www.djsevolved.com/robmuskus
03/08/19 - Cougar Town

Beginning my DJ career in 1997, I started off spinning jump up drum and bass under the moniker "Dat Funky Drumma". Already a musician/producer at the time, I was originally introduced to the sound of electronic music in 1995 when a friend of my sister gave me his mix tape. It turned out that this family friend was one of New England's finest, a local CT DJ known as Jungle Boy, now known as Jaybee. I quickly grew attached to the underground sound of jungle, which was so different from the rock and roll I grew up listening to. Fascinated, I regularly attended and threw parties where Jaybee would perform.Over a period of time attending and promoting raves, while throwing my own massive house parties in the late 90's, a new acquaintance, soon to be close friend, DJ Sonic Bee suggested I give it a try on the decks. In fact, Sonic actually gave me my first bag of records and taught me a few simple techniques, igniting my passion for becoming a DJ. I spent the next 7 years performing at parties throughout New England affiliated with Kingsize-USA, a multi-faceted production company established by CT natives Matt Hanrahan and Scotty Marz.In 2001, while working with Kingsize-USA, I co-established Paradigm Lab, Inc. with some friends, taking home 1st place in the business plan competition at Northeastern University. That same year my songs "Nineleven" and "The Quiet House" were released on the imprint Paradigm Lab Recordings. Co-written by my sister Rebekah Muskus and fellow drummer John Nelson, with artwork by Grace Mantle Sorensen, "Nineleven" was our way of coping with what had happened. It was the first piece of music that I had composed after the tragedy.I didn't work much in the realm of house music untill 2008.  Since that time, with the help of several mix CDs and local club residencies, I've become a well-recognized DJ/Producer in the CT scene. Known to embrace the dynamic range of the genre by mixing traces of funk, deep, tech, tribal and progressive, my goal is to create a feel good atmosphere for my growing fan base.Some of the venues Rob has recently performed include Alive @ 5 in Stamford CT, Bar Taco, Barcelona, J House, g/r/a/n/d, Dolce Cubano, RISE of Boston, State Ultra Lounge, 84 Park, Boca, Seaside Tavern, Shish Lounge, Madeira Lounge & Crush Lounge.When it comes to work in the studio, either solo or as the main force behind the group Kokadjo Hi-Fi, my focus has always been on the musicality of a project. I enjoy using my creativity to produce in a manner that many musicians can easily relate to. There is basically no limit within the possibilities of electronic music production, so I brush off any pre conceived notions of how a song should be put together.So far I have a few tracks out in the dance music market. In 2010 my tunes "Never Lose The Funk", "Dance Sexy Girl", "The Viceroy" along with Kokadjo Hi-Fi's tunes "Mystic" and "Darjeeling" were released on the imprint Trident Music. Followed by an edited release of "Dance Sexy Girl" on DJ Osheen's imprint Blinded Records. Since then most of my work has been as a freelance audio/mix engineer.In November of 2011, I established Infinite Harmonics, an independent production house that provides a range of audio services for the music and film industries. Infinite Harmonics also acts as a label for the master recordings I produce, while my company Makoah Music acts as the publishing arm for all the associated compositions.