https://soundcloud.com/mikederer
https://soundcloud.com/northernparallelsrec
Mike Derer is known for his deeper, rhythmic, hypnotic, psychedelic and spaced out grooves when it comes his DJ sets and producing. In 2016 he started his monthly Northern Parallels club nights that hosted over 60 events in the span of 6 years at Rozz-Tox.  In 2018 he started his label, Northern Parallels focusing on forward thinking techno.

Northern Parallels has played a vital role in the curation and sustainment of the Midwest Techno movement over the last several years. From its influence across dance floors and party promotions dotting the Midwest and beyond, all the way to the esteemed releases and producers that have found their way into the labels roster, Mike has lead the charge in creating a household name in Techno that stands apart from the rest in it’s own unique way. This has led to an illustrious back catalog of some of the best to create Techno in both the modern and early age of the genre putting their works into remix and original content over the past 25 releases to date.

RND 094 - Mike Derer

Future Arkive | 4trk | TMM Records | From0to1 | Peer | Northern Parallels

Jason Patrick’s lineage connects two of the most influential cities in electronic music: Chicago and Detroit. His unique sonic fingerprint combines influences from both cities, honing in on that unmistakable Detroit spirit, while harmoniously incorporating a subtle influence from the Windy City. As a highly-skilled, dynamic selector, he’s been a resident at Chicago’s infamous Spybar with travels across the USA, hitting cities like Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Detroit respectively. He’s also been booked to play in Europe, appearing at Tresor in Berlin and Plastic in Milan.

Equally adept in the studio, he channels years spent refining his technical skills into tracks that have landed on labels such as KMS, Peer, TMM, Future Arkive, and 4trk. His tracks have been played by artists such as Luke Slater, Tensal, Lewis Fautzi, and Philippa Pacho. Equipped with deep knowledge, superlative skills, and a progressive, driven attitude towards his work, Jason Patrick is one of the lynchpins of Chicago techno.

Birthed from the grit and grime of the 90's Midwest rave scene. Inspired by the music and DJ’s coming out of Detroit, Chicago, New York, Berlin & the UK, as well as the raves happening across the Midwest during that magickal time. 1 Auxy began his obsession with record collecting in '95, as well as learning to dj. House parties, warehouses and club nights. Late nights and early mornings. Techno, house, ambient & the intersection where they meet. Raw, soulful, and psychedelic. Mixing old and new. For the love of music. No bullshit. No gimmicks.

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I rarely check messages here, send demos and promos to:  contact [at] northernparallels.com

Northern Parallels is a North American techno label founded by Mike Derer.  Northern Parallels focus is on deep, spaced out, hypnotic music.

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

KINNY got into the techno/house music scene at the young age of 17.  Locally influenced by Shane Williams aka  'dj big dirty' & Chad Stegall 'the noid' of UDOPIA recordings & EKVILIBRIUM recordings (a Des Moines iowa based label).  Immediately fell in love with electronic music and turntablism. Going to parties every weekend in iowa city/cedar rapids iowa, usually thrown by Amnesty'ACG3'/'THE GOAT'Coleman and/or Matt Rissi; owner/operator of SOLAR CATHEDRAL RECORDINGS, who has also been a MAJOR influence.   By 19  i had my own set of decks and the rest was history.  The last 5 years ive held a series of parties in Burlington iowa @ the washington; a live music venue..  I have also played out in St Louis MO, Kansas City MO,,,burlington, iowa city, cedar rapids, des moines- all in IOWA>also held a residency at a latenight club in gulfport illinios, Sam's Speakeasy Saloon.

LABELS::  IOWA|TECHNO

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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.

i make music as @tavootech

this profile is for making friends and discovering music <3

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

Drums.Claps.Hi Hats.Untz

With 20 plus something years in the game, Mike has handled many roles in the industry. From running an artist management agency in the early 2000's, promoting events, DJ'ing and producing, Mike has done a lot and seen a lot. Mike's DJ sets are unique with a blend of deep, hypnotic, spaced out and driving style of techno. In 2017, he launched his label, Northern Parallels. Focusing on deep, trippy, spaced out, hypnotic techno. The label features well respected veteran producers DJ Hyperactive, Myles Serge, Hiroko Yamamura, FBK, BPMF of Protoytype 909, Gabriella Verigilov, Plural and up and coming producers Jason Patrick, Subversive, Alex Alben and new faces.

RND 094 - Mike Derer

Research & Development Mix Series