyond.
Current personnel
Jeremy Alvarez - JS Alvarez
Eric Fernandez - Makeen
Shanti Chu - Shanti
Dan Hood - Dan B Hood
Kona Mazariegos - Zona Cinco

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Research & Development Mix Series